Asad Mirza

-The writer is a New Delhi-based senior commentator on international and strategic affairs, environmental issues, an interfaith practitioner, and a media consultant. The views expressed are personal and do not necessarily carry the views of Raksha Anirveda

US Weighs Selling F-35 to Saudi Arabia

US President Donald Trump last week said on Friday (November 14) that he is pondering a deal to supply Saudi Arabia with F-35 stealth fighter jets, which are made by Lockheed Martin. The potential...

India’s Semiconductor Battle

In today’s world with increasing dependence on devices of all kind making forays into virtually every sphere of the human life, semiconductors have emerged as the bloodline of the modern computing industry. From the...

Indo-US Diplomatic Tussle at ASEAN Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not travel to Malaysia but instead attended the ASEAN Summit’s inaugural ceremony virtually on Sunday, October 26. In a social media post on Thursday, PM Modi said that he...

Indian Defence Presence on Chagos Islands

Apparently, India has signed an agreement with the Mauritian government to secure its defence presence on the Chagos Islands. The report does not give a precise location for the new facility, which has probably...

Muttaqi’s Visit to India and Darul Uloom

Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi, who arrived in New Delhi on Friday (October 10) held a meeting with Foreign Minister S Jaishankar in the national capital. In a post on X,...

SCO Paves the Way for Revival of RIC

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) Summit in Tianjin in China, has emerged as the forum, where old enmities were forgotten and new ties amended, all due to theatrics of one single person, i.e. the...

Commissioning of Two New Frigates Enhance the Might of the Indian Navy

It was for the first time that two frontline surface combatants indigenously constructed by two different shipyards - Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), Mumbai (INS Udaygiri) and Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE),...

Rare Earth Minerals: The Gamechanger For The Future World Dominance

In today’s world, the geopolitical imperatives play a crucial role in both the bilateral and multilateral relationship between nations. Additionally, the actions and reactions affect the global comity not just your friends and foes...

Burgeoning India-Europe Defence Ties

The bilateral and particularly the defence ties between India and Europe are two dimensional. Firstly, India must maintain relations with European Union, representing 28 countries, and secondly bilaterally with bigger EU members and non-EU...

Accelerating Armed Forces Future Preparedness

During its first meet since the launch of Operation Sindoor, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), under the chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, accorded the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for Recovery Vehicles, Electronic Warfare...

The Status of Iran’s Nuclear Programme and Capacity

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly said the US attack on Iran obliterated its nuclear program and prompted the ceasefire. However, a US official briefed on the Defence Intelligence Agency’s initial assessment told USA...

Situation in Middle East Turns Volatile

Israel’s June 13 airstrikes on Iranian soil have sharply escalated the long-running confrontation between the two arch-rivals. Codenamed Operation Rising Lion, the operation involved dozens of Israeli fighter jets targeting Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, missile...

UK Plans To Lead NATO

The latest war preparedness, to fight any future war in Europe or elsewhere has been proposed in the Strategic Defence Review (SDR), 2025. The SDR proposes to build as many as a dozen new...
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