Opinion

  The weekend talks at Shangri-La Dialogue were held as wars rage in Gaza and Ukraine, and at a time of increasing tensions and competition for influence between the United States and China in the...

Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) enables satellites to send radar signals to the ground and analyse the echoes that come back. This technology can see through clouds, making it a powerful tool for observing the...

Assam’s Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma has expressed a clear vision of transforming Assam into a hub for technology and manufacturing. The state is currently developing a policy to support the establishment of a...

The revolution in military affairs, particularly in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) technology, has transformed the dynamics of modern-day conflict. One such transformation is the generation of drone swarms. The creation of drone swarm technology...

On May 13, India signed a 10-year bilateral contract with Iran for the operation of the Chabahar Port. Under the agreement signed between India Port Global Limited (IPGL) and the Ports and Maritime Organisation...

The landscape of warfare is undergoing a dramatic transformation. Machines such as drones and robots are projected to replace up to a quarter of the human troops in combat roles by 2030. Already armies all...

The US military has spent billions over the past 50 years on developing  Directed Energy Weapons (DEW). Now, they are finally being used in combat. Directed Energy Weapons are advanced weapons that use focused energy,...

Human evolution has been an accident of sorts. The accidental invention of fire and agriculture contributed to the gargantuan advancement of the human race over eons. But fast forward to the post-Christ era, we...

On May 18, 1974, at 8.05 AM IST India successfully carried out its first nuclear test codenamed "Operation Smiling Buddha" at the Pokhran Test Range in Rajasthan. This operation was a significant milestone in...

Amid the ongoing special military operation in Ukraine, at an ornate Kremlin ceremony attended by over 2000 invitees on May 7, Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin took the oath of office for the fifth...

The leadership of the United States of America, with NATO nations, is hell-bent on reducing Russia’s power by providing weapons, economic aid and ‘five eyes’ intelligence to Ukraine in the war with Russia, which...

  While constantly interfering in India’s domestic issues, including its religious affairs and electoral process, the US has now warned New Delhi of facing sanctions if it enters in to a deal with Iran on...

On May 10, Turkish forces killed 17 members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) across various regions in northern Iraq and northern Syria. Four days earlier, on May 6 as well Türkiye had conducted air strikes in northern...