Opinion

November 16, 2021 was a day of high expectations, for the heads-of-state of two of the largest competitors in the world were to get together, virtually - in a video-call. Presidents Joe Biden and...

  Although Pentagon report presents chilling details on China’s military plans and strategy, in the Indo-Pacific region, against the US, Taiwan and India, there is truth that Beijing is going to be a hegemon which...

Pentagon’s report to the US Congress titled ‘Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China’ 2020 mentions the Galwan clash, standoff in Eastern Ladakh for which Beijing blames India and China’s refusal...

  In recent times there has been a shifting of goal posts by major world powers from other areas of conflict to the Indian and Pacific Ocean. This has largely been due to the Chinese...

  Statecraft and politics is all about making dangerous and risky choices which promotes the betterment of the people and helps in bolstering the popular legitimacy of the state, but it ostensibly appears that Pakistan...

  One of the first policy decisions, impulsive or otherwise, taken by Donald Trump, was to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). This, however, did not mean that USA had decided to disregard Asia. On...

Now that the Quad’s Washington Summit is over and Aukus has joined the political lexicon, we can perhaps stop plumbing the media equivalent of the Mariana Trench in Indo-Pacific and let the thought nuclear...

It is ironic that it took the Sino-Indian confrontation in the Himalayan heights, more than 2,000 km from the sea, to bring sharp focus on India’s neglected maritime domain. The Chinese were obviously surprised...

With the geo-political environment in the Indo-Pacific region changing very fast, India and Australia have come together to infuse dynamism in their bilateral defence engagement under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Ongoing defence cooperation between...

  The killing of non-Kashmiri labourers in Kashmir has brought the count of civilians killed by terrorists to at least 11 in a fortnight. The IG Police, Kashmir Range, flashed a message to the ten...

  After a decade of dithering, the ministry of defence (MoD) signed the contract with Airbus Defence and Space S.A., Spain on September 25 for acquisition of 56 C-295MW medium transport aircraft. This over Rs...

As any other country with its strategic interests and international standing at heart would, India is thinking about the future of its defence system. Facing adversaries such as Pakistan, and China to an even...

  The formidable Sukhoi Su-30 MKI has been in service with the Indian Air Force (IAF) for nearly 20 years and needs a major upgrade to remain relevant to future air warfare. Codenamed Flanker by...