Category: Insights

PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY STRATEGY SHIFTS

PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY STRATEGY SHIFTS

POLICY CHANGES ALONG THE LAC POST-GALWAN 2020The unconventional and resolute response of the Indian Armed Forces to the China initiated
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THE MAKKAH JOINT DEFENCE AGREEMENT – AN ISLAMIC TRIUMVIRATE?

THE MAKKAH JOINT DEFENCE AGREEMENT – AN ISLAMIC TRIUMVIRATE?

ASYMMETRIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC GREY-ZONE WARFAREThe signing of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement by Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and Pakistan on 07
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WEAPONISATION OF FRONTIERS

WEAPONISATION OF FRONTIERS

ASYMMETRIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC GREY-ZONE WARFAREIn contemporary strategic discourse, the frontier is traditionally conceptualised as a static demarcation of state sovereignty—a
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THE CHANGING NATURE OF MILITARY PREPAREDNESS

THE CHANGING NATURE OF MILITARY PREPAREDNESS

INDIA'S TRANSITION FROM TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY TO INDUSTRIAL READINESSIndustrial preparedness has become an integral component of deterrence itself. A nation that
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TOWARDS A COMPOSITE FLEET

TOWARDS A COMPOSITE FLEET

ASYMMETRIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC GREY-ZONE WARFAREIndia needs a composite Fleet which should include aircraft carriers, major surface combatants, submarines, maritime aviation
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LONG RANGE VECTORS ALTER THE DYNAMICS OF MODERN WARFARE

LONG RANGE VECTORS ALTER THE DYNAMICS OF MODERN WARFARE

"War is now a matter of sensors and vectors. The side that can see first and strike from the farthest
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WHEN DOCTRINE LAGS, STRATEGY SUFFERS

WHEN DOCTRINE LAGS, STRATEGY SUFFERS

Recent conflicts have rewritten assumptions that most militaries considered permanent and written in blood. Russia entered Ukraine in 2022 with
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AFGHANISTAN–PAKISTAN CONFLICT 2026 AND INDIA’S STRATEGIC OPTIONS

AFGHANISTAN–PAKISTAN CONFLICT 2026 AND INDIA’S STRATEGIC OPTIONS

The Afghanistan–Pakistan relationship remains one of the most complex and enduring fault lines in South Asian geopolitics. Contrary to the
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EULOGIZING DRONES: A COMBAT REALITY CHECK

EULOGIZING DRONES: A COMBAT REALITY CHECK

The hum of drones over the battlefields, along with their buzz amongst armchair strategists, has become the defining feature of
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THE ARCHITECTURE OF MODERN CONFLICT

THE ARCHITECTURE OF MODERN CONFLICT

The Case of the Iran War The architecture of modern conflict is rarely built on the clean lines of singular national
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