Key topics on the agenda included the establishment of joint industrial parks in Afghanistan and the development of shared export processing centers Senior officials from Afghanistan, Pakistan and China came together in Kabul to discuss the strengthening and expansion of trade relations between thethree nations. The meeting was attended by Nooruddin Azizi, Acting Minister of Commerce and Industry of Afghanistan; […]

Akhundzada emphasized that the intelligence agency must neutralize any plots designed to undermine the Islamic government. The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate, Sheikh Hibatullah Akhundzada, has stated that Afghanistan’s General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) is obligated to dismantle all covert and overt plans orchestrated by enemies of the Islamic system. Speaking at a one-day seminar for intelligence officials, Akhundzada […]

The ceasefire between India and Pakistan, apparently brokered by the United States after several days of escalating conflict, has offered the subcontinent a temporary reprieve from what could have become a full-scale war. The hostilities were triggered by the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, which claimed the lives of 26 civilians. This act of terror reopened deep setback […]

The PRC broke new ground in its high-powered microwave (HPM) technology this past year. At the Zhuhai Air Show in November 2024—a biennial expo that is a major platform for showcasing advances in the aerospace industry–the PLA showcased at least three novel HPM ground-based weapons. These reportedly included the newly designed anti-drone Hurricane 2000 and Hurricane 3000 model HPMs (Foreign […]

Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), especially Kashmir, is one of the world’s most militarized zones. It has remained a focal point in India-Pakistan’s bitter relations, sparking three wars since 1947 due to conflicting strategic interests. Pakistan’s ongoing interference, including its control over Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK), has hindered governance and fueled local discontent. The Indian government’s mismanagement of internal issues and limited […]

The S-400, known as “Sudarshan” in Indian service, named after the mythological Sudarshan Chakra, is among the world’s most advanced long-range air defence missile systems, the India Today magazine reported. India’s air defence capabilities took center stage on May 7 night as the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) S-400 Sudarshan Chakra, air defence missile systems, played a decisive role in thwarting […]

In a calculated and strategic move, India has launched Operation SINDOOR, targeting Islamic “terrorist infrastructure” in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir. These groups have consistently posed a persistent and significant threat to India’s national security. The operation was undertaken as a measured and “non-escalatory” response to recent Pahalgam attacks that claimed the lives of numerous Indian civilians. The global fight against […]

As a direct response to the 22 April terror attack in Pahalgam, which claimed the lives of 26 civilians, India launched its most extensive cross-border strikes since Balakot, targeting nine terrorist facilities in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Codenamed ‘Operation Sindoor’, the rapid and coordinated 25-minute operation eliminated over 80 terrorists affiliated with the banned groups Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), […]

On the intervening night of 6-7 May, 2025, from 01:05 to 01:30 AM, Indian armed forces conducted a tri-service military operation codenamed ‘Operation Sindoor’. It targeted terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), aiming to neutralise the operational capabilities of groups responsible for cross-border terrorism on Indian soil. India said the operation was intended to “pre-empt” and […]

The Indo-Pacific is generally regarded as a US construct covering the Indian Ocean from the African Coast, the western and central Pacific Ocean, to the seas and straits connecting the two oceans. As such, the Indo-Pacific includes nations such as Korea and Japan, down to Australia, south-east Asia, India, Pakistan, and the Persian and Arabian Gulfs. China features in the […]