The relationship between India and Pakistan presents one of the most stubborn paradoxes in modern geopolitics. We are looking at a scenario where the underlying societies share deep historical roots, yet the states remain locked in a seemingly permanent cycle of hostility. The contradiction is hard to ignore. Two nations that emerged from the identicalContinue reading “Can India and Pakistan Be Friends? The Strategic Blueprint for a New India-Pakistan Paradigm”
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USA Wooing Islamic Friends: Pakistan and Turkey – F-35 For Turkey & Mediation for Pakistan- Implications
US President Donald Trump announced the lifting of sanctions on Turkey and signalled openness to restoring Ankara‘s access to the top-end fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets, which had been denied after Turkey acquired the Russian S-400 air defence system. Also, the US may clear engines for Turkey‘s homegrown KAAN fighter aircraft. Turkey is reportedly seeking anContinue reading “USA Wooing Islamic Friends: Pakistan and Turkey – F-35 For Turkey & Mediation for Pakistan- Implications”
Pakistan Train Hijacking – Modalities and Lessons for the World
The Jaffar Express, carrying 440 passengers, was hijacked by Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) members while it was travelling from Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, to Peshawar, the capital of the north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The BLA derailed the train using explosives near Sibi city, about 160 km from Quetta, on 11th March 2025. ItContinue reading “Pakistan Train Hijacking – Modalities and Lessons for the World”
‘The future isn’t manned vs unmanned’
The broader lesson is modern warfare increasingly depends on integration, says Air Marshal Anil Chopra (Retd)in interview with Javaria Rana Operation Sindoor put India’s air power doctrine to a live test. Fighters, loitering munitions, precision-strike weapons and integrated air defences all delivered results. But broader questions linger. A shrinking fighter squadron strength, delays in indigenousContinue reading “‘The future isn’t manned vs unmanned’”
Calling Pakistan’s S-400 Targeting Bluff
Pakistan‘s claim of destroying India‘s S-400 missile systems kept surfacing sporadically, apparently to satisfy the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) ego and to cover the massive defeat in Op Sindoor, wherein nearly 20 percent of PAF capability was blunted. A Pakistani narrative had to be built because of successful Indian strikes against nine PAF airbases andContinue reading “Calling Pakistan’s S-400 Targeting Bluff”
Three Rogue Nuclear States or Aspirants but Different American Standards
America and Israel led global concerns over Iran’s nuclear program centered on its high-level uranium enrichment (up to 60%) and dwindling international oversight. While Iran claimed its program was peaceful, inspectors struggled to verify this, sparking fears of a swift breakout towards weaponization. The possibility of Iranian nuclear warheads, coupled with a very successful ballisticContinue reading “Three Rogue Nuclear States or Aspirants but Different American Standards”