Although China has repeatedly called for stoppage of bombings inside Ukraine with a refrain that ‘civilian casualties under all circumstances are heart-rending and lamentable,’ it has hardly done anything on ground that could make...
As the 2022 edition of the ‘DefExpo’ gets underway in a few days, it is important to recognise the fact India’s ‘Defence and Aerospace’ sector is growing significantly, aided by the Government’s policy initiatives...
The term “two and a half front war” pertains to the Indian armed forces preparing to simultaneously fight conventional wars to the North and West, while also battling any insurgency that might be ongoing...
"I have far less admiration for Napoleon since I’ve been in command of a coalition”: Field Marshal Foch, commander in chief of the allied victorious armies in 1918. A thorough student of Napoleon’ tactics, Field...
In what may possibly be among the first major defence export contract in recent times, BrahMos Aerospace Private Ltd signed an agreement for $374 million on December 31, 2021, for the sale of eponymous...
In a big push to defence manufacturing in India, the Union Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman announced in her budget speech on 01 February this year that 25 per cent of the research and...
US President Joe Biden said on March 13 that World War III will not be fought in Ukraine. His comment was in response to Russia bombing Ukraine’s Yavoriv military base, which is some 19...
The West – or more precisely the Anglo-American axis – hates Vladimir Putin’s guts because they can’t stand an independent leader who works for his country’s best interests. They got Salvador Allende of Chile...
During the first week of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Russian leaders repeatedly raised the prospect of a nuclear response should the United States or its NATO partners intervene in the war. Russian President...
The talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in Turkey on Thursday saw no progress. This was more than expected. Earlier, Ukraine President Zelensky said Ukraine would not...
The Russian-Ukraine conflict enters its 14th day today showing absolutely no sign of respite. It is likely to prolong further with the peace process not working. The end result as the Russians visualised is...
While speaking at a programme organised by the Delhi-based think tank Ananta Centre and Embassy of Japan on February 24, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said the pandemic has generated severe economic stresses and...
A history is a place of reference, not residence. Yet many times history has contextual lessons for the present and future. The tragedy of the Ukrainian conflict is embedded in the historical past. In...