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Great Nicobar: A Strategic-Economic Multiplier

Brig Sandeep Sehgal - February 14, 2026

The Great Nicobar Project near the Malacca Strait, formally called the Holistic Development of Great Nicobar Island, was approved by the Indian government in 2021. The proposal to develop Great Nicobar was first floated...

Women as Frontline Defenders: Village Defence Guards Reshaping J&K Security

Dr Sunandini - February 11, 2026

In the mountainous hamlets and forested reaches of Jammu & Kashmir’s Chenab and Pir Panjal ranges, the concept of security has never been abstract. For decades, it has been deeply embedded in the everyday...

General’s Dereliction of Duty –II

Col Rajinder Singh - February 10, 2026

Not with standing the political noise about the five-and-a-half-year-old incident, which took place on August 31, 2020, at Rechin Pass of the Kailash range in Eastern Ladakh, when Chinese troops attempted an intrusion across...

General’s Dereliction of Duty – I

Col Rajinder Singh - February 9, 2026

“I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.” – Alexander the Great An unnecessary furore was created in...

Mosque Bombing in Islamabad and the Strategic Blowback for Pakistan

Lt Gen Ashok Bhim Shivane - February 8, 2026

The suicide attack at the Khadija-tul Kubra Mosque in Islamabad is not just another terrorist incident in Pakistan’s troubled history. When a sectarian strike hits the federal capital and is claimed by an Islamic...

India-EU Free Trade Agreement: A Strategic Imperative in a Fractured Global Order

Lt Gen Ashok Bhim Shivane - February 6, 2026

The India-European Union Free Trade Agreement marks a decisive moment in India’s foreign policy and economic strategy. It marks a strategic partnership and a landmark agreement seeking stability in a volatile world. Its significance...

When War Can Silence Without Firing a Shot, Is India Listening Closely Enough?

Lt Gen Ashok Bhim Shivane - February 4, 2026

Every generation of warfare announces itself quietly before it explodes into history. The tank did not arrive suddenly in the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Air power was theorised long before it pulverised...

Defence Push in the Budget

Asad Mirza - February 3, 2026

While presenting the budget for FY 2026-27, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman earmarked a record ₹7.85 lakh crore allocation for the county’s defence sector, post-Operation Sindoor. The increase in the defence outlay in the recent...

Funding Deterrence: Does the Defence Budget 2026 Truly Equip India for the Next War?

Maj Gen Rajan Kochhar - February 2, 2026

ABudget Shaped by Strategic Reality: When the Union Budget for 2026–27 was presented in Parliament, it carried strategic significance far beyond routine fiscal arithmetic. This was the first full defence budget after Operation Sindoor,...

Defence Budget 2026: Capability, Credibility and the Cost of Preparedness

Lt Gen Ashok Bhim Shivane - February 2, 2026

Defence budgeting is not an annual financial ritual. It is a strategic signal. It communicates national intent to adversaries, reassurance to citizens and direction to the armed forces. The Defence Budget 2026, presented at...

Record Allocation for Defence Sector in First Budget Since Operation Sindoor

Sri Krishna - February 1, 2026

In the wake of ‘Operation Sindoor’ following the Pahalgam terrorist attack, the outlay for defence sector for fiscal 2026-27 saw a record allocation of about Rs 7.85 lakh crore which was a sharp jump...

Defence Budget 2026–27: Critical Opportunity to Correct Course

Maj Gen Rajan Kochhar - February 1, 2026

Defence Budgeting and the Changing Security Environment: India’s defence budget today must be read against the backdrop of a fundamentally altered strategic landscape. Persistent friction along the Line of Actual Control with China, an...

Acting Cautiously Amidst Turmoil

Pranay K Shome - January 31, 2026

Amidst the wreckage of what is now a ruined Gaza, state actors are engaged in a flurry of diplomatic activities to restore peace in the beleaguered enclave. It is in that context that the...

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