Opinion

Diplomacy in a Divided Zone

Niranjan Marjani -
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Israel on February 25 and 26. While this visit is important from the perspective of India's ties with the Middle East, this engagement also underscores India's balanced diplomacy...

AI Tsunami Hastening Advent of Cosmic Age

Col Rajinder Singh -
Recently, a conclave was held in India from February 16-21, 2026, on Artificial Intelligence (AI). It was a major global event featuring over 500+ global leaders, 100+ CEOs/founders, 150+ researchers, and 20+ Heads of...

Five Defence-Tech Startups Shaping the Next-Generation of Military Support Systems

RA News Desk -
The evolution of defence technology in India is occurring at a fast pace and is no longer limited to established manufacturers or major weapon platforms. A new breed of startups is emerging to provide...

Steel Chains in the Indian Ocean: From China’s String of Pearls to India’s Strategic Counter-Architecture

Kiran S Pillai -
The Indian Ocean Region is no longer a peripheral maritime space. It has become the central artery of global trade, energy movement, and strategic signalling. Nearly 80 per cent of global seaborne oil trade...

Acting with Caution in Bangladesh

Pranay K Shome -
Tarique Rahman, the newly anointed prime minister of Bangladesh, is the person of the moment, not just in Bangladeshi politics but in the geopolitics of South Asia. The son of the late premier Khaleda...

From Industrial AI to Military Power: Why India’s Defence Ecosystem Needs Structural Integration

Lt Gen Ashok Bhim Shivane -
India’s AI debate has been framed largely around digital services and start-up innovation. That focus obscures a more consequential question: whether AI can reorganise the country’s defence ecosystem at an industrial level. For a...

Beyond the Fence: Border Infiltration as India’s Internal Security Crisis

Neeraj Singh Manhas -
In an age when national security is represented by high-tech drones flying over rugged frontiers or 30-foot barbed-wire fences set up across barren landscapes, the threat does not exist on the border, but at...

Proposal for 20-Year Ban on Military Writings: Justified Safeguard or Unwarranted Suppression?

Maj Gen Rajan Kochhar -
In February 2026, the Government of India initiated a debate over a proposed mandatory 20-year cooling-off period before former senior officials — including top military commanders — could publish books after retirement. The reported...

Rise of Jamaat-e-Islami in Bangladesh and Its Impact on India

Asad Mirza -
The keenly watched elections in Bangladesh were important, not just for the country but for the region as a whole. At the centre of this was the anticipated performance of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI). The  ...

Major Push Towards ‘Make in India’ with Rafale Manufacturing in the Country

Joseph P Chacko -
In early February 2026, India's Defence Secretary, Rajesh Kumar Singh, made an important statement to the media on the margins of defence-related briefings in New Delhi. The statement dealt with India's ongoing fighter aircraft...

Leveraging Rafale Purchase to a New Buying Strategy

Asad Mirza -
just days before French President Emmanuel Macron’s scheduled visit to India to attend a summit on artificial intelligence, the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced a slew of decisions worth ₹3.60 lakh crore, including...

The Big Picture: Parliamentary Paralysis and the Geopolitics of Disruption

Maj Gen Deepak Mehra -
India’s Parliament was stalled for three consecutive days in the first week of February, not by a budgetary impasse, nor a constitutional crisis, nor a national emergency, but by a carefully sustained confrontation over...

Great Nicobar: A Strategic-Economic Multiplier

Brig Sandeep Sehgal -
The Great Nicobar Project near the Malacca Strait, formally called the Holistic Development of Great Nicobar Island, was approved by the Indian government in 2021. The proposal to develop Great Nicobar was first floated...
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