Commentary
Opening of Maoist Insurgency Period Cases and its Impact on Prime Minister’s Future in Nepal

Last December, the Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal became Prime Minister of Nepal with the support of the Communist Party of Nepal – Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML), but in two months he changed his allegiance by joining hands with the Nepali C....

International Order and Taliban: Theory and Practice

Afghanistan has historically been on the fringe of global politics while also being unexpectedly and tragically entangled in international processes. It was afflicted throughout the 20th century by linkages to the outside world. The Soviets invasion ....

How Far Will China Walk on the No-Limit Partnership Road with Russia?

It was business as usual for Russia when it struck Ukraine with missiles and UAVs just after President Vladmir Putin bid farewell to President Xi Jinping after their highly publicized three days meeting in Moscow.

Could the Reaper Have Been Saved – An Analysis

The Incident
According to "Defense One," two Russian SU-27 aircraft intercepted a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle over the Black Sea on March 14, 2023. Apparently, the interceptors dumped fuel on it and then struck its propellers....

Has Singapore Changed its Stance on Ukraine?

On 8th of March 2023, Singapore’s minister for Home Affairs K. Shanmugam delivered the keynote address on the occasion of one year of the Russia-Ukraine war at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. His speech took a critical view of the West which merit....

Take Aways from the New IAF Doctrine

The new Indian Air Force doctrine made available in the public domain has gone through various iterations and does incorporate aerospace aspects of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict also. There has been emphasis on capturing the growing role of aer....

Is Taming the Dragon Possible in Central Asia?

Background
Due to its proximity to China’s western region and abundant natural resources, the Central Asian region is crucial from a geopolitical perspective. With the demise of the Soviet Union, China established a significant political ....

Innovation for Defence Excellence (iDEX): Where do We Stand?

Innovation for Defence Excellence (iDEX) and the Defence India Start-up Challenge (DISC) platforms
The iDEX platform was launched in April 2018 under the DIO (Defence Innovation Organisation) and the aim was for “creation of an ecosyste....

India’s Defence Budget 2023-24

Presenting the Union Budget 2023-24 before the Parliament on February 01, the Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, allocated Rs 5.94 lakh crore—about US$72 billion—to the Ministry of Defence (MoD). While allocating the new budget for the MoD, th....

India and Egypt – Finding Strategic Convergence

As the global churn is yet to spring some sense of stability New Delhi has been in an overdrive to identify and nurture key partnerships across geographies since its strategic autonomy and consistent principled policies in international discourse hav....

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