NEW DELHI: Mohammed Soliman is widely regarded as one of the most influential strategists from the Middle East, particularly in the context of great power competition. His thoughts and writings helped shape a vision for the post-U.S. Middle East. One of Soliman’s most significant contributions was his pursuit to redefine the Middle East as West […]Read More
“Through our investigation and prima facie evidence, we found the primary instigators are pro-Chinese sources.” That was Penpa Tsering, Sikyong of the Tibetan Government in Exile, who was commenting on the recent controversy over remarks alluded to the Dalai Lama during a ceremony with a boy monk in Dharmsala. The controversy had died down after […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Three weeks ago, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its sixth and final assessment report. It was a grim reminder to the world in general, and the topographically vulnerable regions, that the world was poised at the point of no return on climate change. If the world failed to collectively halve […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Day Two of DefSpace, the three-day symposium which brought all stakeholders—public and private—interested in India’s military space capability under one roof, was clearly a tentative yet serious attempt to undertake a need gap analysis. Organised by the Indian Space Association (ISpA), which represents the private space industry, and the Defence Research and Development […]Read More
NEW DELHI: India is tweaking the list of invitees for the G20 summit, not limiting it to G20 members or special invitees. Rather, as G20 Coordinator Harsh Vardhan Shringla put it at an event organised by India Writes Network in partnership with US-based think tank Centre for Global India Insights, “(India) would also extend invitations […]Read More
NEW DELHI: As the confrontation in Pakistan between the Executive and the Judiciary deepens, the army too has not been unaffected. Today the divide in the army among retired and serving personnel with some backing deposed prime minister Imran Khan, and others the government of Shahbaz Sharif, is hard to paper over. In this conversation […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The rapid militarisation of space and its use to enhance combat capabilities in land, sea and cyber domains had made the military applications of space “the dominant discourse from which we cannot remain divorced,” warned Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan. Gen Chauhan was the chief guest at the inaugural session […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Is India laying the ground for a shift in its Ukraine policy? Some eyebrows did go up when Ukraine’s deputy foreign minister Emine Dzhaparova, was hosted by the Indian Council of World Affairs, the official think tank of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). She also met MoS Meenakshi Lekhi, and Deputy NSA […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The intensity of China’s air and naval drills around Taiwan were less this time compared to previous occasions, says Dr. Shen Ming Shi, director of security research at the INDSR think tank in Taiwan. In this conversation on The Gist, Dr Shen believes China needed to send a message in the wake of […]Read More
NEW DELHI: India’s strong and expanding partnership with countries on the south-eastern coast of Africa will once again be in the spotlight during External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to Mozambique this week. Jaishankar, who kicked off his Africa trip from Uganda on Monday, arrives in Maputo on Thursday to further stimulate and build upon […]Read More
NEW DELHI: In order to examine ways and means to boost India’s space defence capabilities, the Indian Space Association (ISpA), which represents the private space industry, and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) have organised the first edition of DefSpa, a three-day symposium on space defence here from April 11-13. According to DefSpa, the […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On ‘The Gist‘, Akriti Vasudeva Kalyankar, Fellow with the South Asia Programme at the Stimson Centre in Washington, D.C, Editor-at-large of ‘South Asian Voices’ and Adjunct Lecturer in the School of Professional and Area Studies at the U.S. Foreign Service Institute in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. In this […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Here’s a thought: 5G may well be the last communication revolution to be embraced by the whole world. The next phase in this revolution, 6G, may not have the same success given current geopolitics over Ukraine that has seen the world harden into what some describe as Cold War 2.0. The result could […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The joint statement issued at the end of Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck’s visit to India earlier this week made no explicit reference to the boundary issue (the trijunction of India, Bhutan and China in the Chumbi Valley). But given the media reportage and the perception that Bhutan may be leaning towards […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On ‘Talking Point‘, Benedict Rogers, China Human Rights Analyst and Author, ‘China Nexus: Thirty Years In and Around the Chinese Communist Party’s Tyranny‘ in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. It is “ironic how the Chinese Communist Party either represses or weaponises religion depending on what suits it,” Ben Rogers […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Donald Trump has become the first former President in US history to face criminal charges. On Tuesday, he appeared before a court in Manhattan and pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the run-up to the 2016 elections. This after a jury set up by Manhattan District Attorney […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The much talked about and anticipated formation of joint theatre commands to enhance combat effectiveness of the Indian military is unlikely to happen in a hurry although a three-pronged process to achieve the final objective of forming a joint fighting force in the medium term is already underway. That’s the major takeaway from […]Read More
NEW DELHI: India needs to look beyond its immediate circle of friends in West Asia to seize the opportunities Syria could offer, says its Ambassador Bassam Seifeddin Alkhatib. “India has good relations in West Asia that is true. But so far India has concentrated primarily […]Read More
NEW DELHI: China is yet to comment on the visit of Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk to Delhi. But Weibo, China’s equivalent of Twitter, has been focused on Bhutan for some time. As the story below will reflect, Weibo is a tool of the Chinese Communist Party, to influence and shape public opinion and ensure […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Little over a fortnight ago, Blume Ventures released its much-awaited report: Indus Valley. Inspired by the legendary Mary Meeker report on Internet Trends, the Indus Valley report offers the best insights into the Indian startup ecosystem. Many consider it the holy grail of Indian startups. This year it has set out the narrative […]Read More
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