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A Quiet Axis, A Loud Message: What China’s Trilateral Diplomacy Signals for India

Lt Gen Ashok Bhim Shivane - July 1, 2025

In diplomacy, symbolism often walks ahead of substance. To seasoned observers of South Asian diplomacy, the Kunming (a city in China) meeting between China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh was a low decibel, high impact signal....

NATO’s Hague Summit Forges a New Path Amidst Global Turbulence

Dr Mathew Simon - July 1, 2025

The recently concluded NATO Summit in The Hague (June 24-25, 2025) has set a new course for the alliance, reflecting a profound recalibration in response to a volatile global security landscape. Far from being...

The Status of Iran’s Nuclear Programme and Capacity

Asad Mirza - June 30, 2025

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...

India Delivers A Stern Message To Pakistan At The SCO Summit

Dr Mathew Simon - June 28, 2025

At the 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Qingdao, India, through its Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, unequivocally projected a steadfast resolve against the pervasive threat of terrorism, sending a powerful message to the...

Good Bye Old Value Systems: It’s the Age of Transactional Relationships

Col Rajinder Singh - June 26, 2025

"It does not matter how strong your opinions are. If you don’t use your power for positive change, you are indeed part of the problem,” said Coretta Scott King. Ethics, ethos, moralities and old...

Fordow and the Firestorm: Why India’s West Asia Moment Has Arrived

Lt Gen Ashok Bhim Shivane - June 22, 2025

A History That Refuses to Fade: For those watching the events of June 2025 unfold with shock, history offers little comfort. The United States’ latest kinetic venture is not an aberration but part of a...

Operation Rising Lion: West Asia Becomes War Zone

Col Alok Mathur SM - June 20, 2025

In the wee hours of Friday, 200 war planes of the IDF took off from various Air bases in Israel and flew over Syria, Jordan and Iraqi airspace and carried out lethal air strikes...

The US-Pakistan Nexus: A Strategic Signal India Mustn’t Ignore

Lt Gen Ashok Bhim Shivane - June 20, 2025

Field Marshall Asim Munir, the architect of Pakistan’s terrorism factory, met President Trump over a luncheon meeting and is also expected to meet Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth during...

From Ahimsa to Armament: Operation Sindoor Redefines India’s Strategic Posture

Rakesh Krishnan Simha - June 18, 2025

Indians feel a sense of pride when they talk about Dharma Yuddha – the Hindu Code of War, which lays out strict rules for fighting for both sides. The Vedas laid out thousands of...

The Perils of Globalisation

Pranay K Shome - June 18, 2025

As an idea, globalisation dates back to ancient times when seen from the perspective of different civilisations. In India’s case, it was the Indo-sphere, in China’s case it was the Silk Route. For the...

Operation Rising Lion: Role Of The “Enemy Within”!

Col Rajinder Singh - June 17, 2025

"There are four kinds of dangers to a nation state. First, which is aided and abetted from inside; second, which is aided and abetted from outside; third, which emanates from outside but abetted from...

Op Rising Lion to Op Sindoor 2.0: Six Lessons for India’s Next Round

Lt Gen Ashok Bhim Shivane - June 15, 2025

The Era of Stand-off Attacks: At 06:30 a.m. on June 13,  2025, the Israel Defence Forces lit the desert sky with the opening salvo of Operation Rising Lion. More than two hundred fighters, many of them stealth F-35I...

The Terror State Leading the War on Terror? A Global Farce with Blood on Its Hands

Lt Gen Ashok Bhim Shivane - June 12, 2025

When a terror enabler like Pakistan is made vice-chair of the UN’s Counter-Terrorism Committee, it is not just hypocrisy, it is an act of betraying every victim of terror. Global justice has not just...

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