Kashmir: The Missing Healing Touch
Kashmir has been witnessing ups and downs for decades. Militancy rises, subsides thereafter, only to rise again. There are no doubts that there is a perceptible change in the attitude of the... Read more
Bridging the Gulf: Fruits of Act West Policy
Gulf nations’ first Hindu temple’s foundation stone laid on April 20 in Abu Dhabi was an occasion for rejoicing by thousands of Indian expatriates living in the region. The plan to build the... Read more
How Does the Next Great Power Conflict Play Out? Lessons From a Wargame
The United States can win World War III, but it’s going to be ugly and it better end quick, or everyone starts looking for the nuclear trigger. That is the verdict of a Marine Corps War Coll... Read more
Indian Naval Ships Arrive for Chinese Navy Fleet Review, Pakistan to Miss
Two Indian battle ships, including the biggest indigenously built stealth destroyer INS Kolkata, have arrived at the port city of Qingdao to take part in the Chinese Navy’s fleet revie... Read more
India’s War Plans Lack Synergy Without a CDS
THE creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) was among the major recommendations of the Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by then Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani that analysed the... Read more
Army Secretary Reveals Weapons Wishlist for War with China & Russia
Army Secretary Mark Esper says he wants to shift money away from light vehicles and cargo helicopters made for “different conflicts” of the past. U.S. Army leaders revealed Tuesday that they... Read more
The Plan to Resurrect the North Korea Nuclear Talks
Once Air Force One was wheels-up from Hanoi, Vietnam, last February, the American president phoned his South Korean counterpart and asked for help. Donald Trump had just walked out on nuclea... Read more
After signing the Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA) last September, India and the US implemented the deal with their first ever secure communication link set up e... Read more
How China Seeks to Hide Extent of Trade Surplus with India
India’s ever-rising trade deficit with China fell for the first time in 2018-19, but an analysis of trade data shows the country may be pushing its exports to India through Hong Kong to hide... Read more
China’s ‘Undersea Great Wall’ Project: Implications Dissecting the Threat and the Possibilities
Editor’s Note The domains of warfare are expanding and technology is being used for greater transparency in all domains. One such area, till very recently the reserve for very limited countr... Read more