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Pakistan’s Forged Alliance with ISIS-K

by Aparna Rawal

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth exchange the 10-year Defence Framework Agreement in Kuala Lumpur (Photo: X/@SecWar)

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The United States–India 10-Year Defence Framework...

by Aparna Rawal

Assam Rifles conducting counter insurgency operations

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Terrorist groups create India’s second war front from...

by Col. Anil Bhat, VSM (Ret'd)

Grand National Assembly of Turkey

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Turkey Extends Syria and Iraq Military Mandate to 2028

by Aparna Rawal

Chief Adviser Mohammad Yunus holds up the July Charter, flanked by leaders of different political parties, including BNP Secretary-General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, after the signing of the Charter at a grand event on the Parliament premises in the city on 17 October 2025.

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Bangladesh Makeover

by Lt. Gen. Prakash Katoch (Ret'd)

General Abdel-Meguid Saqr, Minister of Defence and Military Production, and Pakistan’s Army Chief General Asim Munir. Photo courtesy of the Egyptian Armed Forces

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Pakistan and Egypt Strengthen Defence Cooperation as...

by Aparna Rawal

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From the Élysée to a Prison Cell: The Fall of Former...

by Aparna Rawal

INS Trikand from Indian Navy and HS Adrias from Hellenic Navy. Photo: Hellenic Navy

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INS Trikand’s Mediterranean Mission: Debunking the...

by Aparna Rawal

General Asim Munir with President Asif Ali Zardari and PM Shehbaz Sharif

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Pakistan’s Power Struggle: Old Patterns, New Players

by Aparna Rawal

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India’s Air Power Ranking Ascent: Strategic Brief 2025

by TSP Reporter

EAM Jaishankar meets with FM Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi of Afghanistan on 10 October 2025 in New Delhi.

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India’s Strategic Engagement with the Taliban:...

by Aparna Rawal

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Spanish Submarine Isaac Peral (S-81) Embarks on First...

by TSP Reporter

HMS Agamemnon prepared for the first dive

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HMS Agamemnon Completes First Submersion in Major...

by TSP Reporter

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Newport News Completes Initial Sea Trials of USS...

by TSP Reporter

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Kawasaki Launches Sixth Taigei-Class Submarine, JS...

by TSP Reporter

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The Asian Century

by Lt. Gen. Prakash Katoch (Ret'd)

Taliban fighters use an anti-aircraft gun during clashes. (AFP)

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Between Partnership and Antagonism: Pakistan–Taliban...

by Aparna Rawal

An Afghan Taliban fighter sits on a tank near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Spin Boldak, Kandahar Province, following exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces in Afghanistan. Reuters

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Policy Analysis: Pakistan–Taliban Relations and the...

by Aparna Rawal