Europe’s Chronic Jihadist Problem
Summary: The pace of attacks suggests Europe’s jihadist problem is growing worse. Here Stratfor explains how and why. Until they learn to grapple with this, the consequences will be severe.by Scott...
View ArticleDelhi Seems Ready to Compete with Beijing Where it Must and Cooperate Where...
by C Raja MohanThe Modi government’s most important departure from the past is in the framing of the China question itself.As the Indian public discourse on China continues to oscillate between...
View ArticleWhy Fighting for Balochistan is Key to Modi's Pakistan Policy
by Kanchan GuptaMuch of the story of the country is uncontested, provided we do not pay undue attention to the neighbour's claims.Activists fighting for a cause, especially one that has a lot of...
View ArticleModi Can't Afford to Take Pakistan-China Double Attack Threat Lightly
The Three Stooges?by Harsh V PantA rising New Delhi makes Islamabad all the more important in Beijing's strategy for South Asia.The recently expanded Gwadar deep water port in Pakistan, which is part...
View ArticleIndia's BrahMos Missile, 'World's Fastest', Attracts Global Interest: 7 Facts
BrahMos, world's fastest anti-ship cruise missile developed jointly by India & Russia, has caught the attention of a number of countries who want to buy it. It has been developed at a low budget of...
View ArticleChina Adds Nigeria to its African Empire
by Olivia ArchdeaconNigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyema, announced on Tuesday that China has offered Nigeria a $6 billion loan to fund infrastructure projects. Onyema and...
View ArticleManohar Parrikar Arrives in Beijing for Talks with Top PLA Officials
BEIJING: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today arrived here on his first official visit to China for high-level talks with top military OFFICIALS to consolidate ties between the armed forces of the...
View ArticleIncursions, Strategic Concerns on Manohar Parrikar's Agenda in China
Defence Minister Parrikar met with General Fan Changlong, Vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission (CMC) in November 2015BEIJING: Recurring incidents of incursions, implementation of an...
View ArticleCenter Plans to Ease Indian Citizenship Norms for Religious Minorities From...
The government has come up with a proposal that includes making it easier for refugees to buy property and get PAN and Aadhaar cardsThe government on Sunday announced that Hindus from Pakistan could...
View ArticleGlacial Mistrust
by JJ SinghSouth of the Pamirs, there is a knot of mountains formed by the Karakoram, Hindu Kush and Kuen Lun ranges. Emanating from the mighty Karakoram range, which forms the northern crown of India...
View ArticleRussian Su-27 Interceptor Performs Top Gun Stunt Over U.S. Spyplane
Image not an actual Photo but a composition made using two different ImagesAn “Unsafe and Unprofessional” Intercept Over the Baltic Sea.On April 14, a U.S. Air Force RC-135U Combat Sent electronic...
View ArticleCreate Theater Commands, Usher in Military Reforms Quickly
As Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar begins his first official visit to China on Monday, his focus will be on keeping the military to military cooperation between India and China on an even keel and...
View ArticleThe Big Fight for India's Lucrative Defence Pie
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View ArticlePower Pak-ed with Military and Mullah
by G ParthasarathyCriticising the military in Pakistan could be dangerous for Pakistanis. It is, therefore, rare to see Pakistani authors pick on the country’s military frontally, spelling out how...
View ArticlePakistan Police Claim to Have Arrested 2 ‘RAW Agents’ from Sindh
Pakistani police have claimed that they have arrested two purported “RAW agents” from the southern Sindh province, days after a former Indian Navy official was arrested in Balochistan on charges of...
View ArticleIndian Air Force Prepares 10-Year Modernization Plan
Combat Aircraft of the IAF either retired or in the course of being number-platedNEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force has prepared a 10-year modernisation plan that identifies technologies and services that...
View ArticleIndian Army to Conduct Major Exercise to Validate Strike Capability
With about 30,000 soldiers in action, the Indian Army is conducting a major Exercise SHATRUJEET by the elite STRIKE 1 in deserts of Rajasthan wherein the capability to Strike deep in enemy territory in...
View ArticleA ‘Much-Needed Message’ to India’s Neighbors
‘India Needs More Support as it Cannot Stand against China on its own’by Dinakar PeriThe many strategic decisions agreed upon during U.S. Defence Secretary Ashton Carter’s visit last week to India...
View ArticleINS Arihant Undergoing Sea Acceptance Trails: Top Navy Official
VISAKHAPATNAM: Country's first armed nuclear submarine, INS Arihant, is currently undergoing sea acceptance trials, a senior Naval official said on Sunday.INS Arihant is now undergoing sea acceptance...
View ArticleChinese Military Aircraft Lands At Disputed South China Sea Island For the...
A Chinese military aircraft for the first time has landed at an airport built on an island in South China Sea.The airport built by the China could base fighter jets. The runway on the Fiery cross reef...
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