Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent diplomatic forays into Russia and Austria have underscored India's strategic balancing act on the global stage, navigating alliances and partnerships amid evolving geopolitical dynamics. Modi…
By Samanya Sharma, Content Editor“I hope and believe that through positive and constructive bilateral engagement at the diplomatic and military levels, we will be able to restore and sustain peace and tranquility in our…
By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)Fernand Braudel, academic and historian of the early 20th Century, is widely credited with the statement that “The geography of a region plays a significant role in shaping its history.”…
By Brigadier Sanal Kumar (Retd)By now the backdrop is clear and almost getting stale. Yet, it may be worth recalling the sincerity with which India recommenced its engagement with Xi Jinping’s China soon after…
By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)After announcement of fence along India-Myanmar border by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, a larger debate kicked off on viability of fence as security imperative verses inefficacy of fencing on…
By Captain RC SharmaThe Maldives is an archipelago of 1192 islands spread over 90,000 square kms in the Indian Ocean. Located just above the equator, it is barely 70 miles from Minicoy Islands…
By Maj Gen Mandip Singh (Retd)The State Visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the United States reflects the deep roots of the ties between the two largest democracies, India and the US. It was more…
By Prof Madhav Das NalapatBackdrop India-U.S. "Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership" has become one of the most significant partnerships in the 21st Century in light of the ongoing ‘Cold War 2.0’ between the US and…
By Maj Gen (Dr) S B Asthana (Retd)The Indian state of Karnataka went to elections on May 2023. It was surprising to note how the Chinese media gave coverage to a state election in India, a phenomenon…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in September 2022 at Samarkand, Uzbekistan resulted in China accepting withdrawal from Gorga-Hot Spring Area (PP-15) on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the…
By Maj Gen Ashok Kumar (Retd)The SCO Summit 2022 in Samarkand, and the announcement of the G20 presidency of India in the later 2022 had already sparked an active dialogue on the changing world order…
On 01 Apr 2023, at Bhopal, Hon’ble Prime Minister Sh Narender Modi said they should be ready to tackle new and emerging security threats while addressing the Combined Military Commanders’…