India’s upcoming K-5 Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) is often presented as a technical milestone—another incremental step in its long-touted credible minimum deterrence posture. But the true significance of the K-5 …
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The Tahawwur Rana case has once again taken center stage in geopolitical discourse following the U.S. Supreme Court’s approval of his extradition to India. Subsequently, on April 10, 2025, he …
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The 2025 session of the UNDC focuses on a comprehensive set of disarmament-related issues, guided by the principles outlined in the Final Document of the First Special Session of the …
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India’s Drone Dilemma: Strategic Autonomy or Persistent Dependence?
by Zohaib Altafby Zohaib AltafIndia’s recent announcement that it will domestically assemble 21 out of the 31 MQ-9B Predator drones purchased from the United States has been touted by government officials and defense enthusiasts …
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Operation Swift Retort: India’s Attempted Aggression and the Global Response
by Nazia Sheikhby Nazia SheikhThe Indian airstrike on Balakot, Pakistan, on February 26, 2019, was purportedly aimed at a militant training camp, according to Indian claims. However, Pakistan denied the presence of any such …
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The Conference on Disarmament (CD) member states have convened for the 2025 plenary sessions, which will continue throughout the year. The first public plenary session began on January 20, 2025, …
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Six years after the February 2019 Pulwama attack and the subsequent Balakot airstrikes, strategic stability in South Asia remains fragile. The possibility of another crisis cannot be ruled out, especially …
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By carrying out the Balakot airstrikes on 26 February 2019, India sought to reshape the regional status quo in pursuit of its hegemonic ambitions, thereby greatly undermining the foundations of …
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With Donald Trump back in the White House and his administration swiftly reinstating the “maximum pressure” campaign, Iran has firmly rejected any possibility of engaging in negotiations under such coercion. …
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On February 14, 2019, a massive explosion ripped through a convoy of Central Reserve Police Force personnel in Pulwama district of Indian Illegally Occupied Kashmir, killing 40 soldiers and sending …