Opinion

Burma née Myanmar (1989 onwards) gained independence just months after the Indian independence on 4 January 1948. However, it has traversed a tumultuous political road since them. Two significant forces, which have been key active...

Diplomacy is like an art. It involves the process of negotiation with different parties with the aim of getting the best for a particular country. The nature of diplomacy has evolved with the changing...

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich recently said that Israel will continue to build settlements in the West Bank, in clear violation of international law and the USA’s opposition. In light of such a brazen...

The Indo Pacific: As the US realigned its focus back to the emerging Chinese threats in Asia in 2018, it rechristened the region as Indo-Pacific. The name change was purposeful to indicate a seamless...

There has been massive turbulence in geopolitics across the globe. The year 2023 will be remembered as a ‘watershed’ in which conflicts emerged in various parts of the universe, posing a considerable challenge to...

Not just India, Bhutan or Nepal, and Southeast Asian nations like Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Brunei have to fend off their territories from China’s salami-slice strategy. Even Russia that claims to be enjoying limitless...

The chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, S. Somanath, has announced that the Kulasekarapattinam spaceport will be operational within two years, specifically designed for launching small satellites. Following the foundation stone ceremony for...

From Sci-Fi to Reality, DRDO is in the advanced stages of developing a high-energy laser weapon system called Durga 2 (Directionally Unrestricted Ray-Gun Array). The Centre for High Energy Systems and Sciences and Laser...

On February 27, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the identities of the four astronauts chosen for the Gaganyaan mission, marking India's inaugural manned spaceflight. The announcement was made during his visit to the Vikram...

Steadfast Defender 24 (STDE24) - a large-scale military exercise being conducted from January 22nd to May 31st, 2024 in several countries, including Finland, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden,...

Russian capture of Avdiivka town in the Donbas region is in the news. Russian military released drone footage on February 18, 2024, showing a chaotic rout of Ukrainian forces, a day before actually receiving...

Named after the Brahmaputra and Moskva rivers, the BRAHMOS missile system has been one of India’s most successful weapons programmes. A joint-venture between the DRDO and Russia’s NPO Mashinostroyeniya, who together formed BrahMos Aerospace,...

“This is not an era of war.” These immortal words were spoken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 summit held in Bali, Indonesia, in September 2022. This significant remark was made by...