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Building Air Bridges of Friendship

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has hosted the largest-ever International Air Exercise that mainland Asia has seen in over six decades. Participants in the Exercise ‘Tarang Shakti’ (Wave Power)-2024 included ten countries as active participants with ....

India- Africa Defence Engagement: Towards New Avenues

India and African countries have long standing ties in the defence realm. Traditionally, training and capacity building, deployment of Indian troops for United Nations Peacekeeping (UNPK) missions have been the main pillars of the India Africa defenc....

India and Bangladesh Developments

For India, the dramatic change of regime in Bangladesh, with Sheikh Hasina having to resign under military pressure and leave the country hastily as the army could not ensure her personal safety, is a serious setback. It can always be debated whet....

Navigating Cross-Strait Relations: The Taiwan Relations Act at 45th Anniversary

Abstract The evolving political and military dynamics in the Taiwan Strait have become a major point of contention between the US and China, with global implications. The US has upheld a consistent stance toward Taiwan since the enactment of the T....

Bangladesh, the Sudden Turn of Events: Indian Options

The world watched in horror the looting and plundering of Bangladesh’s Prime Ministers’ official residence and other public properties across the city on 5th August 2024 early evening. Post the stepping down of the Awami League government, the im....

Bhutan’s Climate Change Response: Key Drivers and Strategic Initiatives

Introduction Climate change has become one of the most severe and complex challenges in the 21st century. While the world’s poorest countries bear little or no responsibility for climate change, they face grave social and economic consequences.....

Budget: Economics prevails over politics

The recent collapse of the global supply chains that threatened to integrate the world without borders, have left economists and statesmen bewildered. Over a century ago, British economist Alfred Marshall said economics meant political economy. Wh....

Quota Reform Movement in Bangladesh: A Deep Dive into Its Origin and Impact

Introduction In recent weeks, Bangladesh has witnessed the outbreak of massive protests and demonstrations, unlike those witnessed in recent years, on the contentious issue of the country's quota system in government jobs. The quota system, design....

Indian Army’s Transformation: The Dilemma between Qualitative and Quantitative Transition

A lot has been written of Indian Military’s ongoing modernisation and transformation, both terms used interchangeably. Truth is these terms differ in their purpose and impact, magnitude and scope. Military modernisation refers to acquisitions of m....

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