- October 14th, 2025
The great power contest between Washington and Beijing is playing out not just in trade tariffs and technological rivalry — it is increasingly manifesting in steel and concrete, in pipelines and ports, in the tension between sea lanes and land...
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...
Canberra’s August 2025 announcement that it will purchase 11 upgraded Mogami-class frigates from Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries sent ripples through the Indo-Pacific. The deal, worth tens of billions, was not only Australia’s largest-ever naval procurement from a non-Western partner but also...
From drones to frigates, missile systems and even fifth-generation fighter jets, a new supplier in Southeast Asia’s defence landscape has been making headlines: Türkiye. Announcements of Turkish arms contracts, deliveries, and deployments by Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines over the past two years...
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s newly unveiled Global Governance Initiative (GGI) marks Beijing’s clearest statement of intent to reshape the international order, analysts say, as the world reels from intensifying great-power rivalry and the breakdown of postwar alliances. Unveiled at the...
When Israeli missiles struck Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip on August 25, 2025, they left behind more than rubble, shattered wards, and grieving families. They extinguished 22 lives — including those of five Palestinian journalists. The deaths marked...
South Asian geopolitics: While most nations have armies, in Pakistan, the army has a nation. This statement, though frequently repeated, encapsulates a stark and profound truth about the role of the military in shaping Pakistan's national identity, governance, foreign policy,...
Over the past year, a flurry of reports in Western media has painted a consistent picture: Israel is gearing up for a possible strike on Iranian nuclear facilities. The headlines, often citing anonymous intelligence officials, suggest urgency, readiness, and strategic...
In a move that could alter the strategic balance of India’s aerospace and defense industry, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and France’s Safran Aircraft Engines signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The deal, focused on co-developing and producing military engines...
Over the past few decades, China has been steadily asserting itself as a key player in the "Global South," a term that has evolved from the Cold War-era Non-Aligned Movement, representing developing countries striving for autonomy from superpower influence. As...
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