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On April 22, 2025, a few Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists armed with automatic machine guns descended on holidaymakers in Baisaran Valley near Pahalgam, killing twenty-six civilians, including mostly Hindu tourists, a Christian tourist, and a...

The global leadership landscape is in transition. While the United States is dealing with internal divisions and a reduced appetite for global responsibility, China’s growing power has led to distrust in many regions, especially...

India today stands at a pivotal strategic crossroads—encircled by converging threats and evolving battlefronts. The prospect of future wars being fought on multiple fronts is no longer hypothetical; it is a looming reality, sharpened...

Aprofound vacuum in international leadership has emerged as the world grapples with pervasive conflicts, climate stress, and the breakdown of trust in global institutions. As the old Western-led order loses moral authority and the...

Change is the order of life. German philosopher Hegel, who created the theory of dialectics, highlighted that change is of paramount importance for the creation of both the thesis and the antithesis, with the...

in the rapidly evolving 21st-century global order, the question of leadership is more complex and contested than ever before. The post-World War II international system, shaped by US-led liberal hegemony, is in a state...

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...

In February 2023, a Chinese high-altitude balloon shot down by the United States Air Force (USAF) B-21 (Raider) aircraft near North Carolina brought the spotlight onto the hitherto little-known near-space region. The region between...

In today’s rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape, traditional defence paradigms are crumbling under the weight of hybrid threats and relentless digital offensives. From autonomous drone swarms to precision-guided cyber intrusions, the theater of war is...

In the dynamic landscape of contemporary warfare, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly referred to as drones, have transitioned from auxiliary support platforms to core components of modern military operations. Technically defined as aircraft systems...

RA: The Indian space policy reforms have been commended by many. Kindly elaborate on the impact these reforms have made in the space sector including the role play of private companies. SRP: India’s space policy...

Rare earth elements  are a group of 17 minerals critical to modern technology, from smartphones and electric vehicles (EVs) to defence systems and renewable energy infrastructure. China’s dominance in the global REEs supply chain—accounting...

Silent wars is not a new terminology in the art of warfare. “Tushnimyudhha” (meaning silent war) was a strategy elucidated in the Arthashastra of Kautilya. However, recent conflicts have demonstrated that silent wars are...