Category: India

India sends ‘killer’ drones to Israel ahead of Rafah assault

The drones have been built in Hyderabad since 2018 as part of a joint venture between Israeli and Indian defense firms New Delhi has sent Hermes 900 “killer” drones to Tel Aviv to assist in the Israeli army’s ongoing military assault on Gaza, Indian news channel TV9 Hindi reported last week. The Indian government delivered a number of Hermes 900 […]

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Why Are Chinese Companies Encouraged To Shift Supply Chain Factories To India? – Analysis

Untill now foreign investors were encouraged or asked to shift from China. Japan launched incentives for Japanese investors to shift from China. The USA-China tiff discouraged American and European investors to stay in China. Now, western assemblers have encouraged Chinese supply chain companies to shift to India. Apple of USA is planning to increase its production in India, and it […]

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India: Enduring Challenges In Odisha – Analysis

On February 3, 2024, a ‘divisional committee member (DCM)’ of the ‘Kandhamal-Kalahandi-Boudh-Nayagarh (KKBN) division’ of the Communist Party of India – Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Dasru, carrying a cash award of INR 500,000 on his head, was killed by the Police during an exchange of fire at the Kakerkupa area in the Kandhamal District of Odisha. One Policeman also suffered […]

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Muttahida Jihad Council

Established In: November 1990; Key Members: Syed Salahuddin; Operational Area: Pakistan, India; Involved In: Armed Attacks, Assasinations, Bomb Attacks, Kidnapping; The Muttahida Jehad Council (MJC), a conglomerate of Pakistan-based Jehadi outfits, was formed in November 1990 to bring under a single platform all the outfits involved in the terrorist violence in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). The MJC, for long an […]

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Realism: Pakistan And India – OpEd

The ‘Realist’ school of thought rests in the idea that states are only ever bothered about issues that concern them – and therefore are more inclined towards pursuing their self-interest. These ‘National interests’ are a complex blend of historical, geopolitical, and strategic factors that shape their foreign policies. A case in point is the longstanding conflict between India and Pakistan […]

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Five Reasons For India To Recognize Somaliland

This bold move would advance its security, diplomatic, economic, and soft power interests in one fell swoop with the only possible costs being criticism from Somalia and those of its foreign partners that already treat India unfairly anyhow. India’s flexing of naval power in the western part of its eponymous ocean, which was prompted by the Houthis’ Red Sea Crisis […]

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India: Persisting Disruptions In Chhattisgarh – Analysis

On January 30, 2024, three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed and another 15 sustained injuries in a gunfight with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres along the Sukma-Bijapur border in Bijapur District. The gunfight erupted when the CRPF personnel were working to establish a Forward Operating Base (FOB) – a remote camp meant to facilitate Security Forces […]

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The Geopolitics Of De-Risking From China: Is India In For A Win? – Analysis

Risks are integral to nations’ pursuits of their national interests. However, today, the risks have magnified and diversified amid rising extraneous challenges and their knock-on effects, ranging from environmental degradation and global warming to humanitarian disasters and wars. Added to the mix is the growing misuse of economic leverage by countries like China as part of their foreign policy to […]

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What Did Pakistan Seek To Obtain By Spying On The Indian Embassy In Moscow?

Pakistan has its own reasons to spy on Russian-Indian military and diplomatic ties, but it also can’t be discounted that some of the secrets obtained by this agent were also passed along or sold to the US after Pakistan’s pivot back to it in April 2022. The latest spy scandal to rock Russia doesn’t involve Western agents for once but […]

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Why Conflict In Middle East Is Complicating India’s Maritime Security – Analysis

India’s fundamental maritime security objective is to deter conflict and coercion from the sea. Recent developments in its regional security environment have created new complications in this pursuit. The conflict in West Asia has extended into the Arabian Sea, affecting freedom of navigation and generating strategic risks to India’s maritime security. Cause: Conflict Extension into Indian Ocean Israel’s war in […]

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