Pakistan Looks West: Reducing Dependence on China Through a New Middle Eastern Security Architecture

Pakistan Middle East Security Architecture

By Natalie Treloar In assessing Pakistan Middle East Security, Pakistan’s relationship with China has for decades been described as an “all-weather friendship.” Beijing has become…

Astra Microwave Just Hit ₹1,950. India’s Defence MSMEs Are Still Stuck at 0.4%

Astra Microwave Order: Inside India's Defence MSME Boom

Defence Manufacturing · Markets On 31 July, Astra Microwave Products opened 7.5% above its previous close and kept climbing through the session. By the closing…

The Next Indo-Pacific Contest Won’t Be Fought. It Will Be Responded To

"Compass rose illustration showing India's networked disaster-response hubs across the Indo-Pacific, contrasted with China's isolated Djibouti base" — matches the SEO alt text I gave you last time closely enough to swap in.Indian Army disaster response

Indian Army Disaster Response: India’s Strategic Edge Geopolitics · Defence Analysis Indian Army disaster response — from Operation Brahma to theatre commands and Quad logistics…

Why Altitude, Not the Enemy, Has Been India’s Toughest Adversary Since Kargil

Infographic showing India's defence modernisation arc from the 1999 Kargil to the Operation Sindoor, plotted as a rising trajectory across a Himalayan mountain silhouette with milestone markers at the 2016 surgical strikes, 2019 Balakot, and 2020 Galwan clash.

Kargil to Operation Sindoor: India’s Defence Leap Twenty-five years separate the Bofors gun from the BrahMos missile. Both fought the same mountain. TES Brief Kargil…

Beyond the 1.78 Lakh Crore Milestone: Assessing the Structural Reality of India’s Defence Industrial Base

India defence production FY 2026 has reached Rs 1.78 lakh crore

A month has passed since the Ministry of Defence released the FY 2026 production figures of Rs 1.78 lakh crore. While the headline numbers captured…