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China’s Rare Earth Stranglehold
Beijing’s grip on rare earth minerals is reshaping geopolitics, supply chains and industrial strategy, compelling India and other...

Commodore S.L. Deshmukh
7 days ago4 min read


Learning to Fall: On-the-Job Training in the Sky
Overcoming fear and embracing adventure comes to those who keep calm and control their minds. Do you have what it takes? We gain job...

Brigadier AS Ranade, VSM (Retired)
Jul 53 min read


Directorate General of Civil Aviation or Distress Gripping Civil Aviation?
India’s aviation regulator, which is supposed to act as a pillar of flight safety, faces serious turbulence of its own making. Few...

Commodore S.L. Deshmukh
Jun 304 min read


Trump’s Perilous One-Man Tango with Pakistan
Donals Trump’s overture to Pakistan army chief Asim Munir reveals more about American misjudgements than any grand geopolitical strategy....

Commodore S.L. Deshmukh
Jun 234 min read


AI at Borders: Detecting Deception in Real Time
AI-powered surveillance systems are redefining border control by detecting deception through micro-expressions, stress patterns, and...
Dr. Keshav Kumar & Hemanth Sai Reddy
Jun 193 min read


Modi’s Missile Moment
India’s bold response to terror has redrawn the regional balance while unsettling Trump’s America. The April 22 Pahalgam terror attack...

Ruddhi Phadke
Jun 123 min read


Searches underway after villagers report suspicious movement in J-K's Samba
JAMMU: Security forces on Wednesday launched a search operation along Dhar road in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir after villagers...
PTI
Jun 111 min read


The Slow Death of an Aging Freighter
The sinking of MSC Elsa-3 exposes troubling questions about aging ships, weak inspections and maritime risk off India’s coast. In the...

Capt. Naveen S Singhal
Jun 104 min read


Drugs worth over Rs 55 crore seized in Manipur's Churachandpur
IMPHAL: A joint team of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Customs, Assam Rifles and Manipur Police have seized drugs and cash...
PTI
Jun 102 min read


Swept Away in Service
The Sikkim landslide reminds us that for a soldier, whether taken by war or by nature, the meaning of sacrifice remains unchanged. I...

Major (retired) Mohommed Ali Shah
Jun 73 min read


Military not a solution to Pakistan problem, need more rounded approach: Ex-envoy TCA Raghavan
New Delhi: Amidst growing tensions and a "securitised" India-Pakistan relationship, former Indian high commissioner to Pakistan TCA...
PTI
Jun 43 min read


Pak foreign minister says chances of revival of conflict with India 'remote'
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday said that the chance of revival of an armed conflict between Pakistan and India is...
PTI
Jun 43 min read


Delhi Court to hear 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana's plea for family communication on June 9
New Delhi: The Patiala House Court on Wednesday scheduled a hearing for June 9 regarding a plea filed by Tahawwur Rana, a key accused in...
Agency
Jun 41 min read


Pahalgam and the Global Test of India’s Alliances
The Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor have redrawn the diplomatic map for India by exposing who stands with us and who stands...

Commodore S.L. Deshmukh
Jun 24 min read


3 army personnel dead, 6 soldiers missing as landslide hits military camp in Sikkim
Gangtok: Three army personnel died and six soldiers went missing after a landslide hit a military camp at Chhaten in Sikkim, a defence...
PTI
Jun 21 min read


16 Naxalites surrender in Chhattisgarh; Kerlapenda village becomes Maoist-free, say police
Sukma: Sixteen Naxalites, including six carrying a collective cash reward of Rs 25 lakh, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on...
PTI
Jun 22 min read


Search operation underway in J-K's Kathua
Jammu: Security forces on Monday launched a search operation near a forest area in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district after suspicious...
Agency
Jun 21 min read


Pahalgam’s response is Unity in Diversity
A terrorist strike meant to divide has only united India and put Pakistan further on the back foot. When terrorists struck pristine...

Dr. Syed Mubin Zehra
May 315 min read


The Failed Marshal: Pakistan’s Illusory Triumph and the Army’s Tightening Grip
As India’s precise strikes during Operation Sindoor expose cracks in Pakistan’s defence, the promotion of Asim Munir to Field Marshal...

Rajeev Puri
May 283 min read


Physical Reality, and not Politically Correct Rhetoric, must shape India’s Combat Policy
The National Defence Academy is poised to witness a historic milestone. On May 30, its first cohort of 18 women cadets will graduate - a...

Brigadier AS Ranade, VSM (Retired)
May 275 min read
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