SCB Chair
US-Pakistan Drone Deal: Methodical Response Needed to Insulate India from Future Security Challenges
A reported drone supply deal between an American company, co-founded by an Israeli military veteran, and Pakistan’s military leadership raises serious geopolitical alarms. Blending profit, vague modalities and strategic ambiguity, this development demands a thorough reassessment of India’s foreign defence partnerships, security vetting protocols and long-term joint innovation safeguards – Dr Sanket Kulkarni
Drones, Proxies, Energy Targets: Lessons For India From The Gulf War
Summary of this article – Sanket Kulkarni
Column | Security Implications Of Pakistan’s Internal Crisis
Summary of this article As a precautionary measure, India must track the movement of suspected Pakistani state-sponsored terrorist groups. At the security level, political front and the state of its economy, there are multiple challenges which Pakistan is finding difficult to handle. And when things go beyond its control, it has a tendency to deflect
China must treat India as an Asian peer
THE meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the margins of the BRICS summit in New Delhi was consequential. It was Xi’s first visit to India in seven years, since Mamallapuram in October 2019, with the transgressions in eastern Ladakh, the Galwan clash and a painful rebuilding process in between.
Don’t Mistake a Purge for a Peace Offering
China watching is especially vulnerable to coincidences that look like signals. General Zhao Zongqi’s removal is a case in point. General Zhao Zongqi headed the Western Theatre Command during the 2020 crisis and was also the commander who oversaw Doklam in 2017. Chinese state media has confirmed that Zhao Zongqi was removed from the posts of Standing Committee member
Tripartite electricity cooperation paving the way for subregional energy security in South Asia
By Saurabh Kaushik Three important things happened over the past couple of months. One, on June 14, the Nepal Electricity Authority confirmed the agreement to export 40 MW electricity to Bangladesh via India in a tripartite arrangement, from midnight of June 15. This operationalizes the landmark Tripartite Power Sales Agreement signed on October 3, 2024,
Building an enduring drone components partnership between India and Taiwan
By Dr. Sanket Sudhir Kulkarni The Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh had made an interesting remark about drones recently. While emphasizing the need for expedited development of drones, he also stressed on the need for developing indigenously made drone components and building robust supply chains for drones. Drones have proved
