India’s tilt towards adopting counterforce targeting capability is manifested through its increased focus on developing and testing cruise missiles. Unlike the previous years of fast-paced missile testing, India has so far only tested Nirbhay cruise […]

Since India and Pakistan became nuclear powers in 1998, South Asia has witnessed a bitter arms race that does not seem to be losing momentum in the near future. Besides stockpiling tens of nuclear warheads, […]

21st April will be remembered as an apocalyptic day when Sri Lanka had to encounter eight malignant terrorist attacks. Three hotels, three churches, a guest house and a local residence were torn apart by the […]

India’s drive for military modernization is aimed at projecting military muscle, to achieve recognition as the dominant power in the Indian peninsula. The rationale for this power projection is rooted in India’s definition of its […]

In an interview with India Today (04 May 2019), PM Modi made a sharp reversal from his earlier provocative remarks on the possibility of nuclear use against Pakistan by asserting that “India is recognized as […]

In 1994, there was a clear indication that Indian nuclear and missile technology could be used against Pakistan, when ‘Pirthvi’ missile was tested by India. These apprehensions were substantiated, when in 1997 India deployed missiles […]

When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers. -African proverb  A change in leadership for any nation has always led to visible altercations in its institutional memory. Julius Caesar changed the Roman state’s status […]

Will India and Pakistan be able to take constructive steps away from periodic crises and confrontation? The smart money bets no, and cynics are usually right. Those who have tried to break the cycle of […]