China’s disinformation campaign Amar Ujala 22 Nov 2025 The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission which is a US Congress-created advisory body published its latest report recently. The report, on the recently concluded Operation Sindoor, accused China of being behind a major disinformation campaign aimed at discrediting the French Rafale aircraft in favour of its own J 35. The […]
UN endorsing Trump’s Gaza peace plan is a good idea, but peace requires more than a ceasefire First Post 21 Nov 2025 The UN Security Council (UNSC), with a vote of 13-0, Russia and China abstaining, approved resolution No 2803, which was basically President Trump’s Gaza peace plan. This resolution legalizes establishment of the ‘Board of Peace,’ which would […]
Realigning security concerns The Excelsior 21 Nov 2025 The Indian army’s Eastern Command recently established three new military stations in and around the vital Chicken’s neck, which links the country with the North East. The military stations are located at Bamuni (near Dhubri), Kishanganj, and Chapra. The intent is to monitor the Bangladesh border, enable rapid deployment in case […]
Pak-Afghan conflict The Excelsior 15 Nov 2025 The latest round of Pakistan-Afghanistan talks, held in Istanbul, mediated by Turkey and Qatar, has collapsed. These talks were led by intelligence chiefs on both sides, which meant that Pakistan’s polity had no role, as also Rawalpindi’s intent was to coerce Kabul to adhere to their terms under threat of military action. […]
Delhi blast cautions India about internal-external terror nexus First Post 14 Nov 2025 The blast which rocked Delhi a couple of days ago was the first in the capital since 2011 and claimed a number of lives with many more injured, few amongst them critical. Multiple security agencies are currently involved in probing all angles. Details of the vehicle […]
Strategic significance of Exercise Trishul Prabhat Khabar 10 Nov 2025 Exercise Trishul, which is ongoing, is a tri-service offensive oriented exercise currently underway in Gujarat and Rajasthan including Sir Creek, where Pakistan is displaying undue interest. It also extends into the Arabian Sea. The participation involves a collection of naval vessels, strike aircraft, special forces, newly raised Integrated Battle […]
Isolation must force India to prepare herself better The Statesman 11 Nov 2025 There has been a vast change in Trump’s first and second tenures in his approach to global issues. In his first tenure Trump termed China and Russia as his strategic rivals. His 2017 National Security Strategy mentioned, ‘China and Russia challenge American power, influence and interests, […]
How Pakistan’s 27th amendment will turn a failed marshal into a dictator First Post 09 Nov 2025 The Shehbaz Sharief government will be tabling the 27th Constitutional amendment on 14th Nov. It needs limited support from other political parties to push this amendment, details of which remain secret. The amendment would reduce financial powers of provinces, strip the judiciary […]
Trishul, Astra Shakti, and the rise of Rudra Brigades: How the armed forces are preparing for tomorrow’s wars First Post 04 Nov 2025 The armed forces are currently undergoing a series of exercises as also there are reports of restructuring within the army. These are a fallout of studies, lessons from recent conflicts, including the Russo-Ukraine war and Operation […]
Xi- a paranoid dictator The Excelsior 04 Nov 2025 Dictators rule and die by the gun. Few are lucky to escape into oblivion, as their mere presence can impact those who replace them, unless they follow a system of smooth turnover after a fixed period of reign and respect their predecessors. Until Xi, China was governed by collective leadership […]