US President Donald Trump wanted Pakistan and some other Muslim-majority nations to normalize ties with Israel by joining the Abraham Accords. The Pakistani media and analysts went abuzz analysing benefits and the repercussions for Islamabad. In the last year, Donald Trump repeatedly praised Pakistan‘s civilian and military leaders for their support in the Iran war.Continue reading “Pakistan and the Abraham Accords – Struck Between Jaws of the Vise”
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PM Modi Visits Japan – Strategic Congruence of Two Major Asian Countries
PM Modi will travel to Japan on August 30, where he will participate in the 17th annual India-Japan Summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. It will be PM Modi’s 8th visit to this strategically important friend of India. The only countries he has made a large number of visits to are the USA (10),Continue reading “PM Modi Visits Japan – Strategic Congruence of Two Major Asian Countries”
China’s Sixth Generation Aircraft and its Geo-Political Signals
China unveiled two sixth-generation fighter jets on December 26, 2024, in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, representing the next evolutionary leap, drawing on lessons from two decades of R&D. While it stunned the world, China’s fighter aircraft had made a huge leap since the introduction of the J-10 in the 2000s. The J-20, unveiled in 2011, wasContinue reading “China’s Sixth Generation Aircraft and its Geo-Political Signals “
Not Having Nuclear Weapons a Liability? – Japan, South Korea Future Nuclear Weapons Powers?
Ukraine voluntarily renounced its vast Soviet-era nuclear arsenal after independence, transferring all nuclear warheads to Russia by 1996 in exchange for security assurances via the 1994 Budapest Memorandum from the US, UK, and Russia, but now deeply regrets this decision following Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea and the 2022 invasion, which it calls broken promises.Continue reading “Not Having Nuclear Weapons a Liability? – Japan, South Korea Future Nuclear Weapons Powers?”
Russia Remains a Good Bet for Military Aviation Technologies
Russia showcased the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC)’s Superjet SJ-100, and the turbo-prop Il-114-300 aircraft at the Wings India 2026, in Hyderabad. India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) had earlier signed a MoU with UAC to make the near 100-seat SJ-100 regional jet in India. Russian aviation giant UAC had signed a deal to supply six Il-114-300Continue reading “Russia Remains a Good Bet for Military Aviation Technologies”
PM Modi Visits Israel – As the two Nations Continue to Strengthen the Unshakable Aerospace Bond
Prime Minister Modi concluded a two-day visit to Israel that started February 25, 2026, his second trip in eight years. He addressed the Knesset (parliament) amid an unprecedented deepening of ties despite attempts to isolate the Jewish state globally, especially by Europe, and growing tensions in its relations with China. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin NetanyahuContinue reading “PM Modi Visits Israel – As the two Nations Continue to Strengthen the Unshakable Aerospace Bond “
Welcome Home Shubhanshu – Now ISS to Gaganyaan
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla ‘Shux’, the second Indian in space, is back after a record-setting space mission. The four astronauts, Shukla and his crewmates, Commander Peggy Whitson (USA), Slawosz Uznanski (Poland), and Tibor Kapu (Hungary), splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, concluding their trailblazing 18-day Axiom-4 (Ax-4) space mission. AtContinue reading “Welcome Home Shubhanshu – Now ISS to Gaganyaan”
Russia Remains a Good Bet for Military Aviation Technologies
Russia just showcased the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC)’s Superjet SJ-100, and the turboprop Il-114-300 aircraft at Wings India 2026, in Hyderabad. India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) had earlier signed a MoU with UAC to make the near 100-seat SJ-100 regional jet in India. Russian aviation giant UAC has signed a deal to supply six IlyushinContinue reading “Russia Remains a Good Bet for Military Aviation Technologies”
The “Nuclear Umbrella” and Changing Nuclear Weapons Security Dynamics
An unreliable American nuclear umbrella means more countries want the nuclear bomb. For long, Europe and some other Asian countries were banking on US security guarantees. Ukraine had denounced nuclear weapons after the Soviet Union imploded, but after the Russian invasion of February 2022, and Russian threats to use a tactical nuclear weapon, Ukraine isContinue reading “The “Nuclear Umbrella” and Changing Nuclear Weapons Security Dynamics”
Make in India Rafale
In a big boost to Make-in-India, Dassault Aviation of France and India’s Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) will partner for Rafale aircraft fuselage manufacturing at a dedicated facility in Hyderabad. The key structural sections of the aircraft, to be manufactured in India, include the central fuselage, rear section, lateral rear shells, and the front section.Continue reading “Make in India Rafale”