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DEFENSEIs Fatigue Causing Twists and Turns in Russia Ukraine War?
- June 15, 2022
- Posted by: admin
- Categories: Russia, Ukraine
No CommentsAs Russia Ukraine war completes three months, both sides are witnessing spectacular twists and turns, showing that reality is biting both sides.
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Russia-Ukraine war: New face of 21st century conflict – no victor and no vanquished | OPINION
- June 8, 2022
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Uncategorized
Russia’s ‘special military operation’ turned into a full-blown war as Ukrainians put up a stiffer-than-expected resistance. While many expected the so-called operation to conclude within a week, the war has been raging on for 100 days now. Is this the new face of conflict in the 21st Century? No victor and no vanquished?
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Quad wants to stop illegal fishing in Indo-Pacific. But the net is actually for one shark
- June 8, 2022
- Posted by: Lt Gen (Dr) Prakash Menon (Retd)
- Categories: China, Russia


Quad’s provision to curb illegal fishing is likely to remain unimplementable. But platforms established for the flow of information could certainly serve strategic functions.
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Pakistan’s Unaffordable Extravaganzas
- June 8, 2022
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
- Category: Pakistan


Pakistan is in a cul de sac. Not for the first time in its history, its politics are in tatters. Its debt ridden society is more radicalised than ever. From a being net food exporter, it now imports food. Increasing water scarcity will increase its food insecurity.
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Why it’s time Indian and Pakistani experts begin talking and build a runway for policymakers
- June 8, 2022
- Posted by: admin
- Categories: India, Pakistan


The trouble is, everything and anything to deal with Pakistan is hitched to Kashmir, at least in Islamabad’s eyes.
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Pakistan’s Proxy War In J&K: Joining The Dots
- June 8, 2022
- Posted by: Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
- Categories: India, Jammu & Kashmir


Islamabad merrily uses UN Resolutions and calls for their implementation but never agrees to the first provision—the withdrawal of all its troops before the next steps.
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Judiciary And Pakistan’s ‘State Policy’ Of Enforced Disappearances – OpEd
- June 1, 2022
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Pakistan


How acute is the chronic malaise of unchecked enforced disappearances afflicting Pakistan can be gauged from the fact that at least eight out of the top ten google search results for “land of enforced disappearances,” directly refers to it.
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Lessons From Ukraine War: Why Creation of Integrated Theatre Commands Needs to Be Expedited
- June 1, 2022
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Ukraine


One major takeaway from the ongoing Ukraine war is that creation of integrated theatre commands (ITC) needs expeditious implementation
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Those whopping 40,000 crore: Relevance of S-400 missile defence system
- June 1, 2022
- Posted by: admin
- Categories: China, Pakistan


Given the active challenges on its long borders with China and Pakistan, India is not spending commensurately adequate funds on modernisation of its armed forces especially given the size of its Armed Forces.
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Half-masting of Tricolour must stop
- June 1, 2022
- Posted by: admin
- Category: India


UAE President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan passed away on Friday, 13 May 2022. There are no questions about his importance and value as the President of United Arab Emirates and ruler of Abu Dhabi, besides that India has close relations with UAE which are in absolute national interest of India on multiple counts and along with that a huge diaspora of Indian population has been employed in various parts of the Emirates.