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Socotra: An Island of Strategic Importance
The island also lies on seaways from Pakistan’s Gwadar port — a stepping stone on China’s trillion-dollar Belt and Road infrastructure initiative giving Beijing access to the Arabian Sea — to Djibouti and into east Africa.
Why Closer India-Yemen Ties can Help India to Achieve the Strategic Edge in the Gulf Region
During 1980s, India became more diplomatically active in Middle East affairs when Iraq-Iran war made…
Making India Ready to Face Apocalyptic Situations
Article by Shantanu K. Bansal The course of security studies around the world on any…
Will India Require More Missile Tracking Ship like the INS Dhruv?
Article by Shantanu K. Bansal The development of INS Dhruv (earlier known as the Project…
India will Need to Carry Out Big Structural Reforms to Endure in a Post-covid World
The System which is marked by rigid hierarchies, hunderds of departments at work will never be able to achieve desired level of interoperability which is required to produce cost-effective results in limited time.
The Exceptional Utility of Special Forces Beyond the LAC
Special Forces are meant to be the eyes and ears of the divisional commander. The Line of Actual Control (LAC) passes through many unheld peaks which have not been touched by either side of the forces till now.
The sword of Narco-Terrorism Is dooming The International Security
Throughout the year 2020, Narco-Smuggling remained a hot topic due to different controversial reasons. In…
Inspired from IFC-IOR the Air Force Realise the Need for an Integrated Aerospace Surveillance Grid
Article by Shantanu K. BansalAt the inaugural session of the Chiefs of Air Staff Conclave,…
How Effective are the Tactical Nuclear Weapons of Pakistan?
Article by Shantanu K. Bansal The Hatf-IX (Nasr) is supposed to be Pakistan’s primer TNW…
India-China Border Disengagement: India Lacks the ‘Art of Warfare’
Peace is always a better option as to war, it’s all said and understood by…