Rajnath Singh: From 2019’s Rafale Storm to a ₹38,000 Crore Export Record

Rajnath Singh strategic autonomy

In May 2019, Rajnath Singh walked into South Block with the Rafale deal controversy still trailing the Defence Ministry’s name and India’s arms bazaar dominated…

Pakistan J-35 Stealth Fighter: What Are India’s Real Options?

Pakistan J-35 Stealth Fighter

On 27 March 1999, a Yugoslav air-defence battery shot down an American F-117 Nighthawk over Serbia. The aircraft was, on paper, invisible. A radar operator…

From Putin’s Su-57 Offer to Project Kusha: How Operation Sindoor Is Reshaping the India-Pakistan Military Race

India-Pakistan Military Competition

ST. PETERSBURG — Russian President Vladimir Putin this week offered India something Moscow rarely extends to foreign partners: the opportunity to acquire and potentially co-produce…

Hostage Cities: Decoding the ‘Basit Reflex’ and India’s Iron Shield

Hostage Cities: Decoding the ‘Basit Reflex’ and India’s Iron Shield

There is a specific kind of geopolitical desperation that forces a state to say the quiet part out loud. When Abdul Basit, Pakistan’s former high…