NEW DELHI: When is an India-China thaw a thaw? More to the point, does a possible Chinese withdrawal from Patrolling Point 15 indicate (as some reports suggest) a thaw in the making? Or the fact that Foreign Minister Wang Yi gave an audience to newly appointed Indian ambassador Pradeep Singh Rawat last week (after keeping […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Myanmar’s steadily widening civil conflict with the military junta at odds with a range of ethnic groups, has made the completion of the Kaladan multimodal connectivity project uncertain. Even if it is completed within the next couple of years, unless the conflict comes to an end, who will invest or use it. In […]Read More
NEW DELHI: As Narendra Modi wings his way to Germany for the G7 summit beginning Sunday, some thoughts. At a Washington briefing, US National Security Coordinator John Kirby was keen to dispel the impression that G7 members intended to ‘encourage’ India to “splinter away from Russia.” But he also acknowledged: “We want as much pressure put […]Read More
New Delhi: On #TalkingPoint, Ambassador P.S. Raghavan, Former Head, National Security Advisory Board and India’s Former Envoy to Russia and Jayadeva Ranade, President, Centre for China Analysis & Strategy, Former Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat and Author, ‘Xi Jinping’s China’ in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. The panel discusses Prime Minister Narendra […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The first BRICS summit since Russia invaded Ukraine saw President Putin throw a few more challenges to the West: he called for alternative mechanisms to ensure international payments between BRICS nations. Pointing out that trade between Russia and the other BRICS nations has increased by 38% in the first three months of this […]Read More
NEW DELHI: India needs to reach out to Pakistan as the current situation of “non-dialogue” is not an option, argues Suba Chandran, head of the school of conflict and security studies, National Institute of Advanced Studies in Bangalore. Chandran believes that if India can go out of its way to talk to Bangladesh, Nepal and […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The Agnipath recruitment scheme—violent and high-decibel protests against it notwithstanding—primarily aims at preparing India’s military for the future: building forces that are lean and mean, a judicious blend of youth and experience, soldiers trained to meet future challenges through adept use of technology, data analysis and artificial intelligence, in line with the changing […]Read More
Myanmar’s parallel National Unity Government (NUG) says its armed wings, the People’s Defence Forces (PDF), have matured and are getting closer to the level of a professional army, over a year after they were first formed. “More than a year after they were formed, PDFs have achieved certain progress in training, grouping, command, arms and […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy will take part in the Australian maritime exercise Endeavour in October. That was a key takeaway from Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles meeting with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh on Wednesday in Delhi. Earlier Marles had visited Goa Shipyard and was briefed on the autonomous boat project being developed there. […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On #TheGist, Dr Avinash Paliwal, Associate Professor in International Relations, School of Oriental and African Studies(SOAS), University of London, Deputy Director of the SOAS South Asia Institute and Author, ‘My Enemy’s Enemy: India in Afghanistan from the Soviet Invasion to the US Withdrawal’ in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. […]Read More
NEW DELHI: As military talks between India and China continue to resolve the remaining friction points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh, India has made its intentions very clear. Any transgression by China will not be tolerated, says National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval. In an exclusive interview to news agency […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On #TheGist, Ambassador Jayant Dasgupta, India’s Former Envoy to the World Trade Organisation(WTO) and Ex Secretary, PM’s Economic Advisory Council in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. Ambassador Dasgupta discusses the World Trade Organisation’s 12th ministerial conference (#MC12) outcomes, India’s gains and losses, agriculture, fisheries subsidies, Trade Related Intellectual Property […]Read More
Cambodia has ignored an appeal by Myanmar-based as well as regional and international civil society organizations not to invite the Myanmar regime’s defence minister to the upcoming ASEAN defence ministers’ meeting The meeting, which is scheduled to be held this week, will be joined by defence ministers from 10 countries. Cambodia currently holds the rotating […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Emmanuel Macron’s failure to win an outright majority in the legislative elections proves the sheen around the French president who won the second round of the presidential elections in April, is disappearing. Though his Ensemble (Together) coalition is still the biggest with 245 seats in the National Assembly it is well short of […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The pandemic and lockdowns in Chinese cities has added a new edge to the rivalry between President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang. Although the former has done much to weaken the political clout of the latter, the pandemic and successive lockdowns in Beijing, Shanghai and other cities have hit the economy hard, […]Read More
NEW DELHI : Two points with regard to the Shangri-La dialogue that concluded earlier this week in Singapore: India’s absence, which was odd given that this is the premier strategic forum in the Indo-Pacific. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh did not attend, why it was not clear. The other was the tough line articulated by China’s […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On #TalkingPoint, Ambassador Pham Sanh Chau, Vietnam’s Envoy to India in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. Top leaders of the Association of South East Asian Nations(ASEAN) have been invited twice only by India for special meetings, Ambassador Pham Sanh Chau points out, adding the first time India has hosted […]Read More
Many books have been written on the contemporary history of Myanmar. It is impossible to exclude Myanmar’s military and its generals if you are to write a book on Myanmar’s history since her independence. Some ex-military officers have told their side of the story in books. But are they credible? To put it simply, history […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On #TheGist, Vice Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi, Chief of Personnel, Indian Navy in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. “We are taking steps for smooth integration of ‘Agniveers’ and “this excellent combination of youth and experience combined together will ensure the operational readiness of the fleets and our units are […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On #TheGist, Air Marshal S.K.Jha, Air Officer-in-Charge, Personnel(AOP), Indian Air Force(IAF), in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. “We will start reaping the benefits right from the time these youngsters start coming to us for training,” Air Marshal Jha says, adding, “it will give us an opportunity to mould the […]Read More
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