Enhancing military capabilities Prabhat Khabar 07 Jan 2026 Towards the end of last year, the defence minister headed Defence Acquisition Council accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AON) for procurements worth a total of Rs 79,000 crore for the armed forces. The AON is a formal approval that the item is essential for the forces and has budgetary backing. Based on […]
Why Venezuela? The strategic logic behind Trump’s boldest gamble First Post 06 Jan 2026 President Trump in a message on his Truth social media, post the capture of Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, in ‘Operation Absolute Resolve,’ mentioned, ‘The United States of America has successfully carried out a large-scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has […]
Russia’s information war will succeed The Statesman 06 Jan 2026 Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, recently stated that Ukraine had targeted President Vladimir Putin’s residence with drones but it was thwarted. He mentioned that 91 drones were brought down, adding, ‘retaliatory targets have been selected,’ threatening continuation of conflict. Moscow also announced it would not cancel ongoing discussions however, […]
Pakistan’s forgotten genocide: If Gaza deserves attention, so does Baluchistan First Post 31 Dec 2025 A monthly report compiled by the Human Rights council of Baluchistan mentions that this year alone there have been almost 1300 enforced disappearances, carried out by Pakistan’s Frontier Corps and the army. It adds that, in addition, around 550 innocents have been killed in […]