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 […]
Armed forces must be ready on both fronts The Statesman 30 Dec 2025 The Pentagon’s annual report to Congress on China, titled, ‘Military and Security Developments involving the People’s Republic of China,’ released last week, mentions, ‘China’s leadership has extended the term “core interest” to cover Taiwan and China’s sovereignty claims amid territorial disputes in the South China Sea, […]
The burial of the Hurriyat The Excelsior 30 Dec 2025 It took the government over four decades but finally the APHC (All Party Hurriyat Conference) has been buried. The APHC at its peak comprised of 26 secessionist parties and leaders in Kashmir, which split in 2003 between hardline and moderate factions. The burial of the organization was announced by […]
How Gaza trap will make Munir realize the cost of American lunch First Post 23 Dec 2025 Reports mention that Pakistan’s de-facto head of state, constitutionally protected failed marshal Asim Munir, is expected to visit the US in Jan to discuss deployment of his troops in Gaza as part of the International Stabilization Force (ISF) under Trump’s Gaza peace […]
Ill winds blow in Bangladesh The Statesman 23 Dec 2025 The death of Sharif Osman Hadi in Singapore, where he had been taken for treatment after being shot in an assassination attempt, resulted in violence across Bangladesh. Hadi was an anti-Indian activist and convenor of Inqilab Moncho, a group formed in the wake of the 2024 student-led uprising, which […]
Trump and India The Excelsior 19 Dec 2025 The recent tele-conversation between PM Modi and US President Donald Trump came while Trump was contemplating increasing tariffs on India for supposedly ‘dumping’ Indian rice in US markets, pushing down prices of local varieties. The topics discussed between them included bilateral trade and cooperation in energy, security and defence. The conversation happened […]
Trans-Atlantic ties face Trump threat The Statesman 16 Dec 2025 Quietly hitting back at the US for its claims of Europe ‘decaying’ and its leaders ‘weak,’ the EU indefinitely froze USD 246 Billion of Russian assets held by it. This offset Trump’s Ukraine peace plan as also prevented Hungary and Slovakia, nations close to Russia, from vetoing further rolling […]