New Indian Maritime Doctrine Needed
That aggressiveness is anchored in human nature is a known fact. Robert Sapolsky, an American primatologist and neuroscientist in his book Behave has succinctly portrayed this, just like human […]
Tag: People’s Liberation Army (PLA)
Fortifying the Future
The 1962 Sino-Indian War resulted in China’s annexation of approximately 14,700 square miles (38,000 square kilometres) of Indian territory in Aksai Chin, a wound that left a deep scar and remains […]
Countering Chinese Checkers
The phrase “Hindi, Chini, bhai, bhai” (Indians and Chinese are brothers) was perhaps the most well-known yet naïve aphorism that emerged to describe India-China relations in the immediate post-independence period […]
Asia-Pacific Issues Dominate the Shangri-La Dialogue 2024
The weekend talks at Shangri-La Dialogue were held as wars rage in Gaza and Ukraine, and at a time of increasing tensions and competition for influence between the United States […]
The Indian Navy’s Approach to the Indo-Pacific Region
For all intents and purposes, India is a maritime nation with a glorious history. History is also being made in modern India and its approach to the maritime domain is […]
Chinese PLA: Glorified ‘Paper Tiger’ With No Battlefield Experience
China’s strength is highly overrated by friends and foes all over the world. The Chinese armed forces are dens of corruption, nepotism and bureaucratic red-tape. Many Chinese army Generals – […]
China’s Nuclear Arsenal Has More Than Doubled Since 2020: Senior Pentagon Official
Washington: China’s nuclear arsenal has more than doubled in the last three years, amid what a senior Pentagon official calls a “major expansion of their nuclear forces.” As of May […]
Expanding Drone Arsenal: India Testing Polish – Manufactured Warmate Drone
New Delhi: To counter the increasing Sino-Indian tension along the border, there are reports that India has begun testing of the Polish-manufactured Warmate drone (micro loitering munitions) in the strategic […]
Fading China, Rising India
In June 2023, as 11.6 million young people in China graduated from university, the traditional pictures of joyful students throwing their hats and gowns into the air were replaced by […]
Indian Army Forces Chinese Troops to Remove Tents Erected in Ladakh’s Chulshul Area, MHA Allows Foreign Tourists to Visit Hanle
Leh: Taking a tough stand, Indian Army has forced the Chinese troops to remove four tents they had installed in Table Top Area of Gurung Hills in Chushul declared as […]
PLA Deployment Not Increasing Day by Day, Challenges in Manipur Have Not Disapperead: CDS Gen Chauhan
New Delhi: Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan on May 30 said the deployment of People’s Liberation Army of China on India’s northern borders is not increasing day by […]
China’s Taiwan Fixation, PLA Says Ready to Smash Island’s Independence
Last week, India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar along with foreign ministers from across Europe and the Indo-Pacific region assembled in the Swedish capital to discuss growing tension around Indian […]
China Surveys Indian Ocean for Future Submarine Forays
New Delhi: After releasing the Mandarin names of 19 sea-bed features in the Indian Ocean, Chinese research and survey vessels are continuing to operate around the 90-degree ridge area in […]
