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Some Chinese Assessments of India’s Geo-economic and Foreign Policies (Jayadeva Ranade, Vivekananda International Foundation)

A good indication of Chinese thinking on India is discernible from the Chinese print and social media. While China’s English-language publications, like China Daily...

Vying for influence over Kabul (Kabir Taneja, ORF)

On December 19, Pakistan hosted a special session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to address the crisis in Afghanistan. The Taliban, which...

Prioritising Indian connectivity: ‘Mission Purvodaya’ and Nepal in perspective (Sohini Nayak, ORF)

India is concentrating more on connectivity projects to strengthen the India-Nepal relations and to cater to its security needs in the Northeast Prioritising Indian connectivity:...

Reading between the lines of President Kovind’s visit to Bangladesh (Sohini Bose, ORF)

The recent presidential visit to Bangladesh showcases the robust India-Bangladesh relations despite minor hiccups over the last couple of months. Reading between the lines of...

India and Central Asia need more coherence on Afghanistan (Ayjaz Wani, ORF)

The third India-Central Asia Dialogue, held in India on 19 December, coincided with the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic...

Colombo Port City project: Controversial since its inception (Vinitha Revi, ORF)

At first envisioned during Mahinda Rajapaksa’s presidency (2005-15), the Colombo Port City (CPC) project was announced on Xi Jinping’s visit to Sri Lanka in...

Balances and benefits in Southern South Asia: The Maldives and Sri Lanka in 2021 (Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy, ORF)

The increasing competition between India and China and the Indo-Pacific’s rising prominence has reinvigorated the world’s interest in the Indian Ocean and its island...

Air Force Expands AI Training With Simulated Battle Plans (Alexandra Kelley, Nextgov)

The Air Force aims to further expand its artificial intelligence training operations with fresh research that helps streamline battle decisions by simulating various scenarios. Air...

US Air Force squadron becomes first operational unit to drop StormBreaker bomb (Stephen Losey, Defense News)

A squadron from Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho has became the first operational unit to use the GBU-53/B StormBreaker smart bomb —...

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