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 […]
India
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 […]
Pak India Crisis 2019
India’s F-16 Neurosis
The Indian Air Force (IAF) in its recent press conference has once again asserted its claim of shooting down a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) F-16, in an aerial engagement that took place on February 27, […]
Pak India Crisis 2019
Pakistan’s F-16s Are All Accounted For – Confirms the U.S.
In another significant blow to India, the U.S. has validated Pakistan’s position that none of its F-16s was lost in an aerial encounter that took place on Feb 27, 2019. India has rejected the report […]
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 […]
Politics
Rising Violent Hindutva and Nuclear Arsenals – A Deadly Combination in India
In the so-called world’s largest democracy, Muslims, Christians and low caste Hindus are running for their lives from the violent lynching mobs, poisoned by fanatic Hindutva ideology. These cow vigilantes or killer gangs are operating […]
Missiles
India as a Space Super Power: A Threat to South Asian Strategic Stability
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Wednesday March 27, 2019 that ”India became the fourth country in the world by shooting down a satellite in low Earth orbit with a missile launched from Odhisa testing range, […]
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 […]