Biden’s $715B Defense Ask: Higher Than Expected, Lower Than Trump’s Plan
The Biden administration pledged to spend billions of dollars on nuclear weapons, long-range weapons, and emerging technologies to counter China, but hinted that it would propose cuts to exi... Read more
We Welcome India’s Cooperation, Won’t Allow Anti-India Acts On Afghan Soil: Taliban
With the deadline of 1 May approaching, the world’s eyes are on Afghanistan as the Joe Biden-led United States government has indicated that it is unlikely to recall its estimated 2,500 sold... Read more
Pakistan: What Ails This Sad Nation?
What ails Pakistan? Kashmir, its eternal tinnitus. It has opted voluntarily for tunnel vision, unable to look beyond Kashmir that has become its destructive obsession. Kashmir does not empty... Read more
View: Myanmar Junta Isn’t Fated To Win And New Delhi Has Many Options
The peaceful protests against Myanmar’s February 1 military takeover are seemingly ebbing. The number of demonstrators hitting the streets in major townships like Yangon and Mandalay are com... Read more
India and Japan are planning to hold a ‘2+2’ format meeting of foreign and defence ministers in Tokyo later this month, Japanese media reported. According to NHK, Japanese Foreig... Read more
The assessment is included in a Global Trends report produced every four years by the US government’s National Intelligence Council, released in Washington. The report, released on Wed... Read more
US Govt Issues Notification For Sale Of F-16s To Pakistan
Amidst stiff opposition from India and top American lawmakers, the US government has formally published federal notification for the sale of eight F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan. “This... Read more
Eastern Ladakh: No Forward Movement In Latest Talks On Disengagement In Remaining Friction Points
There was no visible forward movement at the latest round of military talks between India and China for disengagement of troops at the remaining friction points of Hot Springs, Gogra and Dep... Read more
Biden Seems Ready To Extend US Troop Presence In Afghanistan
Without coming right out and saying it, President Joe Biden seems ready to let lapse a May 1 deadline for completing a withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Orderly withdrawals take ti... Read more
India Has Accelerated Work On Chabahar Port, Likely To Be Declared Operational By May: Report
After a brief halt, India accelerated the work on Chabahar Port early this year and the strategic Iranian port is expected to be operational by next month, a Congressional report has said. I... Read more









