Opinion

"-----Explosions are still a viable tool of war, but implosions are the new defeat mechanisms” - General Raheel Sharief, former army chief of Pakistan at a seminar in Karachi, as quoted by The Dawn...

It is said that in politics, there are no permanent friends or foes, only permanent interests. As that is the case, the current thaw and the ongoing rapprochement of ties between India and China...

The relationship between India and China is one of the most complex equations. Both countries are bound together by a common civilisational, economic dependency, and geographic destiny, but also exhibit cyclic patterns of confrontation...

POTUS Donald Trump has imposed 50% tariffs on India, and the spectre of additional tariffs remains because India is a member of BRICS. However, Trump has postponed tariffs on China for another 90 days,...

As the war in Ukraine grinds through yet another scorching season, the territory of Donbas has again become the battleground between calm and endless conflict. The most recent peace talks, hype-filled Western conferences, and...

In any working democracy, theocratic or secular, civilian control of the military is a non-negotiable principle. It ensures that national policy is determined by elected politicians, who are accountable to the people, rather than...

The digital transformation of India's military is now urgent, as future wars will be decided by mastery of code, data, and cyber capabilities. Operational readiness depends on the swift and effective adoption of digital...

The term ‘interoperability’ or ‘connectivity’ encompasses multiple layers, from armament, platforms, units, and branches (sea, land, air, space, cyber, and others) for integration with neighbouring countries or global powers operating in the arena. The...

Balochistan has a history dating back to 7000 BCE. At that time, it marked the western-most extent of the pre-Indus Valley civilisation; and later, from the 1st millennium BCE to the 2nd millennium CE,...

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on Independence Day about Mission Sudarshan Chakra, he invoked not only the divine weapon of Lord Krishna but also the civilisational memory of precision, speed, and decisive force....

An Indian journalist, Praveen Swami of The Print wrote on August 10, 2025 that Field Marshal Asim Munir of Pakistan, on a recent visit to Tampa, in Florida, USA, addressed a selective gathering of...

"The great question is, can war be eliminated when inventions of science are being used to prepare for it?" – Albert Einstein The Emerging Trend: Wars are sparked by a variety of causes, often involving...

The dinner in Tampa should have been a ceremonial evening, a polite gathering of diaspora members, dignitaries, and military leaders. Instead, it became a platform for one of the most explicit nuclear threats ever...