“Let people eat cake” says Pakistan Navy
In 1789 during yet another famine in France, the princess Marie Antoinette upon being told that the peasants had no…
Seduced By China’s Communist Party – The Atë of 21st Century
Recently I attended a private dinner and was part of a conversation on the burning topic of these days –…
Is China’s Global Security Initiative a future security hazard?
In April this year, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) laid out a new vision to re-establish the primacy of the…
Ladakh Gets New and Gleaming Gadgets: Military Development in the Pangong
The Indian Army deployed a new assault vessel in Pangong Lake along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China…
Pelosi in Asia: An Accidental Provocation?
Second in line for the US presidency, Nancy Pelosi’s prospective vacation plans had already sparked a domestic political controversy and…
Defense Cess – The Need or The Want of Need
With the Finance Ministry coming down heavily on the Fifteenth Financial Commission on the latter’s suggestion for creating a ‘Defense…