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India unifies its Armed Forces under an integrated theater of command

New Delhi has taken a significant step towards enmeshing the Indian Armed Forces-the Indian Air Force, the Army, and the Navy-under a unified or “integrated” theatre of command. Top government…

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The Ayodhya verdict can shake the very foundations of India

Hearing again adjourned till 23 March By Shafique Ahmed Shafique The Supreme Court had fixed 14 March 2018 as the next date of hearing in the Ayodhya dispute, citing incomplete…

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India’s military spending & South Asian security

Syed Zain Jaffery Business Standard Over the past several years, unprecedented military modernization in Pakistan's immediate neighbour, India, has worsened South Asia's security environment. India's heavy military spending and its…

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How India is running out of strategic options with Pakistan

A war focusing only on retributions is aimless By Lt Gen H S Panag Since 1945, nuclear weapons have been used only as a deterrent and, in terms of military…

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A Russian threat on two fronts meets an American strategic void

By David E. Sanger & William J. Broad Just hours after President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia boasted last week about producing “invincible” new nuclear arms designed to evade American…

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India-China bilateral trade hits historic high of $84.44 billion in 2017

The India-China bilateral trade reached $84.44 billion last year, an historic high notwithstanding bilateral tensions over a host of issues including the Doklam standoff. A rare novelty of the bilateral…

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Facing China’s belt and road?

By Tan Ming Hui & Nazia Hussain The short-lived multilateral Quad of four democracies appears to be earning a new lease of life, partly due to a combined push by…

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The Tillerson tweet

The Secretary of State of the US was sacked by the President of the US through a tweet. Earlier on New Year's Day the US President had tweeted the new…

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‘America first’ bears a new threat – military force

By David E. Sanger & Gardiner Harris He vowed that he would find ways to execute the policies that President Trump was elected on, but that he would not tolerate…

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‘Pure madness’ Dark days inside the White House as Trump shocks and rages

By Philip Rucker, Ashley Parker, Josh Dawsey Inside the White House, aides over the past week have described an air of anxiety and volatility. with an uncontrollable commander in chief…

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