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Article by Mr. Shantanu K. Bansal The transition of power has been done in no time with Taliban now set to take throne of Afghanistan as the democratically elected government has exited with no choice in hand. It has never been thought by any expert worldwide not even by the people itself living in Afghanistan…

Article by Sgt. Jiban Krishna Haldar (Retd.) What is Sonic Boom? Sonic boom is a loud sound caused by shock waves created by any object or moving aircrafts that travels through the air faster than the speed of sound (above 1 Mach). Sonic booms create huge amount of energy producing huge sound something similar to…

The experience of India with the Geneva Convention has always been substandard. This so-called set of rules has always been inadequate in terms of serving justice to the victims.This article emphases on the violations of “Article 13 of the Geneva Convention” which states that “Prisoner Of Wars (POW) must at all times be humanely treated.…

Article by Shantanu K. Bansal The post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) was founded in the year 2020 with first CDS of India as Gen. Bipin Rawat, former Chief of Army Staff. Going into details of the post and its background is beyond the reach of this article as it will focus on what…

Article by Shantanu K. Bansal Experts for long have realised the need for integrated commands. In order to have tri-service synergy, it was largely understood that India must go for making 3-4 tri-service commands as China had done in 2015. The last comprehensive committee on defence reforms set up by the government, the Shekatkar Committee…

Article Edited and Compiled by Shantanu K. Bansal A 17 year old boy from Mumbai has designed and patented one of its kind of underwater drone for the Indian Navy. It is the very first time that a boy of this age has successfully not only designed but also patented a weapon platform having major…

Located between the Guardafui Channel and the Arabian Sea, there lies a four-island archipelago, known as Socotra Archipelago, named after its largest island. The Island of Socotra lies in an extremely strategic position, 80 kilometers due east of the Horn of Africa and about 380 kilometers south of Yemen. Measuring 120 by 40 kilometers, the island…

During 1980s, India became more diplomatically active in Middle East affairs when Iraq-Iran war made uncertainty in gulf region and violence outbreak hit whole Middle East. The vicious episode of Iraq-Iran war left an ill-repute scar on mankind. Though many countries were immersed in choosing their allies and fronts, India took the responsibility to provide…