(Editor’s Note: The views are that of the author’s. The writer is a Defence.Capital reader and a military affairs enthusiast. For his other interests, read the credit line at the end of the article.) By Rohit Verma The ongoing impasse between India and China at the Line of […]
(Editor’s Note: Opinions expressed are that of the writer’s) By Lieutenant Colonel Manoj K. Channan Since evolution, man has always been fighting a bitter battle for survival. Be it nature, wildlife, fellow human beings and now the minuscule and deadly Coronavirus. From stones to bones and the advent […]
New Delhi: India today approved a proposal to allow private sector participation in the Space sector, an historic reform announced by the Narendra Modi government a month ago in a bid to kick-in self-reliance and technological advancement critical industrial activities of the country. The move could invite entry […]
By Amit Agnihotri and N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: In a firm move against its western neighbour, India today signalled it was downgrading its bilateral relationship with Pakistan by asking the troubled country to reduce the staff strength at its High Commission in New Delhi by half. India […]
New Delhi: India can handle China militarily with the qualitative defence capabilities that the Indian armed forces possess today, but the military action should be the last resort, said a former Corps Commander, who was tasked with defending Arunachal Pradesh from the Asian dragon’s aggression while in military […]
(Editor’s Note: The opinions are that of the writer’s.) By Abhijit Iyer-Mitra India‘s adherence to the “One China“’ policy has arguably been more fervent and stricter than People’s Republic of China‘s own adherence to this policy. Consider this, Taiwanese firms get privileged access in Beijing, trade links between […]
(Editor’s Note: The opinions are that of the writer’s.) By Siddhartha Sharma For over three decades, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has spread propaganda and pumped corporate earnings, through channel stuffing, to portray China as an economic powerhouse in the region. The CCP’s mendacious propaganda has now tied […]
By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: India has emerged as the most popular nation to win a seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as a non-permanent member, bagging 184 of the total 192 votes, 33 per cent more votes than required to be declared victorious. India will […]
By N. C. Bipindra It is not very often, rather never, in the last 45 years has one heard of either Indian soldiers or Chinese military personnel having been killed in the frequent border clashes that happen every summer. That peace record between the ‘blow hot-blow cold’ rivals […]
New Delhi: India today summoned the Charge d’Affaires of the Pakistan High Commission Haider Shah and lodged a strong protest with him over the abduction and torture of two officials of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad by the Pakistani security agencies. The abduction, said India, violated the […]
New Delhi: India should rethink and revise its ‘One China‘ policy and exploit the geographic, ethnic, and economic fault lines within the Asian giant, such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, Tibet, and Xinjiang, a group of experts have said At a webinar jointly organised by Law and Society Alliance […]
Webinar Report: Dissecting Pakistan‘s terror infrastructure in Jammu and KashmirDate: June 8, 2020 Time: 12:00 PM IST Panelists: Madhav Nalapat, Editorial Director of ITV Network and The Sunday Guardian, and UNESCO Peace Chair, Manipal Academy of Higher Education. Dr Tara Kartha, Strategic Affairs expert, formerly at National Security […]
By N. C. Bipindra The world is at present obsessed with, rightly so, the fight against the Coronavirus, with suspicion and rumours of it being a bio-weapon. In this fight against the virus that has claimed hundreds of thousands of human lives, the world”s attention to another major […]
New Delhi: In a strong message, India today asked two Pakistan High Commission staffers to leave the country over spying charges and has lodged a stern complaint with the neighbouring nation’s charge de’affaires here. The move came after security forces caught two Pakistan High Commission officials, Abeed Hussain […]
By Lieutenant General S. L. Narasimhan Starting from 2013, India-China boundary has had a few incidents. Prior to that, only two incidents of importance had occurred post the 1962 war between India and China. They were at Nathu La in 1967 and Sumdrong Chu in 1986. Almost 27 […]
