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For centuries, nations measured power through territory, military strength and economic resources. In the 20th century, oil became the strategic commodity that shaped geopolitics. In the 21st century, data has emerged as the new...

Two powerful earthquakes hit the northern coastal state of La Guairá in Venezuela a few hours before sunset on June 24, 2026. Caracas seismic centre recorded the first tremor of 7.2 magnitude on the...

On Thursday, 2nd July, India and Japan officially launched their very first joint defence project together. Both countries will now work side by side to build a special naval technology called the UNICORN mast....

After successfully organising the G-20, India set out some non-negotiables, emphasising that despite headwinds in the global order, there is an urgent and strong need for strategic partnerships and de-hyphenations to rise above narrow...

more than a year after the guns fell silent following Operation Sindoor, India and Pakistan are apparently talking again. London, Muscat, Bangkok, Doha, and now reportedly Colombo, a quiet circuit of Track 1.5 and...

The concept of a war economy typically evokes images of total mobilisation during World War II, when the US converted civilian industry to produce armaments on a massive scale. In the contemporary era, however,...

When NSA Ajit Doval invoked "zero tolerance" for terrorism at the 16th BRICS National Security Advisers' Meeting in New Delhi, the phrase landed with the cadence of doctrine rather than diplomacy. India has been...

In June 2026, Russia deployed the ‘Volna-Kupol-Garant’ electronic warfare system to counter Starlink satellites, which have been critical in guiding Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian infrastructure. This system consists of several trailers carrying satellite...

The world is marked by strategic uncertainty, which is redefining the balance of power and prompting a re-evaluation of assumptions about power. Historically, a nation's military power was gauged by traditional metrics: the size...

When US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed the Islamabad Memorandum on June 17, 2026 - Trump at the Palace of Versailles following the G7 summit, Pezeshkian in Tehran - the...

Why does the glass on a fighter jet cost more than a luxury car? It looks like a simple transparent bubble, but it is one of the most advanced parts of the entire aircraft. Think...

The Strait of Hormuz crisis posed a serious challenge to the very idea of ​​an open and free Indo-Pacific. It also dealt a blow to India and Japan's attempt to transform the Quad from...

The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) remains one of the most durable international water-sharing agreements in modern history. Signed on 19 September 1960 by Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistani President Ayub Khan under...