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

India: Will It Be An Inclusive Global Power?

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Despite its potential, India's leadership role as the "Voice" of the Global South faces challenges, such as its own internal development issues, as it itself continues to grapple with poverty, inequality, and infrastructure deficiencies....

Emerging Scenario of a Middle East War

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The killing of Hamas Politbureau Head Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31, apparently by a covert IED hidden two months ago and remotely detonated, does not portend well for peace in the region...

Modi 3.0 To Further Augment Past Achievements

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The retention of ‘Big 4’ ministers - Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, S Jaishankar, and Nirmala Sitharaman - in the key portfolios of Defence, Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs and Finance, by Prime Minister Modi has...

US-Japan Ups the Ante in the Pacific

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The United States has announced that it will overhaul its military forces in Japan as the two countries move to deepen defence cooperation, Washington and Tokyo said Sunday, 28 July 2024. The announcement comes...

Defence Sector Gets Rs 6.21 Lakh Crore in Budget 2024

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the Union Budget 2024, on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 announced that the Government has allocated Rs 6,21,940 crore for defence spending in the Union Budget 2024-25 – up...

Could India Match China Militarily by 2047?

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Usually, a comparison is made between China and India, based on several factors such as proximity to each other, and both’s ambition to be seen as the regional power and ultimately a global super...

India Needs to Refocus on Its SAGAR Vision

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India invited President of Maldives, Mohammad Muizzu; President of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe; Vice President of Seychelles, Ahmed Afif, Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina; Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth; Prime Minister...

Asia-Pacific Issues Dominate the Shangri-La Dialogue 2024

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  The weekend talks at Shangri-La Dialogue were held as wars rage in Gaza and Ukraine, and at a time of increasing tensions and competition for influence between the United States and China in the...

South Korea, China, Japan Vow to Ramp Up Cooperation at a Rare Summit

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The recent Seoul summit brought together South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Seoul for the countries' first trilateral talks in nearly five years,...

Ebrahim Raisi’s Death: A Conspiracy or a Mishap?

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  Since the Iranian Revolution of 1979, Raisi acted as an assiduous apparatchik of the Islamic Republic and a prominent protégé of the supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei. Before becoming president in 2021, Raisi held various positions...

SQUAD to Replace QUAD?

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Apparently the latest American move could be described as an American move to thwart threat of a war over Taiwan and stepping up its regional defence diplomacy in a forceful challenge to China’s rising...

India-US to Expand Naval Cooperation

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India and the US are in the process of examining Kolkata port for a potential new agreement that would enable US warships to undergo repairs at the port. This move signifies a deeper collaboration...

India Successfully Tests ‘SMART’ Anti-submarine Missile System

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The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted a flight test of the Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART), an anti-submarine missile system on Wednesday May 1, 2024 from Dr APJ Abdul...
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