When Modi and Obama meet next
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit in Washington DC, he was invited by President Obama for an official visit…
X-2 – Japan’s Stealth Fighter
Japan’s indigenously developed stealth fighter X-2 has took off successfully on its maiden flight on April 22, adding Japan to the elite club of…
China Bares Fangs
By blocking the move by the United Nations to act against Masood Azhar, JeM chief, for his terrorist activities and masterminding the terrorist attack…
The Robot Scare – is it justified?
Numerous movies have been made in Hollywood based on robots going rouge, berserk and humanity fighting for survival in the physical, cyber and aerospace….
Israel – assisting India’s defence and more
India-Israel defence relationship has all along been one of the best, with Israel not hesitating to give us the latest technology. The only operational…
Does instability in South Asia suit the West?
In an editorial titled ‘Islamic terrorists open a new front’ The Washington Times dated January 6 said, “Just what the civilized world needs,…
Sanskrit and Vedas – what the learning means
Two news items linked to Sanskrit appeared in the media recently. First, a committee on revival of Sanskriit set up by Government of India…
Modi-Putin Summit – bonding more strategically
Indo-Russian friendship actually goes way beyond what is often termed as “all weather friendship”. Who can forget the Nixon-Kissinger sponsored USS Enterprise sabre rattling…
Boosting PLA Power under tighter CCP Control
That Chinese Communist Party (CCP) controls the PLA is well known but the control just became tighter as PLA’s higher defence structure is reorganizing…
TAPI – good start but rejoice with caution
When Vice President Hamid Ansari pressed the button for the ground breaking ceremony of the ambitious $10 billion (original estimate $7.6 billion) Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI)…