Ukraine has been under attack and is looking for the US and NATO support which is not coming. In that context it is important to evaluate US-Ukraine defence ties. For 30 years of Ukrainian independence, Ukraine and the United States (US) ha...
In the past few months, the frequency of Chinese warplanes entering the island’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) has increased dramatically, fuelling speculations about a major confrontation. The month of February alone has seen 43 i...
The rise in the geopolitical considerations in the Central Asia again started to gather attention after the first virtual summit between Prime Minister of India and head of the state of five central Asian countries convened on 27 January, 2...
On 22 December 2016, David Cameron announced the referendum on the UK's EU membership, and soon after this, an independent voice is been heard in its foreign diplomacy. The integrated review of security, defence, development, and foreign po...
The Unmanned vehicles proved themselves to be very reliable for ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and reconnaissance) operations, especially the unmanned areal vehicles, some of them which can fly around 80 hours at a go without needing to la...
In March 2021, a Japanese container ship ‘Ever Given’ blocked one of the busiest maritime trade routes in the world for nearly a week. As the ship got stuck in the Suez Canal, a key waterway, it prevented more than 400 vessels to make their...
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has announced to deploy machine gun-wielding robots along the Indo-China border. China with this tactic aims to guard the LAC region endlessly without rest, replenishment, or human casualty. The 21st centu...
The history of Indian civilization has been tightly connected to the high seas around its territory. However, many scholars have repeatedly argued that India has a continental bias in its security policy. This led to a neglect of the mariti...
‘Hanging up a sheep’s head but selling dog meat’ The aforementioned is an ancient Chinese saying which evidently highlights the strategic path followed by the Asian Dragon in contemporary world politics. More on the saying later but fi...
Despite the weak economic sentiments, the logistics industry is expected to continue its robust growth. The global maritime logistics market is expected to grow at a robust rate of around 10 per cent to 12 per cent in the next couple of yea...
Over the past decades, neighboring countries China and Bangladesh have steadily developed ties in various domains. Their relationship has evolved over time, especially in matters of defense and security. But this was not always the case. Th...
Armed forces of various great powers and regional powers are now integrating drones into their force structures and operational doctrines. They are being deployed not only for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) purposes bu...
