South Korean President Moon Jae-in Floats Possibility of Japan-North Korea Summit
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday referred to the possibility of a summit between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. A visit to North Korea by U.S. Sec... Read more
China an Overstretched Hegemon
Editor’s Note The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has a greater strategic thrust as compared to being an economic bonanza for the participating countries. A host of countries have already sta... Read more
Major Revamp of India’s National Security Architecture
Three Deputy National Security Advisers. A Military Adviser. Reconstituted Strategic Policy Group. A dedicated think tank to monitor and assess China across the spectrum. Formation of Defenc... Read more
India’s Helicopters Saved 164 Lives; New Maldives Govt Hints at Reversing Yameen’s Decision
The Maldives has a new President-elect, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, who will be sworn in on November 17. In one of the first interviews given by his camp, Solih’s spokesperson Mariya Ahmed Didi s... Read more
Trump’s ‘Maximum-Pressure’ Strategy for North Korea and Iran Will Fail
Last week at the United Nations, President Donald Trump claimed his administration had made progress in contending with North Korea, and promised to repeat the same feat with Iran. Heaping p... Read more
Apache Attack Helicopters to Land in Army’s Inventory
Editor’s Note The Apache Guardian is among the meanest platforms being employed primarily in the mechanised battlefield. The highly maneuverable Attack Helicopter (AH) comes with a deadly co... Read more
Dunya Maumoon, a former Foreign Minister (2013-2016) under outgoing Maldives President Abdulla Yameen and now in opposition to him, speaks to SNI’s Amitabh P Revi just after she met the Pres... Read more
COMCASA and the Future of India’s Defense Industrial Base
Ankit Panda offers a concise summary of what the COMCASA agreement, which ensures cooperation on communications technology and policy, means for the future of U.S.-India relations. It clears... Read more
Will the World’s Best HMG ‘Kord’ be Indian Army’s New Heavy Machine Gun?
The world’s most accurate heavy machine gun, 12.7mm ‘Kord’ with an unusual design that feeds from right and ejects from the same side 20 years of experience with NSV, which incidentally is a... Read more
Maldives Election Sets New Course for the Nation
The small island nation of Maldives, which overlooks the sea lanes running through the Indian Ocean, seems to have the wind in its sails. The islanders can now step out of the murky mess the... Read more