China Ramps Up Construction in Siliguri Corridor
What Happened: Beijing has built more than 200 buildings and roads along Bhutan's disputed border near India's strategic Siliguri Corridor, Reuters reported Jan. 12.
Why It Matters: China's construction activity directly threatens India's Siliguri Corridor, which links...
Suez Canal Record Highest Annual Revenue Ever in 2021
Egypt's Suez Canal achieved a total of $6.3 billion revenue in 2021, the highest in the canal's history, official data showed yesterday.
The state-run Suez Canal Authority (SCA) chief, Osama Rabie, said in a statement...
Nord Stream 2 is a Double-edged Geopolitical Tool
M K Bhadrakumar l
When Pavel Zavalny, the chairman of Russian parliamentary committee on energy, made the forecast last Friday that Nord Stream 2 pipeline could start shipping natural gas to Germany as early as...
Russia’s ‘Thin Red Line’
M K Bhadrakumar l
Russia is reiterating its ‘red lines’ seeking long-term legal guarantees against NATO’s further advancement to the east and the deployment of weapons on Russia’s western borders.
The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement...
Israel Stockpiling Weapons for Possible Attack on Iran
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Israel's ministerial committee that oversees defence procurement on Sunday approved a deal that will allow the air force to purchase Lockheed Martin's CH-53k helicopters at a cost of $2.4 billion as part...
A Superbloom in Turkish-UAE Ties
M K Bhadrakumar l
A new vector of immense geopolitical possibilities surged in “post-coronavirus” West Asia with the visit of the UAE Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan to Ankara and his meeting...
Turkey Denies Moving S-400 Missiles to NATO Base
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Turkish military officials have denied, late Wednesday, a Sky News Arabia report that the S-400 missile defence system was moved to Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey, Daily Sabah reports.
According to the report, officials...
Glasgow Climate Summit is an Elite Farce
M K Bhadrakumar l
The Glasgow summit on climate change has been a media extravaganza. The ruling elites from all continents cooped up in their national capitals due to the raging pandemic, finally got a...
US Puts Israeli Spyware Firm, NSO Group, on Trade Blacklist
The US is sanctioning an Israeli spyware company, NSO, by putting it on a trade blacklist, the Washington Post reports.
According to the report, the NSO Group was accused of supplying technology to foreign governments to maliciously...
Israel Stops Hundreds of Jews from Moving to Iran
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Israeli authorities have stopped dozens of Jewish families of the Lev Tahor ultra-Orthodox sect from fleeing to Iran where they had applied for asylum.
"Israel and the US are working to prevent members of an...
Saudi Aramco Aims for Net Zero Emissions from Operations by 2050
Saudi Aramco aims to achieve net zero emissions from its operations by 2050 while also expanding its maximum sustained production capacity to 13 million barrels per day, Chief Executive Amin Nasser said on Saturday,...
Bhutan-China Treaty: Setback For India
M K Bhadrakumar l
I read a stimulating essay recently co-authored by Paul Dolan, professor at the London School of Economics, and his research assistant Amanda Hedwood analysing, against the backdrop of the uncertainties of...
The US-Iran Rapprochement ?
M K Bhadrakumar l
While on a ‘farewell’ visit to Israel, outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday in Jerusalem at a joint press conference alongside Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett that negotiations in...
Algeria Navy Chase Israel Submarine Out of International Waters
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The Algerian National Navy detected an Israeli Dolphin submarine last week on the edge of Algerian international waters, chased it and forced it to rise to the surface before leaving the area, MENADEFENSE reported...
Turkey Starts Mass Production of 120 Patrol Boats
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Turkey has started mass production of 122 domestically designed patrol boats to secure the country's coasts, the project's in charge said on Sunday, reports Anadolu Agency.
The boats will be supplied by the defense...
West Prepares to Re-Engage Taliban
M K Bhadrakumar l
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has written yet another opinion piece in the Washington Post, sensing a turning point lies ahead with the Biden Administration assembling a sustainable, durable policy toward Afghanistan taking...
Russia, Turkey Hold Strategic Talks
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On 29 Sep 21, presidents of Russia and Turkey began talks on curbing renewed violence in northwest Syria and on possibly expanding Moscow's sales of military defence systems to Ankara despite US...
What Biden Told the Indians ?
M K Bhadrakumar l
Given the state of the Indian media today, it is difficult to cut through the Indian-American rhetoric from a distance of 10,000 kilometres and get a rounded view of Prime Minister...
Optimism Over Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad Freight Line Reopening
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A critical railway in Turkey's region, the Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad (ITI) Freight Line, expected to relaunch in 2021, has created a positive atmosphere for those in the business world, reports Anadolu Agency.
The train, which connects...
The Road to Defeat: Anglo-American Campaigns in Afghanistan
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In 1843, shortly after his return from the battlefields of the First Anglo-Afghan War, the army chaplain in Jalalabad, the Reverend G. R. Gleig, wrote a memoir about the disastrous expedition...
Hybrid Warfare Against Pakistan
Sadia Wasti |
The entrance of the nuclear weapons changed the paradigm of overt conflict throughout the world. Not only did nuclear weapons stopped aggression against nuclear armed states but also a global taboo against...
Who will Prevail in China-US Carrier Group Battle?
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In the battle of equivalent aircraft carrier formations and groups, the Chinese side suffers significantly large losses, even with the possible use of promising hypersonic anti-ship missiles.
The key role that determines the course...
Iran’s SCO Membership is a Big Deal
M K Bhadrakumar l
Like in a Wagnerian music drama, there is an associated melodic theme that accompanies the situations behind the two big regional developments last week — the announcement of the AUKUS, security...
KSA, UAE to begin Military Exercises with Greece, Egypt
The Saudi and Emirati militaries have arrived in Greece to begin joint exercises with the Greek and Egyptian militaries, in what they are hailing as further cooperation between allied states.
The Royal Saudi Land Forces'...
Turkey Among Top 3 Countries in Combat Drone Technology
Turkey has risen to the world's top three in combat drone technology, the Turkish president said on Sunday, reports Anadolu Agency.
"With our unmanned combat aerial vehicle Akinci, Turkey has become one of the three most...
The Cyber Warfare
Nabiya Imran |
With the advent of the information age, it was obvious that technology will creep into the international political system. It has and it is here to stay. States with well-developed information technology...
Artificial Intelligence vs Armored Vehicles
The United States launched a competition, the goal of which is to create a system using artificial intelligence to combat armored vehicles in Russia. The Agency for Advanced Research Projects of the US Department...
A Legal Voyage through Troubled Waters of South China Sea
“Whosoever commands the sea commands the trade; whosoever commands the trade of the world commands the riches of the world; and consequently, the world itself.”
The South China Sea has gained unprecedented popularity over the...
Biden’s Taliban Blues
M K Bhadrakumar l
The best part of the visit by the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Nikolay Patrushev to New Delhi (September 7-8) was that the two countries have embarked...
Taliban: Shattering the Legend of Panjshir Valley
M K Bhadrakumar l
Panjshir has fallen to the Taliban with a bang — and a whimper. The bang is because a 40-year old legend lies shattered, the legend of the invincibility of Panjshir Valley....
