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  • Remembering the Pulwama attack (2019) and India’s strategic reprisal against Pakistan

    Remembering the Pulwama attack (2019) and India’s strategic reprisal against Pakistan

    14th February, celebrated as the raising day of the Indian Marine Commandos (MARCOS), has also come to be remembered as the Black day for India, when a convoy of Indian security personnel was attacked in Pulwama in 2019. Over 40 jawans were martyred, leaving 35 injured.This year marks its 6th Anniversary and to commemorate the…

  • Reign of Criminals

    Reign of Criminals

    The Supreme Court (SC) of India has questioned the Central Government and the Election Commission (EC) on the rationale behind allowing convicted criminals to contest elections six years after serving their sentence despite remaining barred from government employment. The SC is to examine the constitutional validity of sections within the Representation of the People Act…

  • SANJAY Advanced Battlefield Surveillance Radar – India’s Eagle Eye

    SANJAY Advanced Battlefield Surveillance Radar – India’s Eagle Eye

    The Indian Army’s operational effectiveness is set to receive a boost with the introduction of SANJAY, a state-of-the-art battlefield surveillance system. Developed through a collaboration with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a public sector unit, Sanjay integrates data from various aerial and terrestrial sensors to create a cohesive and unified view of the battlefield. This integrated approach enhances…

  • US approves massive potential sale of precision munitions to Israel

    US approves massive potential sale of precision munitions to Israel

    According to the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA, the US has cleared a sale of precision-guided weapons to Israel.“The United States is committed to the security of Israel, and it is vital to US national interests to assist Israel to develop and maintain a strong and ready self-defence capability,” stated the DSCA.The potential package…

  • Voodoo-Man of Manipur

    Voodoo-Man of Manipur

    The next Manipur assembly session begins tomorrow – February 10. Chief Minister N Biren Singh has told reporters that if a no-confidence motion is moved at the assembly session against the state government by “any member”, the MLA would be chased by the people and won’t be able to stay at home.“Chief Minister N Biren…

  • The Modi-Trump Tête-à-Tête

    The Modi-Trump Tête-à-Tête

    There is considerable speculation about the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the POTUS Donald Trump scheduled on February 13. The majority view is that Modi will go all out to woo Trump, especially after Modi’s phone conversation with Trump on January 27, congratulating him on winning the second presidency, and the White House…

  • Israel pulls out of UN Human Rights Council

    Israel pulls out of UN Human Rights Council

    Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar announced Wednesday, 5 February 2025, that his country will leave the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), following a similar decision by the United States’ to do the same the day before when US President Donald Trump signed the executive order to withdraw the US from the United Nations Human…

  • “Petition Denied” US Supreme court clears 2008 Mumbai attack key Conspirator to be extradited to India.

    “Petition Denied” US Supreme court clears 2008 Mumbai attack key Conspirator to be extradited to India.

    The US Supreme Court has ruled in favor of extraditing one of the most well known terrorists to face justice in India for his contribution to the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.

  • IAF facing long delays in delivery of combat aircraft

    IAF facing long delays in delivery of combat aircraft

    Had Indian Air Force (IAF) been used against the Chinese when they aggressed India in 1962, history thereafter would have been very different. But even with the best of aviators in the world, the IAF’s current numbers of fighter aircraft are far fewer than needed compared to its Chinese counterpart.Addressing the 21st Subroto Mukherjee Seminar…

  • Guilt Pangs

    Guilt Pangs

    There was considerable surprise when news emerged that Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri was in Beijing on India’s 76th Republic Day rather than joining in the celebrations at New Delhi. Subsequent news on January 27 said that India and China agreed to resume the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra and “agreed in principle” to restore direct flights; an…

  • Deteriorating relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan, as Afghanistan warms to India

    Deteriorating relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan, as Afghanistan warms to India

    One of the leading experts on the Afghanistan-Pakistan region with regards to counter-terrorism Aparna Rawal discusses the deteriorating relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan the ever changing dynamics among the Taliban, Haqqani, ISIS Khorasan (IS-K) and Pakistani Intelligence Services (ISI). The talk was hosted by Col. Anil Bhatt (Ret’d), former spokesperson of the Indian Defence Ministry…

  • Whither Bangladesh

    Whither Bangladesh

    The POTUS Donald Trump has frozen USAID for all countries for 90 days except for Israel and Egypt, in an order issued on January 25. USAID has directed its implementation partners to immediately halt all the existing contracts, grants, and assistance programs in Bangladesh citing an executive order by Donald Trump.  Researchers have criticized this…

  • The Economic Haze

    The Economic Haze

    Unpredictability of the POTUS Donal Trump was expected to come to the fore in Trump’s second presidency, but surprises are cropping up periodically. From the posts on X like “F**k Biden” during electioneering, Trump later saying General Mark Milley should be shot, withdrawing from WHO and having a rethink are but few examples of what…

  • Pakistan and Azerbaijan fortify their ties

    Pakistan and Azerbaijan fortify their ties

    The 8th meeting of the Azerbaijan-Pakistan Joint Commission took place in Islamabad when the Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Elnur Mammadov, visited Pakistan on 23rdJanuary.This was the fourth round of consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of both nations which was held in Islamabad on 23rd January.On the same day, Pakistani President Asif Ali…

  • PM Sharif uses VPN to congratulate Trump on banned X?

    PM Sharif uses VPN to congratulate Trump on banned X?

    Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif faces online backlash over the Trump congratulatory post on X (formerly known as Twitter). In a good will and well intentioned post, the PM on January 20, 2025, congratulated the 47th President of the United States for assuming office while accentuating the strong partnership between the two nations. However the well…

  • Jake Sullivan’s last minute nuclear visit to India

    Jake Sullivan’s last minute nuclear visit to India

    National Security Advisor of India Ajit Doval met with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in New Delhi on 6 January, 2025. It was the last major international meeting that the current administration had with another major world power as NSA Sullivan was accompanied by a large delegation of senior U.S. government officials. It is…

  • With eye on China, India enhances strategic border infrastructure with world-class construction

    With eye on China, India enhances strategic border infrastructure with world-class construction

    Fulfilling vital strategic/security imperatives for rapid military deployment against China and Pakistan and enhancing regional connectivity for the benefit of people of many border states, the distribution of the 75 projects is – 19 in Jammu & Kashmir, 11 in Ladakh, 18 in Arunachal Pradesh, 9 in Uttarakhand, 6 in Sikkim, 5 in Himachal Pradesh,…

  • Pro Israeli Judge poised to preside over the ICJ

    Pro Israeli Judge poised to preside over the ICJ

    Judge Julia Sebutinde, a Ugandan jurist is all set to assume the presidency at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Judge Sebutinde is famously known for an opposing ICJ opinion in July 2024 which found Israel’s presence in occupied Palestinian territory to be unlawful. She pointed out the case to be  a “one-sided forensic audit…

  • Aboard the Gravy Train

    Aboard the Gravy Train

    The lengths to which spin doctoring is practiced in the India media is not funny. But lack of coordination in doing so makes it amusing, not that lack of coordination is not the hallmark of our politicians. One headline says Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been invited to the swearing in of President Donald Trump…

  • Pakistan Airline's tone deaf ad campaign invokes international ridicule

    Pakistan Airline's tone deaf ad campaign invokes international ridicule

    On  Jan 10th 2025 ,  a promotional advertisement shared by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) displaying an image of the airline carrier flying towards the Eiffel tower in Paris came under a scrutiny. The image captioned as “Paris, we’re coming today”, drew heavy criticism and comparisons with a 1979 PIA ad which showcased the shadow of…

  • India-Afghanistan Talks in Dubai set off Alarms in Pakistan

    India-Afghanistan Talks in Dubai set off Alarms in Pakistan

    Taliban’s recent talks with India on regional security and cooperation for the mutual development and growth leaves Pakistan aggravated due to its already failed diplomatic relations with Afghanistan, as it is expected to rake Kashmir and Khalistan issues against India and Human rights violations against Taliban in the UNSC

  • Influence Ops & Disinformation in India’s Northeast

    Influence Ops & Disinformation in India’s Northeast

    In the meeting between the Special Representatives of India and China, NSA Ajit Doval and Wang Yi, Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, on December 18, 2024, China proposed boundary changes or a package deal (not made public) impinging on the sovereignty…

  • Chinese villages in Western Bhutan

    Chinese villages in Western Bhutan

    Wolf warrior diplomacy by China has been a topic of various media attention through the years. It was adopted as public diplomacy in the late 2010s and seems to encompass a number of foreign policy directives by Beijing. It has been outlined in the annual reports of the US Department of Defense to the Congress…

  • 26/11 plotter Abdul Rehman Makki dead in Pakistan

    26/11 plotter Abdul Rehman Makki dead in Pakistan

    Deputy Lashkar-e-Taiba  (LeT) chief Abdul Rehman Makki, 70, died due to a heart attack in Lahore on 27th December 2024. He was one of the key conspirators in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks in 2008. The attack killed 175 people and injured more than 300 individuals. In 2023 the UN designated Makki as a global…

  • India-China Special Representatives Meet on Boundary Issues

    India-China Special Representatives Meet on Boundary Issues

    The Big Breaking News on December 19, 2024 was that Special Representatives (SRs) of India and China, NSA Ajit Doval and Wang Yi, Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, had met on December 18 and arrived at a “six Point Consensus” on…

  • China tests Harbin Z-21 Attack Chopper in Tibet but fails to impress experts

    China tests Harbin Z-21 Attack Chopper in Tibet but fails to impress experts

    The Harbin Z-21 attack helicopter represents a significant development in China’s military aviation capabilities, particularly in the context of its operations in high-altitude regions like Tibet.

  • Bad Vibes from Bangladesh and Bhutan

    Bad Vibes from Bangladesh and Bhutan

    The visit of Bangladesh Islamist parties to China on invitation of Beijing has been reported in these columns earlier (https://www.thestrategicperspective.org/articles/chinas-northeast-focus/). American involvement in regime change in Bangladesh and supply of arms, ammunition and explosives to Bangladesh by both China and Pakistan was also reported in the same link.Аs a loyal American pooch, Britian has always…

  • The Dhaka Surrender Painting Saga

    The Dhaka Surrender Painting Saga

    Much heat was generated after the iconic painting of the 1971 surrender of Pakistan army was removed from the Army Chief’s office. The issue as they say is “done and dusted” but prudence demands this be reflected upon more deliberately.Pakistan’s Lt Gen A.A.K. Niazi signing the Instrument of Surrender in 1971- by Lt Col Arul…

  • Top Hizbul Mujahideen commander terminated in a CT operation in Kulgam

    Top Hizbul Mujahideen commander terminated in a CT operation in Kulgam

    On 19th December 2024, based on an intelligence input, a Joint Operation was launched by Indian Army & Jammu Kashmir Police at Kader, Kulgam in Kashmir. Five terrorists were eliminated.A senior Hizbul Mujahideen commander, Farooq Ahmad Bhat, who had been active since 2015, is believed to have been eliminated in the encounter. Bhat was an…

  • US thumps Four Pakistani Entities With Sanctions Over Missile Program

    US thumps Four Pakistani Entities With Sanctions Over Missile Program

    Reaffirming its commitment to countering proliferation activities and its ongoing efforts to limit dangerous technologies which could threaten regional security, the US in a fresh series of punitive action slapped additional sanctions on entities contributing to Pakistan’s Ballistic Missile Programme.

  • China’s Northeast Focus

    China’s Northeast Focus

    The new governments of Nepal and Bangladesh have distanced themselves from India and have created closer ties with China. Beijing’s foreign policy to have stronger positions around its biggest neighbor continues.

  • The socialist dreams for India of a French economist

    The socialist dreams for India of a French economist

    Speaking at an event hosted by Delhi based think tank Research and Information Systems for Developing Countries (RIS) on 15 December 2024, the French economist Thomas Picketty urged India to tax the super-rich to address inequality, advocating for measures, such as a 2% wealth tax and a 33% inheritance tax. If this sounds like a…

  • Bad Santa of Manipur

    Bad Santa of Manipur

    Doctored news about the volatile situation in Manipur is rampant in the mainstream media. A small glimpse of the ground situation posted on November 17, 2024 can be read here (https://news4masses.com/manipur-supreme-court-india/),  which covered; Chief Minister N Biren Singh using Arambai Tenggol (AT), UNLF and police for ethnic cleansing, his cross-border links; the Manipur Tapes saga,…

  • Will Israel Attack Iran?

    Will Israel Attack Iran?

    Israel is in a position where it could strike Iran without significant repercussions.

  • The Israeli Offensive

    The Israeli Offensive

    Israel have managed to turn the war into giving them access to a move which can define the future generations of the region.

  • ISKP in its propaganda magazine Voice of Khurasan forewarns the Taliban prior to its assassination of Khalil Rahman Haqqani

    ISKP in its propaganda magazine Voice of Khurasan forewarns the Taliban prior to its assassination of Khalil Rahman Haqqani

    ISKP in its propaganda magazine Voice of Khurasan forewarns the Taliban prior to its assassination of Khalil Rahman Haqqani

  • Suicide Bombing kills Afghan Minister from the Haqqani family in Kabul

    Suicide Bombing kills Afghan Minister from the Haqqani family in Kabul

    First high profile killing of a Taliban official in Afghanistan

  • STEAG – A sneak peak into INDIAN ARMY’s New Elite Unit For Futuristic Warfare

    STEAG – A sneak peak into INDIAN ARMY’s New Elite Unit For Futuristic Warfare

    The Indian Army has taken a significant step towards enhancing its preparedness for future conflicts by launching the “Signals Technology Evaluation and Adaptation Group” (STEAG), which represents the creation of an innovative specialized technology unit.The former 21 Signals Group has been rebranded as STEAG, which will function as an advanced technology division focused on exploring…

  • Regime Change in Syria

    Regime Change in Syria

    The regime of Bashar al-Assad was finally toppled by the rebels, which Assad could not find way to control.

  • JeM chief’s call for Jihad in J&K exposes Pakistan’s duplicity

    JeM chief’s call for Jihad in J&K exposes Pakistan’s duplicity

    Phulwama attack mastermind, JeM chief Maulana Masood Azhar resurfaces on Pakistani soil, calling for jihad against India as Pakistan’s duplicity is exposed.

  • Imran Khan bowled out as Pakistan thwarts his Final call

    Imran Khan bowled out as Pakistan thwarts his Final call

    Dubbed as the Final Call, PTI’s protesters march to Islamabad as the Army is ordered to shoot on sight.

  • Drug menace in Odisha – an issue that’s progressing to an internal security nightmare

    Drug menace in Odisha – an issue that’s progressing to an internal security nightmare

    The growing drug problem in Odisha has gradually created a number of security issues along with the decaying social fabric.

  • No Martial Law! Strike down dictatorship!

    No Martial Law! Strike down dictatorship!

    Mass protests erupted outside the South Korean parliament, shortly after President Yoon Suk-yeol declared a Marshal law to purge anti state elements.

  • Beijing demands joint Sino-Pak security reinforcement to bolster Chinese security in Pakistan

    Beijing demands joint Sino-Pak security reinforcement to bolster Chinese security in Pakistan

    Pakistan has seen a surge of terrorist attacks in recent months. Despite the launch of the Operation Azm-e-Istehkam by the government of Pakistan in June 2024, Pakistan has failed to mollify China. The operation was launched as a response to the terror threats faced by the Chinese personnel and investments in Pakistan. However, the attacks…

  • CPEC – an economic blunder or part of China’s expansion plans

    CPEC – an economic blunder or part of China’s expansion plans

    Growth of its economy is the ultimate goal of any policymaker across the world. Growth makes the economy stronger, creates more efficient and content society producing more, which in turn allows for a larger military. The military, on the other hand, is used to produce something hardly measurable – security. That, in turn, has various…

  • Huawei: China’s Long Reach Strategy

    Huawei: China’s Long Reach Strategy

    Almost everybody in the modern world has heard about the Huawei scandal and the ban of their products first in the US an then in other countries belonging or linked to the western civilization. Many assume right away that it is part of the political games between higher political elite across nations and the commercial…

  • Huawei’s 5G Networks – Good Deal or Unacceptable Risk

    Huawei’s 5G Networks – Good Deal or Unacceptable Risk

      Huawei has been in the international diplomatic crosshairs for the last few years because  it has been considered dangerous for national security with its products. Huawei’s problems with the US were mostly on the grounds of espionage and exploitable backdoors. The main problem is that it was not an isolated incident for them specifically…

  • Turkey’s power play in Nagorno Karabah

    Turkey’s power play in Nagorno Karabah

    The small regional conflict in Nagorno Karabah in Caucasus erupted again on September 27th. The conflict has over 100 year history and has varied between skirmishes and full blown wars. This time was different. It immediately became one of the hottest topics around the world mostly because it would significantly affect the world energy markets.…

  • China’s 2049 plan a big challenge before the world

    China’s 2049 plan a big challenge before the world

    China’s growth over the past decades has been observed and analysed by many in a way similar to the way Silicon Valley corporate unicorn stories are looked at – extremely positive, often defying theory and odds and given as an example for correct strategy. The reason is simple – everybody loves success and the consideration…

  • Iran-China 25-year cooperation has major regional and global implications

    Iran-China 25-year cooperation has major regional and global implications

    The Iran-China 25-Year Cooperation Programme, signed in March in Tehran, was paid little attention by the mainstream media. The vague and broad text of the leaked draft agreement from the year prior and the absence of attention made it look like every other agreement for cultural cooperation between two countries. However, more careful analysis showed…

  • The Big Caucasus Trade

    The Big Caucasus Trade

    On 19 September Azerbaijan launched a flash military campaign on Nagorno Karabakh. Within a day the leaders of the self-governing region, known as Artsakh by the local population, had tosurrender after the main defense points were neutralized. Soon after that, David Babayan, an adviser to the president of Artsakh, Samvel Shahramanyan, declared that “99.9%[of the…