Pak India Crisis 2019
Know Your Enemy, Know Yourself
The philosophy of The Art of War, laid out by Sun Tzu in the 5th Century BCE, is as relevant today as it was thousands of years ago. His military thought has only become time […]
China
Nuclear
Commercializing Nuclear Deterrence and India’s Evolving Strategic Culture
An under construction residential apartment complex in India is offering, amongst several other luxury amenities, the additional benefit of a nuclear bunker for protection against the harmful effects of nuclear radiations. This new and innovative […]
Politics
Of Status-Quo, Resolution, Reforms, and Revisionism
The terms ‘status-quo’, ‘resolution,’ ‘reforms’ and ‘revisionism,’ can be applied to describe the outlook and behavioural characteristics of states in the international system; while connotations overlap, each term is distinct in meaning. At a session […]
Missiles
The Politics of S-400 Missile Defence System
The United States has blocked sales of its F-35 aircraft to Turkey for latter’s refusal to back down from its deal to buy S-400 missile defence system from Russia. This is not merely an issue […]
Pak India Crisis 2019
‘Pulwama’ Crisis: Causes, Implications, and Lessons for the Future
Pulwama crisis was the most serious military engagement between India and Pakistan since the Kargil conflict of 1999. Despite its relatively short lifecycle, there was a real danger of miscalculation that could have led to […]
Missiles
India’s Space Ambitions
(Another version of this article was first published in the Express Tribune) India tested its anti-satellite (ASAT) missile on March 27, 2019, by destroying one of its own satellites and claimed that it has joined […]
Pak India Crisis 2019
South Asia and the New Great Powers Competition
South Asian region mainly consists of seven states: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Its population is around 1.9 billion people which is more than 20 percent of the world population. It […]
Military
Arms Racing towards the ‘Final Frontier’
India tested its anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon on March 27, 2019, and claimed that it has joined the ‘elite’ club of four that possess the capability to shoot down satellites in space. Terming it as a […]
Missiles
India’s ASAT and Nuclear Entanglement in South Asia
(Image: © Press Information Bureau, Government of India) India on March 27, 2019, conducted an anti-satellite (ASAT) missile test and labelled it as ‘Mission Shakti.’ The test comes exactly one month after Pakistan shot […]
Politics
The New Cold War!
With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the world witnessed the end to the Cold War between the U.S. and the USSR, who had tried to curtail each other’s contrasting world orders for over half […]