India-Japan air exercises are aimed at belligerent, expansionist China First Post 13 Jan 2023 ‘Veer Guardian 2023,’ an Indo-Japan joint air exercise, is being conducted at Japan’s Hyakuri air base from 12 to 26 Jan. India will be fielding four Su-30 MKI jets, two C-17 and one IL-78 aircraft, while the JASDF (Japan Air Self Defence Force) will participate […]
How poor intelligence, shoddy military decisions have harmed Russia in its war against Ukraine First Post 05 Jan 2023 A Ukrainian missile strike on the Professional Technical School in Makiivka, a twin city to the regional capital of Donetsk, currently under Russian control, on New Year’s day, claimed the lives of many conscript Russian soldiers. It was amongst the […]
Zelensky in the US The Excelsior 27 Dec 2022 Ten months after the commencement of Russia’s ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine, Zelensky, the Ukrainian President, visited Washington seeking additional US aid and support for the war. The US has provided Ukraine with approximately USD 24 Billion since 2014, of which 21.2 Billion has been since the war commenced. Just […]
India’s steps towards restoration of peace Amar Ujala 21 Dec 2022 हाल ही में अमेरिकी सीआईए प्रमुख बिल बर्न्स ने एक इंटरव्यू में कहा कि यह बहुत उपयोगी रहा कि चीनी राष्ट्रपति शी जिनपिंग एवं भारतीय प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने परमाणु हथियारों के उपयोग के बारे में अपनी चिंताएं जताईं। मुझे लगता है कि रूस पर भी इसका प्रभाव […]
India must leave its mark on 2023 The Statesman 20 Dec 2022 On 01 December this year India assumed the rotating presidency of the G20 as also of the UN Security Council (UNSC). While the G20 presidency has been highlighted by the government in multiple forums and politically exploited at home and abroad, not much has been mentioned on […]
The exploitation of Ukraine The Excelsior 07 Dec 2022 In early November the US State Department, in a note, post Biden releasing an additional USD 400 Million for military assistance to Ukraine mentioned, ‘This will bring the total US military assistance for Ukraine to an unprecedented level of approximately USD 19.7 Billion since the beginning of this administration.’ Of […]
Protests rock nations across the world The Statesman 06 Dec 2022 The Arab Spring in 2010-11 challenged and overthrew authoritarian governments in the Middle East and North Africa. They commenced in Tunisia and spread across the region covering Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Libya and Syria. Some countries including Algeria, Jordan, Morocco and Oman, offered concessions including constitutional changes to stall […]
Can India broker peace The Statesman 15 Nov 2022 Jaishankar’s recent visit to Russia was watched with keen interest. It was believed that India would officially offer to mediate between Moscow and Kiev, after all PM Modi has spoken to Putin five times and Zelensky thrice since the war began. It was Modi who had stated that ‘this is […]
India finally gets moving The Statesman 08 Nov 2022 Threats never reduced nor attitudes of neighbours changed, nor did we learn from history. Indian defence planners shouted from rooftops of a two-front threat for decades, but their cries were ignored. As a nation we failed to modernize our forces to counter emerging threats, despite being aware that capability enhancement […]
Thoughtless actions often have strong reactions The Statesman 01 Nov 2022 In Apr 1989, the mysterious death of pro-reform Chinese Communist party leader, Hu Yaobang, led to protests by youth in Beijing’s Tiananmen square. On 04 Jun, PLA soldiers accompanied by tanks were sent to forcibly regain control. The takeover was brutal. Figures of protestor casualties vary from a […]