- 18 April, 2024
Geopolitics & National Securitynato
Ukraine’s Offensive: Is This The Last-Ditch Battle?
In the context of the Russia-Ukraine war, since April 2023 we have been constantly hearing of a likely ‘counter-offensive’ by Ukraine to overcome the negatives of the alleged defeat at…
By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
Ex-Air Defender 23 : A NATO Posturing Against Russia
Air Defender 2023 is a massive NATO exercise set to take place from June 12 to June 23, 2023. This is the most extensive live-flying exercise the German Armed Forces…
By Prof (Dr) DK Pandey
Too Big to Fail !
China, the second-largest economy in the world and one of Russia's closest political allies, is possibly the most important component of the political encirclement of Russia that the EU and…
Charm Offensive in Xi Jinping 3.0 Era: A Concern For Global Players
Backdrop When Joshua Kurlantzick coined the term ‘charm offensive’ for China in 2007, it simply referred to China’s use of soft power to improve its global status and image, as…
By Maj Gen (Dr) S B Asthana (Retd)
Security Of Indo Pacific Region: Expanding Role Of France
The Indo-Pacific region is inhabited by 1.5 million French population especially concentrated in the Indian Ocean territories of La Re̍union and Mayotte islands and the French Polynesia and New Caledonia…
By Col Deepak Kumar
Ukraine Has Raised, Not Lowered, Risks Of A China-Taiwan Conflict
On April 2, Fareed Zakaria did an interview for CNN with Admiral W M McRaven (retd) of the US Navy, introducing him as being among the finest military minds in…
By Prof Madhav Das Nalapat
Russia and China Relation – Old Friends New Horizon
As Chinese president Xi Jinping who is believed to be much more comfortable staying at home has gone on his first official visit after being elected to a third term…
The Unreliable Russia-China Bond
The Chinese premier Xi Jinping’s meeting with the Russian President Putin few days ago, created a pandemonium across the globe. They have both been pillars of support for each other…
By Levina
One Year Into The Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Many Questions And Few Lessons
“We will not fight a war against Russia in Ukraine. Direct conflict between NATO and Russia is World War III, something we must strive to prevent.” President Joe Biden Russia…
By Air Marshal Anil Khosla (Retd)
Lessons For India: From Russia And China With Love
In January 2022, I predicted the exact timeline of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The United States was the only country that was making noise about the imminent Russian attack on Ukraine.…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
The Looming Prospect of The Samson Option in Ukraine
Joe Biden has an antipathy towards Vladimir Putin, the man he holds responsible for Donald Trump winning the 2016 Presidential election, and this may have been among the elements that came together…
By Prof Madhav Das Nalapat
India Beware Of Copycat Chinese Air Force
In China, ‘Shanzhai’ today means imitation products that originally meant mountain stronghold. This word was originally associated with pirate factories producing duplicate products. Who knew one day, China would be…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
