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2025 The Year of India’s Missile Testing
Brief By Debalina Ghoshal Download Brief Here In 2025, India tested its missile capabilities, which included both conventional and nuclear options. These missile tests were marked by success, highlighting India’s significant progress on Continue Reading
India Towards Building Nuclear Industry
Brief By Debalina Ghoshal Download Brief Here This year marked a significant shift in India’s nuclear energy policy with the proposal to amend existing laws related to nuclear energy. This change aims to Continue Reading
Post Operation Sindoor: Pakistan Towards Becoming Military State
Brief By Debalina Ghoshal Download Brief Here Post Operation Sindoor, there have been significant changes in Pakistan’s approach to its evolving security dynamics, particularly regarding its relationship with India. A variety of critical Continue Reading
AI Geopolitics: India’s Current and Future Strategies
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly evolving from just a technological tool to a powerful instrument of geopolitics, fundamentally reshaping global power structures and strategic choices. For India, the stakes are Continue Reading
India’s Withdrawl From Ayni Airbase
Brief By Debalina Ghoshal Download Brief Here Recently, there were reports that India is no longer operating the air base at Tajikistan, the Ayni airbase, located 20 km from Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor near Continue Reading
Building Digital Empires: Is the US Losing Ground to China in the Data Infrastructure Race?
Article by Mrityunjay Goswami and Sudhanshu Kumar In July 2025, the Trump Administration introduced two transformational executive orders under the “America’s AI Action Plan” to cement US dominance in artificial Continue Reading
Recalibrating India’s Foreign Policy Approach
Brief By Debalina Ghoshal Download Brief Here In a world where globalisation has interconnected nations like never before, the landscape of foreign policies and international relations has become more fluid, adapting to the Continue Reading
The Theatre Command Complexities
Brief By Debalina Ghoshal Download Brief Here The recent statement by India’s Air Force Chief, Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh, where he warns India regarding the nuances of implementing the philosophy of theatre Continue Reading
Whole nation, not just military, must be ready for conflict: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at Ran Samwad 2025
At Ran Samwad 2025 in Mhow, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said India must be ready for sudden and unpredictable wars that could last from weeks to several years. He underlined Continue Reading
The Role of MSMEs in India’s Defence Sector: Driving Self-Reliance and Technological Innovation
A country’s defence architecture cannot be completed without the involvement of different enterprises in its functioning, especially without the help of its innovative enterprises. India’s defence sector also takes the Continue Reading