Opinion

India's progress toward self-reliance in military aviation engine technology has been significantly enhanced by the Kaveri Derivative Engine (KDE) and its advanced iteration, Kaveri 2.0 (K9/K10 engines). The Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) is...

We tend to think that the era of colonialism is over. However, while most of the European colonial powers gave up their holdings in the 1960s, 70s and 80s, the process was not so...

The recent actions of the Trump administration, including trade tariffs and inflammatory rhetoric, have fuelled a debate about national sovereignty and the reliability of long-standing alliances. The latest developments in this regard relate to the...

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in his remarks at the 10th edition of Raisina Dialogue 2025 was in awe of India’s remarkable growth as it aims to be third largest economy in the...

The Canadian Armed Forces face many challenges in equipment renewal. At the same time, the government and the Department of National Defence continue to push an ever-growing list of aspirational programmes in the hope...

Following "tareekh pe tareekh," Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) announced on March 26 that it has finally received the first of 99 F404 engines ordered for the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Mk 1A fighter jet...

Kursk has been the strategic Waterloo for many aggressors and traditionally has been a turning point for Russia in its recapture and beyond. The story is the same with Ukraine which could neither create...

Change is the order of nature, the world around us is always in flux. In that context, world politics is all the more affected. Given the plethora of state and non-state actors playing a...

The Trump Tariff Tsunami: As the world stands at the brink of a new trade era, India finds itself amid an intensifying trade war that could redefine its future economic trajectory. The ripples are...

Manipur, considered one of India's most beautiful and serene states from the aesthetic point of view, has been making national and international headlines for almost the past two years for all the wrong reasons....

The Jeddah Meet Paving the Way Ahead: The US, Ukrainian and Saudi officials held a successful meeting in Jeddah on March 11, 2025, following the disastrous meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy less than two weeks...

In the heart of South Asia lies a dynamic and complex struggle for water resources. The region, comprising countries such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan, is home to over...

Last month, the US President Donald Trump offered Prime Minister Narendra Modi a proposal for India to purchase the advanced American F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jets. Meanwhile, the Russian defence exporter Rosoboronexport has...