Opinion

Acting with Caution in Bangladesh

Pranay K Shome -
Tarique Rahman, the newly anointed prime minister of Bangladesh, is the person of the moment, not just in Bangladeshi politics but in the geopolitics of South Asia. The son of the late premier Khaleda...

From Industrial AI to Military Power: Why India’s Defence Ecosystem Needs Structural Integration

Lt Gen Ashok Bhim Shivane -
India’s AI debate has been framed largely around digital services and start-up innovation. That focus obscures a more consequential question: whether AI can reorganise the country’s defence ecosystem at an industrial level. For a...

Beyond the Fence: Border Infiltration as India’s Internal Security Crisis

Neeraj Singh Manhas -
In an age when national security is represented by high-tech drones flying over rugged frontiers or 30-foot barbed-wire fences set up across barren landscapes, the threat does not exist on the border, but at...

Proposal for 20-Year Ban on Military Writings: Justified Safeguard or Unwarranted Suppression?

Maj Gen Rajan Kochhar -
In February 2026, the Government of India initiated a debate over a proposed mandatory 20-year cooling-off period before former senior officials — including top military commanders — could publish books after retirement. The reported...

Rise of Jamaat-e-Islami in Bangladesh and Its Impact on India

Asad Mirza -
The keenly watched elections in Bangladesh were important, not just for the country but for the region as a whole. At the centre of this was the anticipated performance of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI). The  ...

Major Push Towards ‘Make in India’ with Rafale Manufacturing in the Country

Joseph P Chacko -
In early February 2026, India's Defence Secretary, Rajesh Kumar Singh, made an important statement to the media on the margins of defence-related briefings in New Delhi. The statement dealt with India's ongoing fighter aircraft...

Leveraging Rafale Purchase to a New Buying Strategy

Asad Mirza -
just days before French President Emmanuel Macron’s scheduled visit to India to attend a summit on artificial intelligence, the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced a slew of decisions worth ₹3.60 lakh crore, including...

The Big Picture: Parliamentary Paralysis and the Geopolitics of Disruption

Maj Gen Deepak Mehra -
India’s Parliament was stalled for three consecutive days in the first week of February, not by a budgetary impasse, nor a constitutional crisis, nor a national emergency, but by a carefully sustained confrontation over...

Great Nicobar: A Strategic-Economic Multiplier

Brig Sandeep Sehgal -
The Great Nicobar Project near the Malacca Strait, formally called the Holistic Development of Great Nicobar Island, was approved by the Indian government in 2021. The proposal to develop Great Nicobar was first floated...

Women as Frontline Defenders: Village Defence Guards Reshaping J&K Security

Dr Sunandini -
In the mountainous hamlets and forested reaches of Jammu & Kashmir’s Chenab and Pir Panjal ranges, the concept of security has never been abstract. For decades, it has been deeply embedded in the everyday...

General’s Dereliction of Duty –II

Col Rajinder Singh -
Not with standing the political noise about the five-and-a-half-year-old incident, which took place on August 31, 2020, at Rechin Pass of the Kailash range in Eastern Ladakh, when Chinese troops attempted an intrusion across...

General’s Dereliction of Duty – I

Col Rajinder Singh -
“I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.” – Alexander the Great An unnecessary furore was created in...

Mosque Bombing in Islamabad and the Strategic Blowback for Pakistan

Lt Gen Ashok Bhim Shivane -
The suicide attack at the Khadija-tul Kubra Mosque in Islamabad is not just another terrorist incident in Pakistan’s troubled history. When a sectarian strike hits the federal capital and is claimed by an Islamic...
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