The appearance of Indian-made ammunition in Ukraine has caused a heated discussion in the expert community, creating a ground for speculations regarding India’s political course. A number of expert assessments boil down to the fact that India made a mistake by trusting the importing countries, which did not miss the opportunity to supply Indian ammunition to Ukraine. Some experts believe […]

Analysts are concerned that Pakistan might be equipping its JF-17 fighter jets with nuclear-armed cruise missiles While much attention is given to the nuclear tensions between the US and Russia, or the US and China, the ongoing conflict between nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan is equally alarming. There are now signs that Pakistan is equipping its JF-17 fighter jets with […]

In its quest for “strategic autonomy” India has alienated both the US and China and is not powerful enough to resist either. In his first term as India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi signalled that his government will seek accommodation, cooperation and peace with all countries particularly Pakistan, China and the US.

Modi’s Russia visit has drawn criticism from the US and Ukraine, but analysts say the bad optics might soon be forgotten. When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets any male world leader, a bear hug is almost inevitable. Yet his embrace last week with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow has stirred firm public pushback from both Washington and Kyiv. […]

Arriving in Moscow on July 8, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Russia India’s “all-weather friend” and praised Vladimir Putin’s leadership in strengthening bilateral ties over the past two decades. The prime minister also said that for a long time, the world had witnessed a “power-driven global order.” “But what the world needs now is confluence, not power, and no […]

India’s foreign policy has entered a labyrinth of complexity and contradiction. As the Israel-Hamas conflict unfolds, New Delhi’s clandestine arms supply to Israel raises eyebrows and questions about the country’s commitment to its long-held principles of non-alignment. This intricate dance between aligning with Western powers and maintaining solidarity with the Global South reveals the tightrope India walks in the volatile […]

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is flying to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin. It’s a big deal: Since the full-scale invasion began, India has distanced itself politically from Moscow. Officially, Delhi condemned the invasion of Ukraine, but, like China, it helps Russia circumvent sanctions and in return gets a huge discount on Russian oil. Modi, whose party performed modestly in […]

The Pakistani military is distinguished as the only armed force in the world that embraces “Jihad” as its motto, making it a unique entity that governs a nation rather than being merely a part of a country’s defense system. Since its establishment in 1947, Pakistan has strategically employed proxy forces to not only destabilize the region but also to exert […]

Hours before India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Moscow on July 8, Russia fired missiles on Ukraine that killed at least 41 people, including four children at a children’s hospital in Kyiv. The attack sparked widespread global condemnation, yet Modi was smiling as he posed for photos with Russian President Vladimir Putin. During Modi’s two-day visit to the Kremlin—his […]

As war rages in Ukraine, the logical step for the United States has been to revitalize its security cooperation with NATO. This is the project that President Joe Biden’s administration has skillfully orchestrated since February 2022.