–The writer is currently working as a Research Associate at Defence Research and Studies (dras.in) and is a columnist. The views expressed are personal and do not necessarily reflect the views of Raksha Anirveda
“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake”, said Napoleon Bonaparte, the great French military leader and statesman. The idea of the Indo-Pacific is in vogue now, with almost every great power,...
Three decades could be a short time for human life, but in international relations and military science, it is like ages. This is all the more evident in the relationship between India and Israel...
A watershed moment in the geopolitics of the Middle East was achieved when the Abraham Accord was signed between Israel and four other Arab states - Bahrain, the UAE, Sudan and Morocco - under the...
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US president’s remark that the US will intervene militarily in case Taiwan is attacked is encouraging but the million-dollar question is: Will the other Quad countries follow suit?
The Russo-Ukraine war, which enters its third...
India and China are two of the oldest civilisations in the world with rich culture, heritage and history. Ties between the two countries date back to ancient times. It was believed that since China...
"You can change friends, not neighbours” was famously said by former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Security is one of the most important issues which affected and continues to affect the course...
Recently, the Chinese President Xi Jinping has given a call for promoting Asian unity. He argued that the time has come for Asian nations to set aside their respective cultural, linguistic, economic and all...
The global human society is in a constant state of flux, every dimension and aspect of human activity is undergoing change. Politics is no different, especially international politics. Ever since the establishment of the...
Seven decades after the end of the Second World War Europe is on the brink of a new grave conflict that is testing not only the collective unity of Euro- American values but also...
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