Opinion

As was expected, the Pakistan-Afghanistan (read Taliban) peace talks have failed, and will keep failing in future because the Durand Line (a British mischief) divides Pashtuns. Afghans never recognised the Durand Line but Pakistan...

Mongolian President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa’s recent visit to India has gone nearly unnoticed amid the chaos in global politics. This characterises and sums up the status of India-Mongolia relations. Mongolia is among those countries with...

India and China, the two most populous nations and Asia's foremost powers, are locked in a complex geopolitical rivalry, with their defence capabilities a focal point of intense scrutiny. While India is aggressively pursuing...

"The human brain will be the battlefield of the 21st century” - Dr James Giordano, Chief of the Neuroethics Studies Programme at Georgetown University shocked everyone when he made this statement while addressing the...

Air power remains a critical determinant of military balance between India and Pakistan. As of 2025, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) faces significant challenges in maintaining a modern, capable fighter fleet amid economic constraints,...

Guns have fallen silent along the Afghanistan–Pakistan (Af-Pak) border after a series of deadly clashes between the Taliban and Pakistani forces. However, the ceasefire currently maintaining this fragile calm remains tenuous. The conflict has...

The cancelled summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Budapest has since become synonymous with something bigger in its failure to maintain diplomacy in a world that now appears at ease, trading threats...

India, the third largest buyer of crude oil in the world, after China and the US, is likely to feel the impact of a potential surge in global oil prices following the Trump administration’s...

India’s ambition to sustain its Ilyushin IL-76 transport aircraft fleet well into the 2040s represents a complex interplay of domestic engineering initiatives and continued technical cooperation with Russian aerospace organisations. The IL-76, which has...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not travel to Malaysia but instead attended the ASEAN Summit’s inaugural ceremony virtually on Sunday, October 26. In a social media post on Thursday, PM Modi said that he...

In an age of shifting power equations and fractured global alliances, India stands at the crossroads of opportunity and adversity. The 21st-century world order is no longer defined by the binaries of the Cold...

As of 2025, just about 14 countries including USA, UK, China, India, France, Italy, Japan, Spain, Turkey, Thailand, Egypt, Australia, South Korea, Brazil have about 51 active aircraft/helicopter carriers in the world. The United...

This question, “Can wars be won without being fought?” often intrigues military thinkers and strikes at the very heart of strategy, diplomacy, and the evolving nature of power. From Sun Tzu’s ancient wisdom to...