Comment & Briefs

Enriching the Defence Contours of India-Maldives Relations

Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh’s visit to Maldives has strengthened the countries’ long-standing ties and expanded defence cooperation.

June 06, 2023

  • Shayesta Nishat Ahmed
  • Read More

    Bhutanese Refugee Scam in Nepal: A Deep-rooted Systemic Corruption

    The involvement of high-ranking politicians in the Bhutanese refugee scam shows a well-established corruption network.

    June 06, 2023

  • Sneha M
  • Read More

    Turkiye’s Presidential Election 2023

    It remains to be seen how President Recep Erdogan will fulfil the promise of bringing “Century of Turkiye”, with Turkiye set to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic in 2023.

    June 02, 2023

  • Abhishek Yadav
  • Read More

    Tech Giants at War in Ukraine

    To fight hybrid wars, militaries would have to themselves hybridize, through public-private partnerships, and field required hybrid war-fighting capabilities and competencies.

    June 02, 2023

  • Harinder Singh
  • Read More

    The Wagner Group: A Tool of Hybrid Warfare

    The Wagner Group has become an indispensable tool of hybrid warfare for the Russian state

    May 31, 2023

  • Rajneesh Singh
  • Read More

    Israel’s Approach to Building Cyber Capabilities: Lessons for the Indian Armed Forces

    The Israel Defence Force (IDF) follows a whole-of-nation approach to build effective cyber capabilities, which can be studied to draw lessons for the Indian armed forces.

    May 31, 2023

  • Guriqbal Singh Gill
  • Read More

    BrahMos: 25 Years of the Joint Venture

    India needs to more actively develop marketing and promotion networks to promote defence sales.

    May 29, 2023

  • Aayush Maniktalia
  • Read More

    The Unfolding Kuki–Meitei Conflict in Manipur

    Effective, inclusive and transparent governance is the need of the hour in violence-hit Manipur.

    May 26, 2023

  • Pushpita Das
  • Read More

    Assessing China’s Role as a Mediator in Ukraine Crisis

    As the situation in Ukraine is constantly evolving, it remains to be seen what role China will play in the resolution of the conflict.

    May 26, 2023

  • Mayuri Banerjee
  • Read More

    Al-Qaeda vs ISIS: Competitive Extremism and Turf Wars

    Al-Qaeda and ISIS have attempted to monopolise the transnational jihadist movement and emerge as the sole vanguard of the Ummah (community).

    May 23, 2023

  • Saman Ayesha Kidwai
  • Read More