Sir Creek: The Forgotten Frontier of India–Pakistan Tensions In the long, tangled history of India–Pakistan disputes, some flashpoints dominate the headlines — Kashmir, Siachen, cross-border terrorism. But far away from the mountains and media glare, at the marshy edge of the Arabian Sea, lies Sir Creek — a quiet, shifting ribbon of water that continues…
India’s Air Force Is Running on Fumes — And Strategy Isn’t Helping India is running out of fighters faster than it can build or buy them.The Indian Air Force (IAF) today faces a crisis that’s been decades in the making — a dangerous mix of policy drift, bureaucratic indecision, and manufacturing delays that have left…
Introduction: The enduring border disputes between India and China have been a source of tension for decades, punctuated by occasional flare-ups that have resulted in loss of life on both sides. These conflicts, rooted in territorial claims and historical complexities, underscore a deeper struggle for control and influence in the region. One of the key…
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III was in India, June 4-5, to lay out the path for a major defense partnership, and roadmap for advance cooperation in defence sector ahead of Prime Minister Modi’s official state visit to Washington. The Secretary met with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Minister of Defense Rajnath Singh. …
India launched the first of its second generation of navigation satellites. Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) MK II lifted off from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota at 05:12 UTC (10:42 IST) on May 29, 2023. ISRO confirmed the satellite unfurled its power-generating solar panels a few minutes after the spacecraft separated from the GSLV Mk.2 rocket….
Incumbent Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has secured a victory in a historic runoff election. This will be his third term as Turkey’s President. He has won despite people’s grievances being on the rise as well as his mismanagement of the response to the earthquake that hit Turkey earlier this year that registered 7.8 on the Richter scale…
P.V. Narasimha Rao has been the most consequential Prime Minister India has seen in modern times. The glory achieved by latter PMs like Atal Bihari Vajpayee and currently Narendra Modi. In addition, Rao was a scholar and a statesman with impeccable integrity who displayed utmost honesty while other leaders around him were mired in corruption…
Twenty eight year old Gert-Jan Oskam was riding his bike in China when he met with an accident that broke his neck. His legs were paralyzed and was told he would never walk again. Fast forward 12 years – Oskam was able to walk again, thanks to a device called the “Brain-Spine Interface”, that uses…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a surprise guest appearance at Johns Hopkins University as he live streamed his address to the class of 2023 at their commencement ceremony May 25th. Zelenskyy spoke at Homewood Field on the university’s Baltimore campus, where he was also presented with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree by Johns…
As India moves closer to becoming one of the world’s top three economies, its neighbor Pakistan continues to grapple with recurring debt crises and economic instability. This contrast often raises a fundamental question: both nations gained independence at the same time, share deep cultural and historical roots, and have comparable human potential—so why have their…
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