Trump To Stay In Iran Nuclear Deal, Asks Congress To Revise Enforcement
President Donald Trump will not withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, but he will decertify that Iran is meeting the terms of a separate U.S. law directing the country to forgo its nuclear we... Read more
Russia Promises ‘Countermeasures’ If Finland Joins NATO
Russia has issued a fresh warning to Finland against joining NATO. Moscow has already issued a similar caution to Sweden, while Denmark has been told that it can expect “retaliatory counterm... Read more
The Grand Global Corridors & China Pakistan Economic Corridor
Editor’s Note Over the last two centuries, many a corridor for trade and trasit have been created by the world’s super rich nations. The Panama Canal is one such example that continues to co... Read more
How Deterrence Fundamentals Function In Cyberspace
Deterrence is based on the elements of denial (denying an adversary’s attempt to attack our interests) and punishment (inflicting unacceptable costs to the attacker in reply for having condu... Read more
Rohingya Crisis : The Way Forward
Editor’s Note A huge humanitarian crisis is playing out in South Asia with barely a whimper, globally. Thousands of Rohingya Muslims are crossing over into Bangladesh with the Myanmar Army h... Read more
Reforming Apex Defence Management: Baffling Government Hesitation
Editor’s Note A proposal that’s been discussed for decades now, is the issue of appointing a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) to head the three services. Our current structure of the three Chief... Read more
Defining The Kurdish Situation
Editor’s Pick The Kurdish referendum in Iraq, scheduled for 25 September, 2017 is likely to go in favour of Kurds. However, it will be a difficult process carving out a Kurdish state.... Read more
The Gun In Front Of The Man Matters Almost As Much As The Man Behind The Gun
Editor’s Note The inexplicably vexed issue of our serious dependence on imported armaments right from a soldier’s veritable limb—his rifle–to tanks and fighter aircraft, has been alway... Read more
India To Pour $15 Billion In Sub-Building & Lease Nuclear Submarine From Russia, But China Still Far Ahead
India is trying its hardest to play catch-up with China in the field of submarines, particularly nuclear submarines. New Delhi is going to spend $15 billion with the objective of significant... Read more
Bin Laden’s Son Is Poised To Unify Terrorists Worldwide
One day in early November 2001, on a hillside south of Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden bade farewell to three of his young sons. In the shade of an olive tree, he handed each boy a m... Read more