AI in defence The Excelsior 22 Feb 2026

AI in defence The Excelsior 22 Feb 2026

AI in defence The Excelsior 22 Feb 2026           Warfare is changing. It will no longer restricted to conventional or kinetic but will be hybrid and multi-domain. Wars may also no longer be short and intense but prolonged while remaining below the nuclear threshold. Today’s warfare will involve large scale employment of drones, cyberattacks, space and informational warfare, guided by […]

Unfinished script of a C grade film The Statesman 13 Feb 2024

Unfinished script of a C grade film The Statesman 13 Feb 2024

Unfinished script of a C grade film The Statesman 13 Feb 2024           The recently concluded elections in our neighbourhood had all the trappings of a third grade Bollywood film. What now remains to be seen is how the movie would conclude, though it appears that the producer and director have visualized the end. The characters in this forthcoming film […]

Why US Friends India and UAE Won’t Back Biden Against Russia on Ukraine (quoted in this article)

BY TOM O’CONNOR ON 2/27/22 AT 6:38 PM EST The United States’ effort to condemn Russia’s military operations in Ukraine at the United Nations Security Council was unsurprisingly vetoed by Moscow, but three other powers spoiled a consensus as well, including two partners of Washington along with its top rival. As China, India and the United Arab Emirates doubled down on their abstentions Sunday […]

सोशल मीडिया पर उठी पीएम मोदी से पुतिन के नक्शे क़दम पर चलने की मांग(An article in BBC quoting me) 27th Feb 2022

यूक्रेन पर रूसी हमले के बाद से भारतीय सोशल मीडिया दो हिस्सों में बंटता दिख रहा है. जहां एक ओर कुछ सोशल मीडिया यूज़र इस हमले की निंदा करते हुए हिंसा ख़त्म करने की अपील कर रहे हैं. वहीं, कुछ लोग पुतिन की तारीफ़ करते हुए पीएम मोदी से उनके कदमों पर चलने की मांग कर रहे हैं. सोशल मीडिया […]

India-Russia ties: why Putin-Modi arms deals are a problem for both China and the United States

By Dimitri Simes (Russian) IN SCMP India-Russia ties: why Putin-Modi arms deals are a problem for both China and the United States  By Dimitri Simes (Russian) IN SCMP India and Russia’s historically close relationship has been complicated by geopolitical realities but last week’s summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putindemonstrated the extent to which both sides intend to stay close, even if it […]

Learning from the Armenia- Azerbaijan conflict Scholar Warrior Autumn 2021

Learning from the Armenia- Azerbaijan conflict Scholar Warrior Autumn 2021

Learning from the Armenia- Azerbaijan conflict Scholar Warrior Autumn 2021 Introduction         The 44 days Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, launched by Azerbaijan, concluded under a Russian brokered ceasefire on 10 Nov 2020. The end result was degrading for Armenia. It lost control over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. In addition, Armenia was forced to guarantee a safe corridor to Azerbaijan for its […]

Decoding Pakistan’s new verbal assaults The Statesman 22 Dec 2020

Decoding Pakistan’s new verbal assaults The Statesman 22 Dec 2020

Decoding Pakistan’s new verbal assaults 22 Dec 2020           SM Qureshi, Pakistan’s foreign minister addressing a press conference in Abu Dhabi, stated, ‘an important development has cropped up. I have learned through our intelligence forces that India is planning a surgical strike against Pakistan. This is a serious development and I also have knowledge that they tried to seek approval […]