It takes courage, especially for a young officer, to check a man met on the road for not saluting properly or for slovenly appearance, but, every time he does, it adds to his stock of moral courage, and whatever the soldier may say, he has respect for the officer who does pull him up.
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PLA has focused on modernising its capabilities across all warfare domains to achieve these goals. This includes land, air, and maritime operations, nuclear, space, counter-space, electronic warfare and cyberspace operations, aiming to become a fully integrated joint force.
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PRC has engaged in a sustained and broad effort to transform the PLA from an infantry-heavy, low-technology, ground forces-centric military into a high-technology, networked force with an increasing emphasis on joint operations and naval and air power projection.
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Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) is gaining prominence with the rise of social media, the digital society and the vast growth of publicly and commercially available information (PAI and CAI).
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Informationised warfare blurs the lines between peacetime and wartime. A nation in the information age cannot wait for the hostilities to break out to collect intelligence, carryout influence operations, develop antisatellite systems or design computer software weapons.
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Why did China did this when he is under tremendous pressure in all fronts, is this China's salami slice tactics being progressed rigorously, what will be new Rules of Engagement, what will be escalatory control mechanism, who has taken this decision, will there be some pressure put by China in India's North-East through insurgency.
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Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan and Secretary, Department of Military Affairs, formally released declassified versions of the Joint Doctrines for Cyberspace Operations during the Chiefs of Staff Committee meeting in New Delhi.
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Gen SA Munir's position in the hierarchy of Pakistan was not very comfortable. The state of economy, insurgency in Pakhtoonistan and Balochistan, attack on the Jaffar Express, constant protests by supporters of Imran Khan's supporters inside and outside of parliament.
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Precision strikes were carried out on nine sites—four in Pakistan and five in PoK—linked to anti-India terrorist groups such as the LeT, JeM and the Hizbul Mujahideen. The targeted sites included Muridke (LeT headquarters) and Bahawalpur (JeM headquarters).
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The New York Times (NYT), based on analysis by a U.S. based private intelligence firm Recorded Future, reported that a Chinese entity penetrated India’s power grid at multiple load dispatch points. Chinese malware intruded into the control systems that manage electric supply across India, along with a high-voltage transmission substation and a coal-fired power plant
Read Document →India must rapidly pivot its national technology strategy to secure a competitive position in the global artificial intelligence race against dominant multinational developers like Anthropic. This strategic realignment is essential to prevent the nation from falling behind in the next wave of foundational software innovation, which will define future economic and geopolitical influence.
Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar conducted a strategic visit to Bahrain immediately following the funeral of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, highlighting New Delhi's precarious balancing act between Tehran and the United States-led regional security architecture. This diplomatic maneuvering occurred as Tehran largely ignored the attending Indian delegation.
Taliban security forces in Herat recently shot protesters demonstrating against the regime's morality police, illustrating the ongoing repression in Afghanistan five years after the group's return to power. Despite these human rights abuses and documented ties to transnational terrorist organizations like Al-Qaeda, the international community is increasingly accommodating the regime rather than isolating it.
The United States initiated its final military withdrawal from Afghanistan in April 2021, triggering the rapid collapse of the U.S.-backed government in Kabul and the return of Taliban rule. This sudden security vacuum allowed Taliban fighters to seize provincial capitals within weeks, culminating in the chaotic evacuation of approximately 120,000 people from Kabul International Airport by August 15, 2021.
The United States must win the artificial intelligence race against China to prevent the People's Liberation Army from achieving global dominance and seizing critical semiconductor foundries in Taiwan by 2027. This geopolitical contest carries severe national security stakes, as Chinese cyberespionage networks like Volt Typhoon have already infiltrated American critical infrastructure to prepare for potential sabotage.
Taiwan can successfully defeat a conventional Chinese amphibious invasion, but the defense would extract an unprecedented toll on United States and allied forces. While cheap drones, loitering munitions, and unmanned surface vessels make crossing the Taiwan Strait highly lethal for Beijing's forces, they cannot overcome fundamental geographic realities.
China defended its July 2026 test launch of a submarine-launched ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean, asserting the exercise was routine military training and not directed at any nation. The launch of the suspected Julang-3 missile carrying a dummy warhead drew immediate condemnation from regional actors including Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and the Solomon Islands.
Taiwanese President William Lai urged democratic partners, including a visiting US National Endowment for Democracy delegation, to strengthen security and trade cooperation to counter China's escalating military and gray-zone coercion. This diplomatic push coincided with Beijing's provocative launch of a JL-2 intercontinental ballistic missile from the South China Sea into the South Pacific, which traveled over 7,000 kilometers.
The United States and China remain deeply entangled through extensive financial and economic dependencies that prevent a clean decoupling despite increasingly frosty bilateral relations. As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its founding, this complex relationship dominates the emerging global order, forcing both superpowers to confront significant pressure points across technology, finance, and soft power.
Iranian-backed paramilitary groups in the Middle East have achieved unprecedented operational autonomy by manufacturing and deploying their own unmanned aerial vehicles. Despite intensive military campaigns launched by the United States and Israel in early 2026 to cripple this "Axis of Resistance," these proxy networks successfully sustained drone strikes against regional targets and international shipping lanes.
The 2026 Iran war has severely strained the U.S.-Saudi security partnership by exposing Riyadh to devastating retaliatory strikes without prior consultation or adequate defense guarantees from Washington. This unexpected conflict ultimately forced the kingdom to deny critical overflight and basing rights to American forces during Operation Freedom to avoid further Iranian retaliation.
Senior US military commanders bypassed database warnings regarding outdated intelligence to expedite target approvals, directly causing a February 28, 2026, airstrike on the Shajareh Tayyiba school in Minab, Iran, which killed at least 168 children and 14 teachers. This devastating incident occurred on the first day of combat operations as personnel rushed to generate strike lists.
The United States and Iran's interim de-escalation agreement, which facilitated a prisoner swap and released $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds, faced systemic vulnerabilities from its inception. This limited diplomatic arrangement sought to lower regional tensions but lacked binding legislative support or a comprehensive framework to address broader security concerns.
The United States is currently engaged in a continuous, long-term conflict with determined adversaries who are waging "Endless Warfare" below the threshold of open conflict, aiming to erode U.S. power and global leadership. This persistent strategy incorporates gray zone activity, cognitive warfare, weaponized negotiations, and proxies. This distinct form of conflict demands a different strategic mindset and approach from the United States, moving beyond a sole focus on conventional warfare.
US President Donald Trump declared the bilateral memorandum of understanding with Iran "over" following renewed American military strikes in the region and retaliatory Iranian attacks against commercial shipping and US-linked sites in Bahrain and Kuwait. This rapid escalation directly threatens the critical Strait of Hormuz maritime chokepoint and jeopardizes the fragile cease-fire established just last month.
The United States is projected to reduce its defense spending to the lowest share of gross domestic product since 1937, threatening national readiness for future global conflicts. Over the next five years, the White House and Congress propose allocating just 2.7 percent of gross domestic product annually to national defense.
Iran's decision to attack ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz and the subsequent U.S. retaliation with missile and drone strikes have pushed both nations close to resuming a war neither side explicitly desires. The U.S., having joined Israel in a war to end Iran’s nuclear ambitions, aimed to reopen the strategic waterway, which Iran had repeatedly targeted despite a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed three weeks prior.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte recently presented a 'Trump Trillion' chart in Washington to highlight that European allies have spent over $1 trillion on defense since 2017. This move aims to influence U.S. President Donald Trump's diplomatic posture ahead of the alliance summit in Ankara, Turkey, where defense spending commitments will dominate negotiations.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoฤan hosted the July 2026 NATO summit in Ankara, leveraging Turkey's strategic position and military capabilities to strengthen his international standing despite severe domestic economic and political crises. This high-profile diplomatic gathering highlights how indispensable Ankara has become to Western security, even as the country transitions toward an authoritarian, nationalist-religious autocracy.
Russia's military forces scaled their long-range strike campaign against Ukraine to between 5,000 and 6,000 Shahed-type drone launches per month by late 2025, aiming to coerce Kyiv into political concessions. This massive expansion of firepower has dramatically increased reported damage across Ukrainian territory, concentrating heavily on frontline regions, logistical nodes, and critical energy infrastructure.
The United States launched retaliatory military strikes on Iranian territory and voided a bilateral memorandum of understanding following recent tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. This escalation threatens to permanently disrupt a maritime chokepoint where Iranian forces have already reduced shipping traffic by 95 percent, triggering the largest oil supply shock in modern market history.
The fragile U.S.-Iran cease-fire is on the verge of collapse following fresh military strikes and President Donald Trump’s threat to terminate the June 17 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). This escalation directly threatens efforts to restore commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime chokepoint where twenty percent of global oil and liquefied natural gas transits.
Russia's systematic targeting of Ukraine's power grid and the 2026 Iran War have demonstrated that the economics of precision strikes permanently favor the attacker over the defender. By transitioning from temporary grid disruption to the permanent destruction of generation assets, Moscow eliminated nine gigawatts of Ukrainian capacity, causing direct damages that exceed $16 billion.
Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 was shot down on December 25, 2024, after experiencing Russian GPS jamming, marking the first instance of civilian fatalities directly caused by radio-frequency interference. This tragedy underscores how modern military and civilian operations critically depend on GNSS signals that have now become highly exploitable vulnerabilities in contemporary battlespaces.
Generative AI systems require management akin to human intelligence sources, not as infallible "oracle machines," to prevent confabulation where AI generates plausible but incorrect inferences. This risk stems from AI's inherent sycophancy, often rewarded for agreeableness over accuracy in training. Effective utilization demands disciplined source selection, evaluating models for specific tasks based on known track records, failure modes, and how they handle uncertainty.
Assam is emerging as a critical geopolitical buffer for India as New Delhi partners with Japan to counter China's expanding economic and military footprint across neighboring Bangladesh, Nepal, and Myanmar. This strategic collaboration aims to secure the vulnerable Siliguri Corridor, a narrow land strip connecting India to its northeastern states that remains highly susceptible to external disruptions.
The 14th Dalai Lama celebrated his 91st birthday on July 6, 2026, intensifying a geopolitical struggle between India and China over who controls the succession of the next Tibetan spiritual leader and the broader custodianship of global Buddhism. This milestone accelerates a critical transition as both nuclear-armed neighbors vie for religious legitimacy across Asia.
Syria’s new government under President Ahmed al-Sharaa is executing a pragmatic crackdown on foreign jihadist factions, forcing Central Asian and North Caucasus militants to integrate into the military or face severe repression. This security sweep has triggered armed standoffs in Idlib and prompted the Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP) to actively recruit these disgruntled, displaced fighters.
The Communist Party of Vietnam has signaled a major shift in its national governance strategy by releasing two critical policy documents during its January party congress. These foundational texts, consisting of a political report and a socioeconomic development plan, officially establish the state's governing agenda for the upcoming five-year political cycle.
Taiwan can be defended against a Chinese amphibious invasion, but the operational and strategic costs for the United States and its regional allies would be exceptionally high. While Admiral Samuel Paparo’s “hellscape” idea leverages cheap drones, loitering munitions, and unmanned surface vessels to disrupt Beijing's forces, these technologies also empower the adversary.
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has strategically positioned digital infrastructure investment at the core of its global strategy. Through state-directed financing, bundled technology offerings, and sustained engagement, China has become the dominant provider of telecommunications infrastructure in large swathes of the Global South, advancing its commercial interests, surveillance capabilities, and technological strategic advantage.
The European Union's relationship with China is undergoing a significant transformation, with the EU increasingly prioritizing economic security, industrial resilience, and technological sovereignty over unrestricted market access. In June 2026, the European Council endorsed a tougher trade policy toward China, reflecting mounting concerns over widening trade imbalances and growing dependence on Chinese critical minerals and green technologies.
Midea’s PortaSplit, a specialized Chinese-made portable air conditioner, has completely sold out across heat-stricken Europe within just a few weeks during intense summer heatwaves. This sudden supply deficit has triggered significant resale price mark-ups on secondary markets and driven unprecedented consumer demand for expedited shipping options across the continent's major urban centers.
The US alliance system requires reassessment to effectively counterbalance Chinese power and mitigate allied free riding, shifting focus from liberal rules-based world order conceptions. The second Trump administration successfully reduced allied free riding, but its trade wars with US allies have inadvertently prompted key partners to hedge towards China.
The Financial Industrial Complex maintains an "installed class" of political managers across the Muslim world to prevent sovereign governments from redirecting resource wealth away from global capital markets. This transnational architecture deliberately suppresses democratic self-governance to secure critical maritime chokepoints and safeguard the recycling of petrodollar surpluses into Western treasury bonds.