India signs deal with US to buy Javelin anti-tank missile systems
The missile system is already in service with the U.S. Army and Marine Corps, as well as several international customers, the US Embassy in India said
Month: August 2026
Iran war diplomacy turns toward reopening Strait of Hormuz
With the US having disengaged from talks in favor of an economic pressure campaign, the prime minister of Qatar met senior Iranian leaders in Tehran on Thursday, stressing the importance of returning to the pre-war status of open shipping through an international waterway.
Central Asia Is Becoming an Arena of Competition Between India and China
China’s main advantage is geography. Xinjiang directly borders Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Chinese goods can therefore enter the region by road and rail without passing through third countries.
New Qurultay parliament officially formed in Kazakhstan following registration of 145 deputies
Kazakhstan’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has officially registered 145 deputies of the Qurultay, the country’s new unicameral parliament
India-China agree to seek ‘political settlement’ of boundary issue: MEA
Doval landed in Beijing on Monday on a two-day visit and his trip is largely seen as part of ongoing efforts by the two neighbours to rebuild their relationship after it came under severe strain following the deadly Galwan Valley clashes in 2020.
Bangladesh may be frittering away opportunity to reset ties with India
Geography is destiny. Whether it is river-water sharing, an energy emergency, trade or connectivity, Bangladesh will inevitably have to turn to India.
Turkish Rhetoric Sharpens Over Eastern Mediterranean, Connectivity
Turkish commentators have intensified their rhetoric over a series of strategic issues involving Greece, the
Iran’s Four-Decade War Planning Makes It Difficult For US To Decimate It: Indian Expert
Dhillon said Iran had adopted a strategy centred on chokepoints, using speed boats, sea mines, torpedo boats, coastal guns, missiles and drones, supported by a navy designed primarily for the defence of the strategic waterway. “Iran did not build an air force; it had missiles and air defence, and that is how it fought,” he said.
Kazakhstan To Hold Kuraltai Elections As a First Test of New Constitution
The forthcoming electoral campaign marks a fundamentally new stage in the development of Kazakhstan’s political system, made possible by the adoption of the new Constitution. It represents not merely another institutional reform, but a comprehensive modernisation of the system of public administration
The Pakistan–Sudan Arms Pipeline: Geopolitical Realignments, Human Rights Concerns, and Legal Scrutiny
The Pakistani military credited with sustaining Sudan’s army carries a long-documented record of using heavy force against its own population, particularly in Balochistan