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India’s New War Doctrine: Responding to Terror with Remote Warfare

On 22 April 2025, the brutal terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, carried out by two Pakistani and one Indian national, once again tested India’s patience. It was not just an attack on innocent tourists—it was an assault on India’s sovereignty and...

Coming of Age - ‘Instruments of Air Denial’

On the night of 23/24 Feb 2022 when the Russians fired the first salvo of the current round in Russo-Ukraine war in the form of a strong pre-emptive air strike complete with strike aircrafts, cruise missiles, multi-barrel rocket launchers and more,...

Neighborhood News Digest- 30 December 2024

Afghanistan Pakistan's Rocket Attack on Afghan Mosque Kills 3 People- Tolo News Residents of Dand-e-Patan district in Paktia province report that on Saturday, three people were killed and five others were injured when a rocket fired by Pakistan...

Neighborhood News Digest- 18 July 2024

Afghanistan Nadim: Afghanistan's Affairs Guided by Islamic and Cultural Principles- Tolo News The Acting Minister of Higher Education, during a meeting with the Uzbek Ambassador in Kabul, stated that Afghanistan, as an independent country, conducts...

Neighborhood News Digest- 13 June 2024

Afghanistan Countries Pledge $842M in Aid for Afghanistan at Brussels Meeting-Tolo News Senior officials from various countries have pledged nearly $842 million to address the humanitarian emergency in Afghanistan during a meeting in Brussels. At...

Science and Technology (S&T) Digest (16-31 May 2024), Issue 38

In this Issue I. Defence and Security Delivery of 25T Bollard Pull (BP) Tug, Baljeet to Indian Navy Delivery of ‘Ammunition Cum Torpedo Cum Missile Barge, LSAM 20 Developing Novel Medical Devices to Address Diverse Health Issues Fostering...

Hellfire from the Heavens – A Perspective on Contemporary Aerial Strikes

Punitive response with the employment of air power is nothing new, and goes back to the British ‘watch and ward’ missions that the Indian Air Force undertook with the Royal Air Force in 1937, towards policing the recalcitrant tribes of Waziristan in...

The Changing Nature of Warfare: Lessons for India

The Russia-Ukraine war and the war in Gaza provide several pointers to how the nature of warfare is changing. Indian strategic thinkers need to carefully study these wars and imbibe the lessons. Indian armed forces are in the process of being...

Neighborhood News Digest- 10 May 2024

Afghanistan Mawlawi Kabir: If We Had Means, No Foreign Drones Would Patrol Airspace-Tolo News Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, the political deputy of the Prime Minister's Office, at a public meeting in Panjshir said that American drones patrol the country's...

Myanmar Round Up: April 2024

In April, the Myanmar military regime continued to face challenges from the opposition forces such as the Arakan Army (AA) and other ethnic armed groups. The conflict has caused displacement and casualties, affecting Rohingya civilians in particular...

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