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Afghanistan: What does the future portend?
- April 16, 2021
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Kumar (Retd)
- Categories: Afghanistan, Strategic Issues
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Oblivious Precepts
Before we analyse the future portends for Afghanistan, let me spell out some oblivious precepts, which have a bearing on the likely prognosis.
* War/confrontation is seen as an exception, an extreme and an aberration in international affairs; the paradox is that it is the invention of peace which is the artificial edifice. -
Ladakh didn’t work out for China. It will now drive a wedge between Quad partners
- April 14, 2021
- Posted by: Lt Gen (Dr) Prakash Menon (Retd)
- Category: China
In the contemporary global geopolitical landscape, China has evoked more fear than hope. It has displayed an impressive capacity for political organisation to pursue its objectives. After nearly three decades of resting hopes on a China that will be a responsible power in the international system, there is now an increased consensus among most Western and Asian powers that a collective approach is necessary to tackle it.
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Seventh Fleet move a reminder that Quad must remain a group of equals, not a US-led posse
- April 14, 2021
- Posted by: Lt Gen (Dr) Prakash Menon (Retd)
- Categories: China, India, Indian Ocean Region
The US Navy’s Seventh Fleet statement of 7 April 2021, after the freedom of navigation operation off Maldives in India’s Exclusive Economic Zone or the EEZ, even if legally valid, and watered down later by the Pentagon Spokesman, was unwarranted and seems indifferent to the sensitive phase in India-US relations.
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ANATOMY OF A U TURN
- April 14, 2021
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
- Category: Pakistan
As I keep reading DAWN, I come across some thought provoking articles. I am sharing them with you. Gives you an insight into this troubled frontline nation which prided itself on the terrorists it produced as national assets rather than investing in vaccines like a weak ‘Endya’. Like always there is nothing original in these articles except my comments.
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India-China border talks: 11th round of talks remained inconclusive
- April 14, 2021
- Posted by: Lt Col Manoj K Channan (Retd)
- Category: China
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Peace in Afghanistan: Taliban’s Intransigence and a Multi-National Endeavour
- April 14, 2021
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Kumar (Retd)
- Category: SAARC
Peace eludes Afghanistan, notwithstanding consecutive attempts by the US Presidents to find a trail that could lead to it. President Trump attempted a new approach to ultimately reach an agreement that was worked out between the US and the Taliban, alone. However, the road to peace is yet a long length to traverse.
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Integrating unmanned platforms and enabling tech in India’s warfighting doctrine
- March 26, 2021
- Posted by: Maj Gen Birender Dhanoa (Retd)
- Category: India
India has the capacity, intellect, and research facilities — within and outside of government — to develop and field systems faster than ever before.
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Future of autonomous air platforms in the Indo-Pacific
- March 25, 2021
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Warfare
Within the coming decade, the PLAAF and possibly the People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force will begin to field several operational UCAV designs with significant degrees of lethal automation and broadband stealth.
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Fleshing out the LoC ceasefire
- March 25, 2021
- Posted by: Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
- Categories: Pakistan, Strategic Affairs
What can be done to ensure that the ceasefire agreement with Pakistan works without hiccups and progressively ushers in a peace process?
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Anarchy is coming
- March 25, 2021
- Posted by: admin
- Category: Warfare
The liberal world order has failed to usher in global peace.
When the Biden administration undertook its first known act of war a few weeks ago, it provided an illuminating snapshot of conflict in the 21st century.
