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Maiden India-France-UAE Maritime Partnership Exercise

Maiden India-France-UAE Maritime Partnership Exercise

By: IDR News Network | Date: 09 Jun , 2023

The first edition of India, France and UAE Maritime Partnership Exercise commenced on 07 Jun 23 in the Gulf of Oman. INS Tarkash and French Ship Surcouf both with integral helicopters, French...

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Pakistan’s ‘Azadi’ Stratagem Backfires

Pakistan’s ‘Azadi’ Stratagem Backfires

By: Nilesh Kunwar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Jun , 2023

All said and done, the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front [JKLF] did an excellent job in giving a head start to Rawalpindi’s plan of ‘bleeding India through a thousand cuts’. However,...

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‘Agni Prime’ ballistic missile successfully flight-tested by DRDO

‘Agni Prime’ ballistic missile successfully flight-tested by DRDO

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 08 Jun , 2023

New Generation Ballistic Missile ‘Agni Prime’ was successfully flight-tested by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha on...

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Rumblings in Pakistan : Coup, Civil War and Disintegration?

Rumblings in Pakistan : Coup, Civil War and Disintegration?

By: Lt Gen Rameshwar Yadav | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 08 Jun , 2023

There is nothing right in Pakistan as of now and that is a matter of concern across the world. Pakistan being a nuclear state surely has serious implications in case of administrative failure....

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ISRO awards Gaganyaan Mission mandate to Tata Elxsi to deliver Crew Module...

ISRO awards Gaganyaan Mission mandate to Tata Elxsi to deliver Crew Module...

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 Jun , 2023

Tata Elxsi, a leading global design company that blends technology, creativity, and engineering has partnered with the prestigious Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to enable the upcoming...

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Relevance of Indo-centrcism for a strategic culture in Sri Lankan national...

Relevance of Indo-centrcism for a strategic culture in Sri Lankan national...

By: Dr Punsara Amarasinghe | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 Jun , 2023

The concept of strategic culture has derived from the phrase political culture as it is the task of the political culture of a country to determine the state’s attitude towards peace and...

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The ‘Snow Leopards’ of Ladakh

The ‘Snow Leopards’ of Ladakh

By: Nilesh Kunwar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 06 Jun , 2023

Though simple and peace loving, the people of Ladakh are extremely patriotic and fiercely committed when it comes to defending their homeland and this was evident in 1948, when a formidable...

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Coromandel Express: Accident or Terror Attack

Coromandel Express: Accident or Terror Attack

By: RSN Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 06 Jun , 2023

On 31st March this year, a 24 year muslim youth, boarded Jansampark Kranti Express at Delhi. Enroute, close to the train’s destination, at a place called Shoranur, he purchases petrol, and boards...

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Erdogan Won But Turkiye May Lose

Erdogan Won But Turkiye May Lose

By: Manish Rai | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 Jun , 2023

After facing the toughest challenge of his political career to date, Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan got re-elected for a third term. Defeating Kemal Kilicdaroglu, presidential candidate...

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The Shadow over Storm Shadow

The Shadow over Storm Shadow

By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 Jun , 2023

The battle for Bakhmut (Artyomovsk), which Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky had made a prestige issue, resulted in massive casualties for the Ukrainian forces. But Zelensky still doesn’t...

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Can a nuclear war start with the unease felt by China?

Can a nuclear war start with the unease felt by China?

By: Kazi Anwarul Masud | Date: 02 Jun , 2023

Rohan Mukherji of the London School of Economics and Political Science believes that he writes in an article in Foreign Affairs magazine (China’s status anxiety May 19 2023) of the possibility...

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Consequences of the Manipur Conflagration

Consequences of the Manipur Conflagration

By: Brig Deepak Sinha | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 02 Jun , 2023

In the summer of 64 AD, nearly 2000 years ago, Rome, more or less, was completely razed to the ground in a fire that lasted six days. The hapless citizens, in utter frustration, turned on their...

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India’s defence exports rise 23 times since 2014

India’s defence exports rise 23 times since 2014

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 01 Jun , 2023

India’s defence exports have reached an all-time high, surging from 686 crore rupees in 2013-14 to nearly 16 thousand crore rupees in 2022-23. This remarkable 23 fold increase reflects India’s...

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Russian trenches major challenge for Ukraine’s counter-offensive

Russian trenches major challenge for Ukraine’s counter-offensive

By: Prakash Panneerselvam | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 01 Jun , 2023

The Ukrainian army is preparing for a counter-offensive to recapture Donbas and Crimea, which are currently occupied by Russian forces. Ukraine has raised eight ‘storm brigades” specifically...

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Manipur Unrest: A Complex Threat

Manipur Unrest: A Complex Threat

By: Maj Gen Nitin P Gadkari | Date: 31 May , 2023

The cycle of violence seems unending in Manipur, no matter how many Para Military and Army companies are pushed into the troubled state. Article 355 is already in place, giving the central...

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Amrit Kal Lessons of History

Amrit Kal Lessons of History

By: Col Anil Athale | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 31 May , 2023

The biggest lesson of Indian history is that we are negligent of our own history and do not know much about it and as a corollary do not learn from it. In my 30 years of study of military...

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India’s Island Outreach

India’s Island Outreach

By: Abhyuday Saraswat | Date: 30 May , 2023

The Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) is a regional forum established by the Indian government to enhance cooperation and strengthen relations between India and the Pacific...

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An Overview of UN Peacekeeping Operations

An Overview of UN Peacekeeping Operations

By: Michael K Touthang | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 30 May , 2023

29th May is observed every year as International Day of UN Peacekeepers. The United Nations was established in the aftermath of the World War II to save succeeding generations from the scourge of...

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Russia will not allow hunger in the world

Russia will not allow hunger in the world

By: Slavisha Batko Milacic | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 29 May , 2023

A year after the war in Ukraine began, grain exports across the Black Sea will be extended for another two months. This is a very important deal, given the deepening of global hunger. And today,...

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De-Globalization and Road Ahead for India’s Defence Manufacturing

De-Globalization and Road Ahead for India’s Defence Manufacturing

By: Prof (Dr) SN Misra | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 25 May , 2023

Trade is an engine of growth and has been a major factor in impacting GDP handsomely, in both developed and developing economies since the 1970s. From a measly share of 8% in global output in the...

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