Opinion

  Alfred Thayer Mahan, an American naval officer, was a pioneering naval historian of the 19th century. Of the many books he authored, "Influence of Sea Power upon History 1660-1783," published in the year 1890,...

  When the world’s largest democracy is pitted against the world’s largest autocracy, the clash will always be unpredictable. This is because each side has vastly divergent strategic thinking and different ways of dealing with...

  The human right activists claim that Pakistan’s powerful Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) is involved in extra-judicial killings of political opponents especially Baloch freedom fighters, journalists, bloggers, and anyone raising voice against army or government...

  The world is shrinking at a fast pace due to rapid advancement in transportation technologies and infrastructure. For the strategists worried about national security, this heralds a set of opportunities as well as adds...

  The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh set up on September 11 indicates government’s resolve to fulfill the longstanding need of corporatising the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). Three government-appointed...

  Under the shade of increasing Chinese escalation across the Line of Actual Control (LAC), growing hostilities between the two countries and Chinese provocation to sabotage India’s security interests, New Delhi is working on different...

  On September 7, India successfully flight tested a hypersonic technology demonstrator vehicle (HSTDV), becoming the fourth country after the US, Russia and China to do so. According to the Defence Research and Development Organisation...

  In 1999, Pakistan surprised India completely with massive intrusions in Kargil using its Special Services Group (SSG), five to seven Northern Light Infantry battalions and Pakistan-based terrorists disguised as Kashmiri militants. Pakistani infiltration beginning...

  Global Times, the newspaper run by Chinese Communist Party (CCP), recently threatened that “If India wants to engage in competition, China has more tools and capability than India. If India would like a military...

  On September 7, India successfully tested an indigenously developed Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) powered by a scramjet engine. The test put India in the league of nations that are vigorously pursuing hypersonic technologies...

  Backdrop A nano particle invisible to the naked eye has changed the world i.e. COVID 19 virus. The world order, the lifestyle, the social and emotional connects…..everything is trying to adjust to the new...

China which considers India as nascent challenger in the region slowly but steadily trying to win over latter’s neighbours. Pakistan which already lost Gwadar seaport, and is in the grip of China published a...

  On the night of August 29-30, the Indian Army (IA) and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops clashed again on the South Bank of the Pangong Tso lake, an area not otherwise in contestation...