Category: DEFENCE & DIPLOMACY

India’s Presidency: Steering BRICS 2026

The 18th BRICS summit meeting scheduled for 12-13 September, 2026 comes at a time of...

BRICS is not replacing the West, it is trying to change the rules of the game in its favour

As India prepares to host the 18th BRICS summit, the real question is not whether...

25 Years of SCO: India’s Strategic Balance

The outcome of the 26th Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) held in Bishkek...

Rafale’s Efficacy, Rafale’s Superiority: Why Pakistan’s F16 Was Never the Real Rival

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval broke his year-long silence on Operation Sindoor this week, in...

Atmanirbhar Bharat and the Defence R&D Challenge

In the last article, I wrote about how the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) project was...

From Disputed Territory to an “Important Part of India”: The Evolution of U.S. Policy on Kashmir

Sergio Gor, the United States Ambassador to India, described Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) as an...

The Makkah Pact: Pakistan’s Strategic Upgrade or a Paper Alliance?

At Al-Safa Palace in Makkah (Mecca), on 7 August 2026, three men signed a piece...

Air Power Cannot Wait : Lessons from the LCA saga

Nearly six years after the first order was placed, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is...

Strengthening Interoperability Between the U.S. and India in the Indo-Pacific

The U.S. Pacific Air Forces outlines how readiness, logistics, and partnerships with India shape operations...

Operationalizing the U.S.-India Defense Partnership

The Framework for the U.S.-India Major Defense Partnership will accelerate U.S.-India security cooperation, enhance interoperability,...

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