Opinion

  Azerbaijan and Armenia are at odds over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, which was inhabited primarily by Armenians until 2023, and seven surrounding districts, which were inhabited primarily by Azerbaijanis until 1990. Artsakh claims...

  The tools, methods and perceptions of war may have changed, but war itself has not changed. As UK-based strategist and author Colin Gray says, “Some confused theorists would have us believe that war can...

  In a region besieged with internal squabbling’s, tribal and regional superiority, false pride and mostly hollow pompous statements not followed by any ground action, Qatar has emerged as a powerful mediator. This is not the...

  The United States is supplying Israel with a variety of weapons and military equipment to aid in its efforts against the Hamas militant group. The ongoing conflict, which has led to the loss of...

With the ever-increasing furore for immediate relief for the war-stricken Gaza Strip, the first load of healthcare and disaster relief supplies from India took off from the Hindon airbase for Egypt’s El-Arish airport. The...

  The enduring hegemony of the United States dollar in international trade has far-reaching implications, causing ripple effects across the global economic landscape. It has cascading consequences in terms of fuelling inflation, driving up oil...

“Conscience without intelligence is blunt, intelligence without conscience is numb”  (Bhagavad Gita 18.73)   Intellectual capital is the bedrock upon which a modern military must be built. As the operational environments in higher defence decision-making become...

Introduction – India In The Indo-Pacific Region: India is an Indo-Pacific nation-state. There are no qualms regarding this statement. Situated at the very epicentre of the region, India finds itself privileged and blessed in...

  The BRI Forum: As the representatives of various countries reached Beijing to attend the 3rd Belt & Road Initiative (BRI) forum on October 17-18, 2023, China was desperately looking to consolidate its marquee project. It...

  On the 7th of October 2023, Israel found itself grappling with a level of violence unprecedented since the Yom Kippur War of 1973, marking a devastating milestone in the country’s history. The Palestinian extremist...

  One of the biggest threats to global societal peace in the 21st century is terrorism. Terrorism exists in multiple forms and manifestations. Its origins date back to the time of the First World War...

  Recent events have made it evident that the world is no longer a bipolar structure; in the words of Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, “International relations is not about congruence but about convergence.” But...

  The 12th day of the latest conflict in West Asia between Hamas and Israel has shown the whole world the ‘duplicity’ of the global powers and even regional powers. While on the one hand...