Opinion

  India has effectively conveyed to the West that it will continue to adopt strategic autonomy including in terms of security. The US has grudgingly understood this and scholars of American think tanks are acknowledging...

  “Parvane ko nahi pata ki jis shamaa se who lipat raha hai, wahi usko jalaa kar raakh kar degi.” Have you heard of this famous Bollywood line about fatal attraction of the moth to...

  The global human society is in a constant state of flux, every dimension and aspect of human activity is undergoing change. Politics is no different, especially international politics. Ever since the establishment of the...

Tikendrajit Singh is a known figure in Manipur. He provided leadership to the country’s freedom struggle in Manipur. He laid down his life during India’s freedom struggle. He was called the Lion of Manipur...

  In the backdrop of the present conflict between Russia and Ukraine, there has been a debate on the relevance of the United Nations and its role in addressing the conflicts worldwide. A review is...

  The defence relationship between India and the US has undoubtedly strengthened in the recent past. But with the rapidly changing global situation, due to the pandemic and the Russian action in Ukraine, there is...

  The Indian soldier has proved himself time and again from historical times to World Wars I & II and the post-Independence wars fought both on the northern and the western fronts, and most victories...

  The Russia-Ukraine War is nearing a month with unabated violence, churning an ocean full of narratives and counter narratives.  In this ongoing war, everyone seems to be drawing lessons from their myopic lens, narrative...

  On March 11, 2022, the UN Security Council discussed Russian claims of US biological activities in Ukraine. Very significantly, Izumi Nakamitsu, UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, told the Council that the...

  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...