Author: Lt Gen A B Shivane, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (RETD) 

The Islamabad talks did not collapse dramatically. They simply ran out of steam. When negotiations […]

Wars rarely announce their turning points. They reveal them quietly, in pauses that appear tactical […]

The current crisis in West Asia has a long history of hostility and resentment. It […]

If Iran does emerge as the dominant power in West Asia, India will not find […]

The ongoing conflict involving Iran has moved beyond a regional disturbance. It has become a […]

The United States is considering stepping back from confrontation with Iran, but the language of […]

The real risk in seizing Kharg Island is not the assault; it is what follows. […]

For the past half-century, the global energy market spoke in a single financial language: the […]

What is the notion of victory in modern war? The conflict between the United States […]

Pakistan’s PM call for “meaningful talks” with India, merits that this appeal must be looked […]

President Donald Trump has initiated “Operation Epic Fury” as a coercive air campaign launched from […]

Pakistan’s strategy of wielding extremist proxies to destabilise its neighbours has come full circle. The […]

Not every agreement marks a strategic pivot. Some exist to stabilise pressure and foster detente. […]

The prospect of a Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi defence pact, anchored on the principle that […]

The events in Venezuela go beyond intervention or regime change. It represents something more fundamental: […]

By the end of 2025, power has diffused, and power centres have multiplied. The United […]

The debate in India on her neighbour China tends to swing between two comforting certainties: […]

Kautilya’s Sane Logic of a Stable Neighbourhood Viksit Bharat is a destination whose course is […]

Bangladesh’s China Tilt: Testing the Limits of Its India Partnership Overview Bangladesh’s move to bring […]

Some events in South Asia arrive as a silent wave but carry the weight of […]

The high altitude mountains of Gilgit-Baltistan conceal a violence that rarely reaches beyond Pakistan’s borders. […]

The new sanctions on Russia’s oil majors have reopened questions about where global power really […]

“A nation that sells its future for survival loses both. Pakistan’s sovereignty is being traded, […]

In the 21st Century, power is fought as much in the realm of words and […]

South Asia is facing a tsunami sparked by the passions, frustrations and ambitions of a […]

United States President Donald Trump, on 5 September, signed an executive order to rename the […]

Diplomacy in the present geopolitical flux is neither a straight line nor a binary choice. […]

The public warmth between President Donald Trump and Pakistan’s Army Chief General Asim Munir is […]

The tarmac at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska, carried more than the weight […]

“India’s real power is not in echoing China’s aggression but in showing the strategic maturity […]

Prelude to a Shockwave On the night of 21/22 June 2025, six B-2 Spirit bombers […]

Introduction Op Sindoor was a seminal moment in the Indian military and statecraft. One of […]