Military
The Rafale Factor and Options For The PAF
The setback suffered by the IAF at the hands of its arch-rival the PAF on 27 February 2019, has led to serious introspection by the Indian government about the efficacy of the IAF in dealing […]
Military
Analysis
The Quad: Why is India Shy of a Full-fledged Military Makeover?
The very purpose of the Quad – to serve a collective answer to the Chinese hegemonic attitude in the Indo-Pacific region – will remain ineffective unless India upgrades it to a military level, but the […]
Military
Under RSS’s Modi, India is No Longer Rising
India’s shift from ‘secularism’ to ‘fascism’ is a result of the overriding influence of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologues within the BJP hierarchy that has exposed the myth of ‘irresistibly rising India.’ The recent […]
Military
India’s Hare-brained Nuclear Behaviour
Politics with an opportune, proportionate, precise and unequivocal resolve represents the continuous face of nuclear signalling within the Indo-Pak rivalry. As has been evident, strategic restraint is so far being ingeniously and perpetually reinstated to […]
Military
Lacking Direction: PTI’s Kashmir Policy
Does Imran Khan ignoring the letter of Syed Ali Geelani, veteran Kashmiri freedom icon, epitomize the PTI’s Kashmir policy? Does the PTI, in fact, have an effective Kashmir policy? A deeper analysis is required to […]
Military
Imran Khan’s ‘Mission Kashmir’: Sensitizing the Desensitized
He may be struggling to cope with daunting challenges at home, but when it comes to international forums where being personable and eloquent carry weight, Imran Khan’s charismatic personality, western education, familiarity with Western culture, […]
Military
Afghan Peace Process in a Limbo
Despite nearly two decades of bloodshed and violence in Afghanistan, along with the death of over 93,000 civilian casualties, the last few months had seen rekindled hope for a political settlement to end the Afghan war. […]
Military
Kashmir Crisis and the Dynamics of Future Air Battles in South Asia
The Pulwama crisis that saw the Indian Air Force (IAF) attempting an aerial surgical strike and the response by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) in the form of Operation Swift Retort was the first encounter […]
Featured Article
No First Use, No Deterrence
At first glance, it sounds like a great and simple idea. Any nuclear-weapon use would be a catastrophe: it would break the ‘nuclear taboo’ and have, in many scenarios, terrible material, human and even environmental […]
Military
Kashmir Dispute and Deterrence Stability
Deterrence stability in South Asia has faced considerable setbacks following recent developments in the South Asian security landscape. The Kashmir dispute has always remained the core bone of contention between Pakistan and India. The Pulwama […]