How the Pakistan Air Force Outmanoeuvred the Indian Air Force
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe brief but high-intensity air conflict between India and Pakistan in May 2024 marked a critical episode in South Asian strategic affairs. While the Indian Air Force (IAF) boasted overwhelming numerical superiority, greater budgets, and a more diverse fleet, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) demonstrated exceptional doctrinal clarity, integrated command Continue Reading
Myanmar Army Combat Losses: Jan – Jun 2025
Reading Time: 4 minutesSix months into 2025, the Tatmadaw faces its gravest attrition since the 2021 coup. Open-source monitoring indicates that the junta now controls barely one-fifth of Myanmar’s municipalities, a drop from roughly one-third at the start of 2024, after losing Lashio, large parts of Rakhine, and swathes of Bago and Kachin Continue Reading
Interim Government’s Defence Budget Cuts Raise Grave Concerns
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe decision by Bangladesh’s interim administration to reduce defence spending in the fiscal year twenty twenty five to twenty twenty six is being received with growing alarm among security analysts and defence professionals. At a time when regional rivals are reinforcing their military postures and investing heavily in modernisation, Dhaka Continue Reading
Hindutva’s Quiet March into the Indian Army
Reading Time: 4 minutesFor much of its post-independence history, the Indian Army stood out in the subcontinent for its disciplined neutrality, its doctrinal secularism, and its robust commitment to professionalism above creed or ideology. In a region where militaries have often been drawn into the vortex of religious and political turbulence, India’s armed Continue Reading
Rethinking Bangladesh’s Defence Posture: The Imperative for a Modern Riverine Warfare Capability
Reading Time: 6 minutesBangladesh is defined by water. Its rivers shape its geography, culture, and economy, yet they remain surprisingly absent from the core structure of its military doctrine. For a country with thousands of kilometres of navigable waterways, the absence of a dedicated riverine warfare capability in the Bangladesh Army reflects a Continue Reading