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The New Fault Line in South Asia Bangladesh, long viewed as India’s natural partner in South Asia, is emerging as a new theater in the contest between global powers. The recent moves by the United States to expand its military footprint in Dhaka, through joint exercises, defense cooperation agreements, and growing security dialogues have raised […]

Modern warfare is undergoing a profound transformation, not through sudden revolutions but through steady, strategic shifts in cost dynamics, technology, and tactics. The recent conflicts in Ukraine, the June 2025 Israel-Iran confrontation, and the May 2025 Indo-Pak hostilities mark an unmistakable evolution, drones have moved from the periphery to the core of combat operations. They […]

I have gone through the lead article written by Mr. M. K. Narayanan titled “The Reality of the Changing Dimensions of Warfare” published in The Hindu on July 24, 2025. Having also reviewed his other recent public statements and writings, I feel compelled, both as a long serving practitioner in India’s armed security apparatus and […]

India’s geographical diversity ranging from mountainous borders to vast coastlines has long shaped both its strength and vulnerabilities. While such terrain supports agricultural abundance, it also complicates border security, especially with neighbours like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and China, with whom India shares tense diplomatic relations. The Porous nature of India’s borders and poorly secured […]

Red Line: The Unravelling of Syria and America’s Race to Destroy the Most Dangerous Arsenal in the World by Joby Warrick offers a compelling account of how Syria’s internal conflict escalated into a major international security challenge. The book focuses on the events that followed U.S. President Barack Obama’s 2012 declaration that the use of […]

The book Keeping India Safe: The Dilemma of Indian Security, by Vappala Balachandran, critiques the internal security system of India while also providing suggestions on how to enhance the security of the nation. It is a timely and analytical understanding of the persistent challenges that threaten the security of India. Vappala Balachandran, a former IPS […]

The book, A Thousand Splendid Suns, by the renowned author Khaled Hosseini, published in 2007 in Great Britain, offers a poignant view of the socio-political situations of women in war-torn Afghanistan. Though fictional, it highlights the clashes and the emotional trajectory of Afghan nationals, putting forth a commentary on the intersection of power, violence, and […]

Security forces must ensure that, in their anxiety to meet the March 2026 government deadline to end Maoism, they do not resort to illegal actions and fake encounters While the authenticity of the purported offer of ceasefire by Maoists is debatable, the reference to them by the Home Minister as “brothers” and “one of us” […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-nation visit to France and the US will be focused on AI cooperation and deepening the India-US relationship with key discussions in France and a meeting with Trump in the US. A joint approach to the inclusive use of AI and deepening the India-US relationship will be on the agenda during […]

A US military plane with 104 deported Indian nationals arrived at Amritsar airport on Wednesday afternoon. Most Indians deported from the US had reached the Mexico-US border in the previous month or just before the end of December, The Indian Express has discovered after interviewing dozens of them and police officials. A US military plane […]