Modernize or perish Raksha Anirveda 15 Jan 2025 Every war provides lessons, some suitable, some not. Added is the growing impact of technology on the battlefield which ensures that nothing can be hidden from the adversary. The Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict of 2020 and 2023, the Hamas terrorist strike on Israel of Oct 2023 and Tel Aviv’s subsequent retaliation, the Russo-Ukraine […]
A modernizing army The Excelsior 15 Jan 2026 The army is celebrating its 78th Army Day on 15th Jan this year. 15th Jan 1949 was the day when Lt Gen KM Cariappa took over as the first Indian army chief from Gen Francis Roy Bucher and that day is celebrated as Army Day. The army has been witnessing modernization […]
Trump’s threats to the world on the rise The Statesman 13 Jan 2026 Post the success of Venezuela, Trump assumes that the US has the capacity to intervene anywhere it desires, irrespective of a nation being a friend or foe, as also can alter global and regional geopolitical dynamics at will. Few nations criticized the US action in Venezuela, […]
Galwan back in the limelight The Excelsior 09 Jan 2026 Salman Khan’s upcoming movie, Battle of Galwan, the teaser of which was recently released, has brought the infamous Galwan clash of 16 Jun 2020 back into focus. The cause of tensions in 2020 was Indian construction of infrastructure in Eastern Ladakh, which the Chinese assumed as a threat to […]
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 […]