Introduction In a bold demonstration of its growing defence preparedness, Taiwan concluded its longest-ever Han Kuang military drills on 18 July 2025. Spanning 10 days of intense live-fire exercises, the Taiwanese military rehearsed responses across varied battle spaces—starting with countering China’s “gray zone” tactics and escalating to full-scale joint anti-landing operations and urban defence drills, … Continue reading “Taiwan in the Crosshairs: Why Xi Jinping’s Reunification Ambitions May Backfire Strategically?”
Decoding Geopolitical Dynamics in South Asia: How can India Navigate it’s Security Interests?
“India is the only country in the world, which has two nuclear neighbours having border issues with it, which have led to wars in past and both of them are in collusion with each other” We are in an era of global geopolitical churning wherein Cold War 1.0 has got mixed with Cold War 2.0, … Continue reading Decoding Geopolitical Dynamics in South Asia: How can India Navigate it’s Security Interests?
One Year of Conflict: Strategic and Operational Dynamics Between Israel, Iran, and Their Proxies
As Israel deliberates the targets in Iran to be engaged in its counterstrikes, Sharing an objective military analysis of mine published in Moderndiplomacy World (European Union) on the subject, evaluating aims, strategies, implementation and outcomes of opposing sides involved in the war. Excerpts:-"From military perspective, this is a typical asymmetric war, where Israel has complete … Continue reading One Year of Conflict: Strategic and Operational Dynamics Between Israel, Iran, and Their Proxies
Unpacking Strategies, Operational Art, and Technologies in One-Year of Conflict in the Middle East
Sharing an analysis of mine published in Economic Times ETGovernment regarding strategies and application of operational art adopted by opposing sides in the ongoing war in West Asia (Middle East) between Israel and Iran plus its proxies, in the last one year, on the anniversary of the war. Analysis may be of special interest to … Continue reading Unpacking Strategies, Operational Art, and Technologies in One-Year of Conflict in the Middle East
Lebanon’s kinetic cyberattacks: Disrupting communication devices reveal a new frontier in warfare.
Sharing an analysis of mine published in EconomicTimes regarding how exploding devices in Lebanon have added a new dimension to future warfare. Some quotes :-"Governments and militaries will need to rethink their cybersecurity strategies, as attacks could now have both digital and physical consequences. This will require tighter security on both military and civilian communication systems, … Continue reading Lebanon’s kinetic cyberattacks: Disrupting communication devices reveal a new frontier in warfare.
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