War teaches and preaches many lessons. The recent Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which ended in a Russian-brokered ceasefire on November 7, 2020, is the first major interstate war…
Defense & Security
Developing a nuclear bomb has become a difficult task, thanks to the robust non-proliferation norms and international control measures. A case in point is Iran’s nuclear program. Despite this, news…
India has been developing the Tejas fighter aircraft for almost the last four decades under the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) program. The aircraft has seen many delays, and only two…
Key Points: Spurred on by its economic power and global diplomatic heft, India has tried to pursue hegemonic ambitions and an offensive military strategy in South Asia. India’s latest military…
Air Marshal Rajesh Kumar of the Indian Air Force (IAF) was appointed the 11th Commander-in-Chief of Strategic Forces Command (C-in-C SFC) effective 31 January 2021, replacing Air Marshal Navkaranjit Singh…
International treaties establish universal norms to limit the development and spread of nuclear weapons, technologies, and related materials. Existing non-proliferation and arms control norms are being frequently weakened due to…
Pakistan has tested its Shaheen 3 ballistic missile on January 20, 2021. The test was aimed to validate the missile’s various design and technical parameters, according to the press release…
The phenomenon of terrorism has been experiencing an epistemological evolution, with the critical terrorism thinkers challenging the western orthodox derivatives on the issue. A key deficiency in the orthodox imaginaries…
The UK-headquartered cyber threat research and security firm, Sophos Labs, recently published a report dissecting the replicas of legitimate Android apps injected with malware, primarily intended to exfiltrate the personal…
Key Points: Hard-hitting official statements and a frenzied media blitzkrieg aside, the emergence of the web-based technologies provide an added layer of discreetness and deniability when conducting aggressive targeted attacks…