Security & Conflict
SIPRI and Peace: The Challenges on the Indian Subcontinent
If we are told the peacemakers are blessed, it is indeed so. For, war is an appalling waste of human resources, wanton in destruction,...
China disrupted Facebook around the world for political and intelligence reasons?
First: The fact that the Chinese child "Wang Zhengyang", whose picture is circulated globally, and who now lives in the United States of America...
User-Trial of Agni-V: What actually is concerning for South Asian Strategic Stability?
In the last half of September 2021 Indian news/media channels broke the news that India will conduct the user trial of its Agni-V intercontinental ballistic...
Barrier Reef to Counter China: Nuclear Edition
One of the biggest news stories of this year—both in terms of military-technological cooperation and in the geopolitical sense— seemingly appeared out of the...
Will the QUAD become an “Asian NATO”?
On September 24, 2021, President Joe Biden hosted the first Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) summit at the White House which was attended by Narendra...
AUKUS will eventually bring China and Russia closer together, but it will split Europe
On September 26th, Russian Television Today (RT) published an article titled " Plenty more subs in the sea: AUKUS nuclear deal could end up...
Pakistan: The handy Afghan bête noire?
The portents are that the United States has once again found a convenient scapegoat to blame for the Afghan debacle. Wow, the US generals...
AUKUS, a Reshuffle for International Security and the End of NATO?
While it is true that the security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the Unites States (AUKUS) does not directly interfere with the...
The Future Role of NATO
Norway Today reported on 27 September 2021, “Norway will sign an agreement on military cooperation with Sweden and Denmark on Friday, Minister of Defense...
The Curious Case of Russian Cyberattacks in India
As the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, the technological shifts have made working remotely a reality for millions of people. But it is...