IWT held in abeyance The Statesman 08 Sept 2026 The preamble of the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), signed on 19 Sept 1960, between India and Pakistan, mentions that it is being done in a ‘spirit of goodwill and friendship.’ It was expected that the two sides would maintain that spirit and be good neighbours. India, under the agreement, contributed […]
Pakistan bestows unbridled power on Field Marshal Asim Munir MyInd.net 07 Sept 2026 On 20th Aug, the Pakistan National Assembly passed two laws concerning its armed forces. These were the Defence Forces of Pakistan Act 2026 and an amendment to the National Command Authority Act 2010. These were cleared by the cabinet earlier the same morning and rushed through […]
What if Iran joins the Mecca Pact Raksha Anirveda 02 Sep 2026 The Mecca Pact between Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia has been in the limelight since it was inked. It was announced as a pact akin to Article 5 of NATO, wherein an attack on one was considered as an attack on all. Even NATO has not invoked […]
Some positives from India-China talks The Statesman 01 Sept 2026 Indian NSA, Ajit Doval, held the 25th round of Special Representative (SR) talks with his counterpart, Chinese foreign minister, Wang Yi, in Beijing last week. The talks came about a month prior to the BRICS summit, which Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to attend, though confirmation is yet […]
Mecca pact and implications for India The Excelsior 31 Aug 2026 The Middle East has always been a volatile region with conflicts, a mix of governments, oil and non-oil states as also a clash between sects and religions. The US, which possesses nine bases in the region with a multitude of temporary bases has been the net security provider. […]
UAS and missile warfare cannot enforce surrenders Raksha Anirveda 25 Aug 2026 There are lessons being drawn on changing nature of warfare based on employment of UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) in ongoing conflicts. These include imaginative use of UAS, which impacted movement on the battlefield as also supply of logistics in the Ukraine war. Most innovations by Ukraine are […]
Trump’s love for dictators flows from his frustration The Statesman 25 Aug 2026 Failure of his Gaza peace plan, largely due to refusal of accepting it in the present format by Netanyahu, who is soon to face elections, and Iran refusing to bend and accept US’s diktat, despite heavy bombing is making Trump, who considered himself the most powerful […]
The signal behind Sergio Gor’s Kashmir and Ladakh visit MyInd Makers 24 Aug 2026 The US ambassador to New Delhi, Sergio Gor, who is also Trump’s special envoy for South and Central Asian affairs, visited Kashmir and Ladakh last week. The last visit to Kashmir by a US ambassador was by Ambassador Ken Juster in Jan 2020. He was part […]
Killing of anti-India terrorists in Pakistan The Excelsior 21 Aug 2026 Pakistan army sponsored terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) claims that over 30 operatives its group, Jaish-e-Mohamad and Hizbul Mujahideen, have been killed in recent years by unknown gunmen. One of its leaders, Rizwan Hanif, accused India of being behind the attacks. He mentioned in a public gathering, ‘In the […]
Modernization of artillery: Pace needs a push Raksha Anirveda 19 Aug 2026 Pakistan has deployed majority of its 250 Chinese manufactured, SH 15 truck-mounted artillery guns, along the border with India. This is the export version of China’s PCL 181, 155mm/ 52 calibre gun. Its induction is a qualitative improvement to Pakistan’s artillery profile. It is mounted on a […]