Opinion

Victorious warriors win first and then go to War, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to Win - Sun Tzu  The twenty-first century has transformed warfare from physical battlefields to...

India faces a threat unlike any it has systematically prepared for during decades of counterterrorism operations. There is nothing spectacular about it: no explosives, no coordinated assault, just proximity, intent, and timing. The Mira Road...

The war in the Middle East is a greater matter of concern than any other conflict in recent history, including Ukraine. US expenditure on continuing the war is high, while its missile reserves are...

West Asia’s defence and security architecture is undergoing one of its most profound transformations in decades. What was once defined by fixed rivalries — Arab versus Persian, state versus non-state actors, US security guarantees...

After a gap of two years, US President Donald Trump faced yet another assassination attempt during the Annual Correspondents Dinner organised at the Hilton Hotel yesterday, April 25, 2026. The last serious one occurred...

Pakistan has edged into the centre of the unfolding Iran war, not through strength but strategic positioning. It sits at a crossroads that others cannot easily occupy, and that alone has given it visibility....

After the collapse of the first round of talks, the second round is on the horizon and is almost on the brink of collapse, as Iran is unwilling to negotiate further with the US....

Pope Leo has criticised leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was “being ravaged by a handful of tyrants” in unusually forceful comments during a visit to Cameroon. Speaking in a...

The present Iran-US conflagration has created unprecedented oil and gas disruptions and blockades of sea lanes of communication (SLOCs) in the perspective of Hormuz, besides humanitarian disaster and geo-economic crisis; all perpetrated through 'Epic...

With a second round of high-stakes talks on the horizon, aimed at de-escalating a long-standing "shadow war" and establishing a sustainable ceasefire, the release of the frozen Iranian funds has become the primary "bone...

If one asks a question as to who was the real villain for initiating the Middle East War-2026, the leftists, liberalists, Islamic-apologists, who suffer from overdose of freedom and democracy, will blame Israel and...

Background: The India-Israel MoU and Strategic Convergence: In the evolving grammar of India’s strategic partnerships, few relationships have matured with as much quiet purpose as that with Israel. What began as cooperation in agriculture and defence...

Two forthcoming actions, the appointment of a new CDS as General Anil Chauhan finishes his tenure by the end of May, and the likely formation of Integrated Theatre Commands (ITCs), have reignited the battle...