Opinion

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and counter-unmanned aircraft systems (CUAS) were deployed on an unprecedented scale by both India and Pakistan during the 2025 conflict, which marked a turning point in the military history of...

With the inauguration and opening up of the rail link, from Katra  to Srinagar, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 6, 2025, Jammu and Kashmir has truly opened up to the rest of...

On May 7, 2025, the Indian military required merely 23 minutes to breach Pakistan’s Chinese-supplied air defence network. The Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully evaded, jammed, and in some cases destroyed the imported air...

India-Türkiye relations have reached a new low, with New Delhi adopting a calibrated diplomatic distancing strategy in response to Ankara's perceived support for Pakistan. This downturn is rooted in Türkiye's political, ideological and military...

In an age where a child can fly a drone and a teenager can write malware; the global battlefield has been fundamentally and permanently transformed. The cost of war has collapsed. Its tools have...

Introduction : Pakistan, a country intricately tied to the Indus River for survival, faces a growing internal crisis threatening its unity with the escalating water dispute between Punjab and Sindh provinces. While India’s suspension...

Every nation navigates its destiny not merely through weapons and alliances, but through an invisible compass called strategic culture. It is a deep imprint - shaped by history, belief systems, geography, and national traumas...

An extraordinary surge in indigenous technological capabilities is driving a profound transformation in India's approach to national security. This revolution has been brought into clear focus by the recent events surrounding Operation SINDOOR, which...

Air Chief Marshal (ACM) AP Singh’s rather frank criticism stems from his frustration and to a point he is rather correct in pointing out the flaws of the Indian defence eco system, as it...

In modern defence ecosystems, data is no longer scarce. Instead, it is overflowing; often from the very institutions tasked with securing national interests. This deluge is not accidental. It stems from well-meaning practices of...

“Wars have become dirty. With thousands of innocent civilians killed in a horrific manner and being shrugged off as ‘collateral damage’, the world has become immune to tragedy…,” says Vikram Sood, ex-R&WA chief, in ‘The Ultimate...

The United States is embarking on an ambitious and potentially transformative missile defence initiative named the ‘Golden Dome for America’. Proposed by President Donald Trump and currently being pursued by his administration, this project...

India’s growing military success, especially evident in recent operations like Operation Sindoor, should serve as a sharp warning to nations. While India innovates quickly and builds cost-effective, scalable warfighting models, the US remains trapped...