Originally published : https://www.news18.com/opinion/opinion-why-indias-defence-budget-needs-a-capability-reset-9870735.html For the Union Budget 2026 to send a meaningful strategic signal, the focus must shift from...

Originally to be published at : https://www.news18.com/opinion/opinion-naam-namak-nishan-why-caste-has-no-place-in-the-indian-army-ws-kl-9856418.html To divide the Army along caste lines is to misunderstand its very soul....

Originally Published: https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/drone-age-warfare-why-indian-army-must-command-the-air-littoral-battlespace-13958553.html The air littoral is no longer the exclusive domain of air forces. It is a shared battlespace...

originally published : https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/theaterisation-why-indias-armed-forces-need-to-play-as-one-team/ The debate on theaterisation of armed forces is once again in the news, following Operation Sindoor,...

Originally published at : https://www.republicworld.com/opinion/august-in-exileremembering-the-lost-homeland The lives of Tibetan youth born in exile in India are filled with both longing...

Originally published: https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/murder-in-august-pakistan-covert-role-in-sheikh-mujibur-rahman-assassination-13926458.html The birth of Bangladesh in 1971 cannot be reduced to a mere civil war. It was the...

Originally published at : https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/infrastructure-of-integration-how-abrogation-of-article-370-enabled-roads-railways-and-5g-to-connect-kashmir-to-india/ When Article 370 was abrogated in August 2019, Kashmir suddenly took off from decades of...

Originally published at https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/authoritarian-drift-in-dhaka-indias-role-in-upholding-minority-rights-and-democracy-ws-e-13914947.html As South Asia grapples with rising authoritarianism and political instability, India’s role as a democratic stabiliser...

Originally published in https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/karachi-to-kargil-1503463402.html As India marks 26 years of its triumph in the Kargil War, the time is ripe...

Originally published at: https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/bangladeshs-sovereignty-at-stake-humanitarian-corridors-or-geopolitical-trojan-horses-13900964.html As Bangladesh grapples with Myanmar’s enduring humanitarian crisis, the recent proposal for a United Nations-backed humanitarian...

Despite being placed on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list three times since 2008—first from 2008 to 2009,...

Originally published at https://government.economictimes.indiatimes.com/blog/pakistans-budget-crisis-military-spending-surges-amidst-economic-collapse/121803904 "The budget’s critics within Pakistan have not held back. The Pakistani opposition has aptly dubbed this...

Originally published at https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/precision-power-preparedness-indias-new-war-doctrine/ INDIA’S strategic calculus fundamentally shifted on the intervening night of May 6-7, when the Indian Army...

Orginally Published: https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/trials-not-absurdity-heres-how-rigorous-testing-made-atags-a-world-class-gun Criticism suggesting that the Army harbours preferences for imported systems like Israel's ATHOS is being pushed by...

Originally published at The Sunday Guardian : https://sundayguardianlive.com/opinion/155-mm-artillery-modernisation-is-about-military-strength-self-reliance Artillery has historically been decisive in warfare, providing armies with unmatched firepower,...

Originally Published at : https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/pakistans-military-muscle-torn-by-overuse-strained-by-discord-13873778.html Once the most trusted institution in the nation, the military now struggles with declining morale,...

Originally published at : https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/plas-achilles-heel-how-indias-professional-army-holds-the-edge-over-chinas-conscript-force-13873139.html Despite the October 2024 patrolling agreement, India and China are yet to  de-escalate at the Line of...

Originally Published in : https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/pakistans-military-economy-an-empire-thriving-amid-national-ruin-13870738.html As Pakistan grapples with staggering inflation, crippling debt, and poverty, the military elite thrives, exacerbating...

On a winding stretch of the Jammu-Srinagar highway, a convoy of 78 vehicles carrying 2,500 CRPF personnel was making its...

The Union Budget for 2025-26 has been a welcome move for the middle class, with significant tax relief across the...

Since Bangladesh’s inception, India has played a critical role in aiding its economic and social development. However, the recent political...

Originally published at : https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/why-scaling-back-troops-on-lac-is-risky/ INDIA and China appear to be moving swiftly towards the normalisation of relations following the...

Is Pakistan on a roller coaster ride to failure or a failed state? The Economic Times report of today says...