22 Years of Nuclearization of South Asia: Current Doctrinal Postures
May 2020 marks the 22nd anniversary of the overt nuclearization of South Asia. The evolved nuclear doctrinal postures of both India and Pakistan have...
Israel Shines in the Gulf Where Big Powers Falter, but That Could Prove Tricky
The Firefly, an Israeli-built loitering kamikaze drone, part of the Spike family of missiles that the Jewish state has sold to various European nations, may...
China’s Revolution in Military Affairs with Chinese Characteristics
China’s political leadership had ascribed the first two decades of the 21st century as a “period of strategic opportunity.” After considerable and due evaluation...
U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan: Implications for Pakistan
In 2003, an influential American thinker, Noam Chomsky, in his book ‘Hegemony or Survival: America’s Quest for Global Power’ presented the case of America’s...
India’s Warmongering Attitude despite Global Pandemic
The rivalry between the two South Asian nations is not new. Pakistan and India have undergone four wars and that had added fuel in...
India’s Increasing Military Expenditure: Implications for the South Asian Security
India is one of the top nations which has been increasing its military expenditure, weapons import from multiple countries and private firms, and defence...
Strategic Quarantines of Super Powers: War from Home
There is a cliché that road to power is full of causalities and hypocrisies. Super powers never failed to surprise the world with new...
Pakistan’s Befitting Response to India’s Offensive Naval Buildup
Over the last few years, India has embarked on an extensive and all-encompassing naval modernization program. This has been carried out primarily because of...
Is France’s Nuclear Shield Big Enough to Cover All of Europe?
At the end of the third year of his presidency, Emmanuel Macron delivered his long-awaited policy speech on the country’s defence and deterrence strategy....
How India hoodwinks the world about its real military budget
India’s Union Budget for the financial year 2020-21 envisages a total outlay of Rs. 30,42,230 crore. Out of this, Rest. 3, 37,553 crore has...