Analysis

250 years of US trade strategy for China

From merchant ships to tariffs, how the world's two largest economies navigate volatile ties

Updated On : 10-Sept-2026 | 06:50 am IST

Technology versus troops

Wars are inevitably decided, settled and concluded on land

Updated On : 10-Sept-2026 | 06:40 am IST

The return of maritime centrality

India's ambition to be a developed country by 2047 cannot be realised without a strong naval architecture

Updated On : 10-Sept-2026 | 06:30 am IST

One sky, one command

As drones, missiles and multi-domain warfare redefine combat, fragmented airspace control is a major risk

Updated On : 10-Aug-2026 | 05:20 am IST

Nuclear arms as national power

The number of warheads has been on an upward trajectory globally, says the latest Sipri yearbook

Updated On : 10-Aug-2026 | 05:10 am IST

Declining EU-China relations

Their economic partnership is increasingly facing the strategic challenge of avoiding a trade war

Updated On : 10-Jul-2026 | 07:44 am IST

Commercial space as a battleground

Lessons from the Russia-Ukraine conflict for India's space security

Updated On : 10-Jul-2026 | 07:04 am IST

China's military modernisation

Can the force that has emerged in its 14th Five-Year Plan fight and win at the level of sophistication required

Updated On : 10-Jun-2026 | 06:40 am IST

A global playbook

China's rising stature and increasing oceanic access are shifting the rules of the game

Updated On : 10-Jun-2026 | 06:34 am IST

China's expanding rocket force

The core component of China's deterrence will pose challenges for India in the event of a conflict

Updated On : 10-May-2026 | 08:17 am IST

Evolution of the Shahed-136

The impact and cost-effectiveness of the Iranian drone have led major global powers to reverse-engineer it

Updated On : 10-May-2026 | 08:30 am IST

Coexistence as a strategy in the India-China reset

The latest bilateral engagement is a product of necessity amid the ongoing global turbulence, not trust

Updated On : 10-Apr-2026 | 06:00 am IST

India adds a 'third way' on the AI map

Three distinct models competed to define the future of warfare at a recent event in New Delhi

Updated On : 10-Apr-2026 | 06:10 am IST

Decoding a decade-long transformation of defence budgets

Assessing if India can bear a relatively higher expenditure within a constrained fiscal space

Updated On : 10-Mar-2026 | 05:30 am IST

The reactor behind a strategic revival

Archival records reveal whether India violated the Cirus deal with Canada for a 'peaceful nuclear experiment'

Updated On : 10-Mar-2026 | 05:25 am IST

Inside China's military upheaval: Power struggle or consolidation?

As Xi ousts his top military general and controls both the party and the gun, Taiwan's anxiety escalates unprecedentedly high levels

Updated On : 10-Mar-2026 | 05:20 am IST

Can India learn a thing or two from the PLA's modular land force?

The armed forces would do well to review structural deficiencies for its western and northern borders

Updated On : 10-Feb-2026 | 05:30 am IST

Can the Shanti Act kickstart India's nuclear renaissance?

Entry of private players could boost power production but diluting regulatory benchmarks might prove detrimental

Updated On : 10-Feb-2026 | 01:39 am IST

A neighbour's perspective of the recent Modi-Putin summit talks

China continues to see India-Russia relations as a double-edged sword

Updated On : 10-Jan-2026 | 03:00 am IST

India needs to win the war of minds before the first shot

Information warfare is where legitimacy is established, deterrence is built, and sovereignty is defended

Updated On : 10-Jan-2026 | 01:45 am IST