Opinion

On August 30, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a historic visit to Tianjin, his first trip to China in seven years, to attend the 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit from August 31 to...

While the whole world was watching the shocking images coming out of Nepal on 9th September where the youth, frustrated with the government, had taken the law into their own hands, another shock was...

"History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.” Karl Marx wrote this, reflecting on Hegel, in The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte. Nearly two centuries later, the farce is upon us. The world...

Once again, Nepal is in the eye of the storm. Kingdom, republic, coalition after coalition changed labels, but the faultlines never quite closed. However, the present storm has its epicentre beyond the domestic crisis...

China’s 80th WWII parade showcased advanced multi-domain weapons, highlighting rapid military growth and potential strategic threats to India. Airspace Domain The parade featured state-of-the-art fighter aircraft, drones, and missile systems that demonstrated China's air capabilities. The...

On September 3, 1945, Japanese officials signed the instrument of surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay bringing World War II to an end. For China, this date holds special significance as it...

It has been over two years now since the ethnic violence began in Manipur, sparked by competing claims over Scheduled-Tribe status and land rights. This escalated into valley–hills polarisation, primarily between the Meitei community...

The geopolitical storm with multiple conflicts and Trump's disruptive politics is churning the global arena. The concept of power and stability is now a quicksand with alliances in constant pendulum swing, supply chains confused,...

In May 1964, India’s Defence Minister Yashwantrao Chavan visited the Pentagon, the HQ of the US defence department. Chavan, who was trying to rapidly modernise the Indian military, requested the Americans to sell India...

If artillery is the god of war, then god appears in various avatars like towed artillery, truck-mounted artillery, and self-propelled artillery. Various artillery pieces can also be categorised as wheeled or tracked guns. Each...

During the 1971 War, Indian Army’s IV Corps under the command of Lt Gen Sagat Singh, faced a seemingly impossible task of crossing the Meghna River in Bangladesh-- about 10 to 12 kilometres wide...

Change is the explicit rule of human nature. Changes affect every aspect of human societies; change is an integral part of politics, particularly global politics. While the prospect of radical change in the strategic...

The meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the Oval Office in the White House on August 18, 2025 was akin to a comedy show. This is...