- January 16th, 2026
For more than four decades, China was the world’s great economic miracle — a once-impoverished nation that transformed itself into an industrial and technological giant. Since Deng Xiaoping’s economic reforms of 1978, China’s GDP expanded at an average annual rate...
In the five decades since its founding, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has evolved from a Cold War bulwark into one of the world’s most dynamic regional organizations. From its modest beginnings in 1967, ASEAN’s ten member states—Brunei,...
When the Laos–China Railway began carrying international passengers in April 2023, few doubted it would alter the country’s development trajectory. Two years later, the 414-kilometer line has become more than just a transport link — it is reshaping Laos’ economy,...
India’s defense modernization drive is entering a decisive new phase. Two separate but significant developments this month—one in the skies and the other beneath the seas—have underscored the country’s intent to cut its dependence on foreign technology while simultaneously projecting...
The Indian Navy has marked a major milestone by successfully achieving its first-ever “mating” with foreign submarines during an ongoing multinational exercise in the South China Sea, officials confirmed on Saturday. The complex drills were conducted under the framework of...
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is on the cusp of a transformation that could tilt the aerial balance of power in South Asia for decades to come. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has confirmed the upcoming integration of two of the...
In a development that could redefine India’s defence and aerospace trajectory, French aviation giant Dassault Aviation has offered to manufacture its Rafale fighter jets entirely in India. The plan goes far beyond token offsets or partial assembly. It envisions India...
In a landmark step for India’s defence sector, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Wednesday signed its biggest-ever single contract, worth approximately ₹66,500 crore, with the Ministry of Defence to supply 97 additional Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk1A fighter jets...
India’s potential acquisition of Russia’s Su-57E fifth-generation fighter have reignited one of the most consequential debates within defence and strategic circles. At a time when the Indian Air Force (IAF) grapples with a chronic shortage of fighter squadrons and faces...
India is preparing to take a decisive leap in modern warfare with the conceptualisation of Sudarshan Chakra, an ambitious multi-layered air defence system that senior military leaders are calling the “mother of all air defence systems.” Designed to integrate counter-drone,...
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