Sifting Through the Himalayas
2025 ,
It seems Prime Minister Narendra Modi is drawing his strategy from Kautilya’s "Rajamandala" for visualizing circles of friendly and enemy states. Both his Bhutan and Nepal visits were in line...
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Indo-US Cooperation in Defence Production: Hagel’s visit to India
2025 ,
The high point of US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel’s visit to India is the offer he made last week of joint development of seven defence technologies. Two years back US...
Read MoreDéjà vu in Pakistan: Army overpowers Nawaz
2014 ,
The euphoria in Pakistan about peaceful democratic transition seems to have run out its course. The military has once again bounced back as the main driver of Pakistani polity. The...
Read MoreCompetitive politics over illegal migration from Bangladesh
2025 ,
The issue of illegal migration from Bangladesh to India has been the most vexing issue in the bilateral relations of the two countries. This issue has been around for a...
Read MoreIs Russian ready to face the Afghan fallouts?
2025 ,
Dealing with Afghanistan remains a puzzle for Russians. It was different in 2001, when Putin acquiesced to the US request and facilitated the deployment and transit of NATO troops and...
Read MorePost-Crimea: Central Asian Fear Putin’s Stick
2025 ,
Notwithstanding Russia’s growing military strength, it faces fresh political challenges in Central Asia in the aftermath of Putin’s action in Ukraine. In fact, Central Asians seem confronted with a strange...
Read MoreIs Putin Gearing Up for Intervening in Asia Next?
2025 ,
Few may have paid attention to the recently held (June 21-28) massive military “snap inspection” drill by Russia in its Central Military District (CMD) that involved 65,000 troops including Russian...
Read MoreZARB-e-AZB: Phony War or Paradigm Shift
2025 ,
Touted as the ‘mother of all’ anti-insurgency operations, the much demanded (by the US) and long delayed (by Pakistan) military operation in North Waziristan (NWA), Operation Zarb-e-Azb has turned out...
Read MoreIndian Army’s Modernisation Plans: Call for Pragmatism
2025 ,
The NDA government has identified defence reforms and building a self sustaining defence industrial base as a priority reform sector. To transform this into reality, it is not so much...
Read MoreSixth BRICS Summit: A step towards more equitable global order?
2025 ,
At the recently held sixth BRICS Summit at Fortaleza, Brazil, the informal group of five emerging powers representing Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have collectively taken a step...
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