Opinion

Long known for using terrorism as an instrument of statecraft, Pakistan today is paying for its sins. Pakistan and the Taliban regime in Afghanistan were engaged in peace talks in Istanbul, Turkey, to sign...

India and Israel today share a deep, multi-dimensional strategic partnership encompassing defence, intelligence, trade, agriculture, innovation, and diplomacy. Yet, this partnership has not emerged overnight. It has evolved slowly, deliberately, and often quietly, influenced...

India's long-standing defence relationships were subjected to renewed scrutiny in the years following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. For decades, Russia had provided the majority of New Delhi's main weapon systems, including fighters, tanks,...

The latest admission by Pakistan during the failed talks in Turkiye, that it has a secret agreement with a ‘foreign country’ allowing drone strikes on Afghanistan, should raise alarms far beyond the immediate border...

Decades ago, during the intense US-Soviet standoff of the Cold War, a deterrence competition was unleashed through both covert and overt means. From strategic firepower to nuclear deterrence, the Soviets and Americans were testing...

Post 9/11, the United States remained involved in a 20-year war with Al-Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan. But in 2021, the US decided to pull out of Afghanistan in a most humiliating manner,...

Building upon the detailed overview of India's defence capabilities in 2025, this commentary expands the key trends into a cohesive narrative, providing a more comprehensive perspective on the nation's strategic direction. The emphasis on aggressive...

Over the past year, the strategic embrace between the United States and India has become unmistakably more complex. Cooperation in defence, technology, and energy has been advancing, but so too have tensions — particularly...

As was expected, the Pakistan-Afghanistan (read Taliban) peace talks have failed, and will keep failing in future because the Durand Line (a British mischief) divides Pashtuns. Afghans never recognised the Durand Line but Pakistan...

Mongolian President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa’s recent visit to India has gone nearly unnoticed amid the chaos in global politics. This characterises and sums up the status of India-Mongolia relations. Mongolia is among those countries with...

India and China, the two most populous nations and Asia's foremost powers, are locked in a complex geopolitical rivalry, with their defence capabilities a focal point of intense scrutiny. While India is aggressively pursuing...

"The human brain will be the battlefield of the 21st century” - Dr James Giordano, Chief of the Neuroethics Studies Programme at Georgetown University shocked everyone when he made this statement while addressing the...

Air power remains a critical determinant of military balance between India and Pakistan. As of 2025, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) faces significant challenges in maintaining a modern, capable fighter fleet amid economic constraints,...