This drone deal is admittedly surprising since few could have predicted that Russia either wouldn’t lend credence to reports of Pakistani arms sales to Ukraine or would still bolster its anti-terrorist ISR capabilities in spite of them if they were believed. Sputnik India cited unnamed media reports on Tuesday to tweet about Pakistan’s purchase of Russia’s Supercam S350 drones, which […]

According to a report by the Russian TASS news agency, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, recently re-elected, made an official visit to Russia in July. This visit marked a departure from the tradition of newly elected leaders first visiting neighboring countries, indicating India’s focus on its relationship with Russia and its commitment to “strategic autonomy”. Raj Kumar Sharma, a senior […]

The need is for measured steps to rescue Indo-Bangla relations from the nadir it has touched, not once but twice in the last 49 years. India’s relationship with Bangladesh touched the nadir this month when its trusted friend in Dhaka, Sheikh Hasina, quit the Prime Ministership and fled to India unable to face the wrath of her people who were […]

What appears to have convinced American policymakers to consider returning back to their pragmatic approach towards India instead of continuing to pressure it on Russia is those two’s newfound convergence on Tibet and especially Ukraine. US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell admitted during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing that “[India] will never be a formal ally or partner […]

June 15, 2024 marks the fourth year since China’s deadly escalation at the Galwan Valley. Since they began in 2020, negotiations and dialogue are yet to deliver any resolution to the border dispute. As such, India’s multi-alignment strategy, precisely implemented to ‘manage’ China, has run its course and requires recalibration. The multi-alignment strategy is conceptually synonymous with the non-alignment approach […]

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 […]