NEW DELHI: The big fat takeaway coming out of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg: Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping agreeing “to direct their relevant officials to intensify efforts at expeditious disengagement and de-escalation” along their disputed border. That explains why they did not have a bilateral on the last day of the BRICS summit although […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The issue of BRICS expansion is important in many ways. The seed of BRICS lies in the Russia-India-China (RIC) dialogue initiated by the Russians. Russia had lost its peer status as a global power with the U.S. following the collapse of the Soviet Union. The world, especially for the Russians, had moved from […]Read More
BENGALURU: On 1 August 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the Antrix Corporation “enjoyed immunity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.” The ruling essentially reversed the confirmation provided in November 2020, by the District Court of Seattle, in exercising personal jurisdiction over Antrix when they had claimed immunity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The tourist brochures say the months from May to September are the best time to visit South Africa, and the “wildlife viewing is excellent”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have enough time to sample South Africa’s salubrious temperatures when he arrives at Waterkloof air base in Johannesburg on Tuesday afternoon. But his agenda […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Indian and Chinese ground commanders continued their talks over the weekend to fine tune fresh rules of engagement along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between the two countries and arrive at a common ground to resolve the remaining friction points in Ladakh, raising hopes of a forward movement in attempts to break […]Read More
NEW DELHI: For a country like India that has a long coastline (about 11,000 km, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep included), maritime security is as important as guarding the nation’s land borders. The Mumbai terror attacks of 2008, where the terrorists took the sea route to reach India, exposed gaps in coastal security and […]Read More
India’s imports of cheaper crude oil from Russia now account for 40% of its total oil imports. In fact, Russia has replaced Saudi Arabia and Iraq as the primary source of crude oil imports. All of this while Russia continues to face sanctions imposed by block of Western nations. Even better, India is importing crude […]Read More
NEW DELHI: India’s self-designed and developed advanced technologies by leading defence firms continue to grab eyeballs at the seven-day Army 2023 International Military-Technical Forum which began at the Patriot Congress and Exhibition Centre of the Russian Armed Forces in Moscow on Monday. India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), along with several defence Public Sector […]Read More
NEW DELHI: As Bangladesh heads for elections later this year or early next, could the army play a role? The question may not seem relevant given how it has played by the rules for the last 30 years, but former intelligence officer Shantanu Mukharji, believes the army remains a highly politicised force and therefore must […]Read More
NEW DELHI: In less than seven years from now, 50% of India’s electricity capacity (500 GW) would be of the non-fossil fuel variety, Prime Minister Modi promised G20 energy ministers late last month, implying a mix of hydropower, solar, nuclear and hydrogen. The country, he added, was on track to meet its net zero emissions […]Read More
KARGIL: This Independence Day, team Stratnews Global brings you the story of Hunderman, the last village of Kargil. Hunderman was part of Pakistan when both countries got divided in 1947. But post the 1971 war between the two nations, Hunderman became a part of India, following victorious operations by the Indian Army. Watch the full […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The economic crisis in Sri Lanka may have stabilized but the road to recovery is an uphill task. India, like always, has been the first to help out its southern neighbour, with money as well as necessary aid. Pathfinders Foundation, a Sri Lankan independent think tank, was among the first to sound out […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Related to the restructuring of HQ IDS (Integrated Defence Staff) is the possibility of forming a higher defence committee for strategic and political guidance to the military leadership. Assuming that HQ IDS in consultation with the theatre commands will take local and largely tactical decisions, there is still no clarity on who or […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Four years after the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) was announced as part of the move to usher in defence reforms, the process towards theaterisation or forming integrated commands is progressing apace. There is broad consensus among the military brass for creation of three theatre commands—one for the China border, another […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka, India, and Japan: Until recently, a partnership involving these three countries may have merited little consideration. But Sri Lanka’s economic collapse last year, China’s refusal to help, and India’s rescue act have brought this issue to the fore India lacks the deep pockets and technological heft that can help its small […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Last week the government disclosed that the number of people filing income tax returns (ITRs) was poised to touch a new high. According to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman the number of ITRs filed till 31 July was 7.4 crore. Given that returns can be filed till 31 December, this number would only grow. […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an unexpected announcement of appointing a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) as principal military adviser to the government from the ramparts of the Red Fort on August 15, 2019. Four years after that rather sudden decision, three or four areas have seen substantial progress in reorganisation of India’s […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The first ever visit to Taiwan by three retired Indian service chiefs has triggered a minor media storm. Gen. Naravane, Admiral KB Singh and Air Chief Marshal Bhaduria are in Taipei for a security conference, but as Nitin A. Gokhale, Editor-in-Chief of StratNews Global said on The Gist, India is waking up to […]Read More
KATHMANDU: As India recently handed over the Final Location Survey of the proposed cross-border Raxaul-Kathmandu railway, China has also stepped up its effort to connect the railway with Kathmandu. Many analysts consider the proposed railway connecting Indian town-Raxaul and Nepal’s capital city and China’s efforts to connect Nepal with Kerung-Kathmandu Railway as the two rivals’ […]Read More
NEW DELHI: “Some parts of our border infrastructure are about national security and the area with China is about national security. The quality of infrastructure also tells you how serious we are about our border.” That was External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar speaking on border infrastructure and connectivity at a breakfast meeting with journalists on […]Read More
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