China is protecting its thin corridor to the Afghan heartland
ahmed sabirThe Wakhan Corridor is a fiercely contested imperial hangover By Sam Dunning But these circumstances are fragile and rapidly changing. The Taliban have proved in the past that they are…
Chinese chequers on LAC is not for the faint – hearted
By Ajai Shukla The Indian Army has shown it can face down the PLA, but is too often held back by a political leadership that lacks boldness, asserts Ajai Shukla.…
A Rohingya refugee’s search for safety, freedom and justice
25th August 2021 is observed as “genocide remembrance day’, but it is not just the story of a single day By Shayan Bauchner Kabir, a Rohingya refugee, fled his village…
Unipolar world comes to an end USA lost the war Taliban won’
It's a dishonorable end that weakens United States standing in the world, perhaps irrevocably By Robin Wright History will surely note this absurdly ill-timed tweet. On Monday, August 9th, the…
Planes, guns, night-vision goggles The Taliban’s new US made war chest
By Idrees Ali, Patricia Zengerle & Jonathan Landay About a month ago, Afghanistan's ministry of defense posted on social media photographs of seven brand new helicopters arriving in Kabul delivered…
Britain’s fourth Afghan war is a replay of the first infamous retreat 170 years ago
By William Dalrymple The First Anglo-Afghan War was arguably the greatest military humiliation ever suffered by the West in the East. On the infamous retreat from Kabul, which began on…
INS Vikrant a naval liability
By Bharat Karnad Indian warship building has finally come a full circle after 250 years. It was in the 1780s that the Royal Navy impressed by the man'o wars in…
Three Years Ago on this day……..
Bismah Mirza Three years ago on this day, I was preparing for my rukhsati, August 29, 2019, from my family home. On August 31st, it was my Nikkah and our…
Seminar on Pakistan’s Defense Day – 2021 — Fateh Mubeen Organized By Rabita Forum International
Celebration of Defense Day of Pakistan Tribute to Defenders of Pakistan and the Shuhade of 1965 war- Fateh Mubeen 0n Sunday, The 5th September 2021 - At Such TV Center…
Russia and India’s divergence
By Alexei Zakharov In this era of new bipolarity in international relations, both India and Russia are being forced to gravitate toward one of the poles: the United States and…