At Wacha-Damai, India and China test the guardrails of a much-disputed frontier
The first corps commander-level talks in Arunachal Pradesh are less a breakthrough than a reminder that, after Galwan, the two…
Category: Defence
INS Mahendragiri and India’s naval reassertion
The commissioning of INS Mahendragiri on July 11 marks a watershed moment for the Indian Navy. As the seventh and…
Operation Sindoor Anniversary: New strategic realities stare at the subcontinent
On the night of May 6-7, 2025, when the Indian Armed Forces launched “Operation Sindoor,” a series of precision strikes…
The Strait that never slept: How Hormuz remains the world’s oldest toll plaza
Long before it carried oil super-tankers, the Strait of Hormuz carried empire. The world now knows it as the narrow…
Trump’s Hormuz threat puts the world economy on edge, again
The threat of a confrontation around the Strait of Hormuz has once again moved from strategic theory to market reality.…
Abbas Araghchi: Iranian diplomat who became the face of US-Israel-Iran war
When the United States and Israel launched the war on Iran on 28 February 2026, the conflict quickly acquired three…
Significance of Prahaar: India’s Comprehensive Anti-Terror Framework
India’s first comprehensive national counter-terrorism policy and strategy Prahaar marks a significant shift in the nation’s approach to combating terrorism,…
Operation Sindoor: The 88-hour air war and the dawn of stand-off conflict
The 88 hours of aerial conflict between India and Pakistan in May 2025 known as Operation Sindoor has long been…
Sailing Through Time: Indian Navy revives 5th-century maritime heritage with ancient stitched ship
In a remarkable fusion of historical reverence and naval innovation, the Indian Navy is set to induct a meticulously crafted…