Bangladesh’s Modern Airpower Challenges Indian Air Dominance
Reading Time: 7 minutesIndia’s eastern airbases have long been portrayed in strategic literature as decisive assets that would enable New Delhi to establish immediate and overwhelming air superiority over Bangladesh in the opening hours of a conflict. Analysts in India frequently assert that the Indian Air Force (IAF), supported by Rafale fighters, S-400 Continue Reading
Indian Army Intelligence Visit to Dhaka Raises Concerns Amid Strained Bilateral Ties
Reading Time: 2 minutesA four-member team from the Indian Army’s Military Intelligence (MI) unit, led by Major General Kundan Kumar Singh, will arrive in Dhaka for a two-day visit from 14 to 16 October — a development that has stirred unease and suspicion within Bangladesh’s defence and diplomatic circles amid deteriorating relations with Continue Reading
Bangladesh’s VT-5 vs India’s Zorawar: Riverine Manoeuvre and the New Light Armour Equation
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn the Bengal delta and North-East India–Bangladesh theatre, armoured warfare is shaped less by open plains and more by waterways, causeways and alluvial terrain. Light tanks were once thought to hold the advantage in such conditions — until the Bangladesh Army’s riverine engineering capability changed the equation entirely. With up Continue Reading
Pakistan’s Warning and the Army Rocket Force: A New Chapter in South Asian Deterrence
Reading Time: 3 minutesA year marked by confrontation, capability shifts and dangerous rhetoric may be reshaping deterrence in South Asia. On Saturday, Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) issued one of its starkest warnings in decades, cautioning that any future conflict with India “might lead to cataclysmic devastation” and vowing to respond “without any Continue Reading
India’s Defence Sector in 2025: A Critical Analysis of Capabilities, Progress and Limitations
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn 2025, India’s defence sector presents a picture of ambitious aspirations juxtaposed with deeply embedded institutional limitations. The increased budgetary outlay, significant political emphasis on indigenous manufacturing, and geopolitical recalibration towards Western partners suggest a country determined to move away from dependency on foreign platforms. However, beneath this high-level narrative Continue Reading