Gen Dhiraj Seth’s Russia Visit Puts India’s Defence Balancing Act Under the Spotlight
India’s defence relationship with Russia is entering a more complicated phase. For decades, Russian and Soviet-origin weapons have formed the…
Ukraine Offers a Limited Truce on Infrastructure—But the Real Test Is Whether Russia Will Hold Its Fire
A possible opening for de-escalation has emerged in the Russia-Ukraine war, but it comes with a major condition. Ukraine says…
Russia-Poland Rhetoric Escalates as NATO’s Eastern Flank Faces a More Dangerous Moment
A sharp exchange between Moscow and Warsaw has pushed tensions on NATO’s eastern flank back into the spotlight. Russian presidential…
Russia-Ukraine War Enters a New Phase as Strikes Target the Logistics Behind the Battlefield
The Russia-Ukraine war is increasingly becoming a contest not just over territory, but over the systems that keep armies supplied,…
Trump Announces an Energy Truce, but Russian and Ukrainian Strikes Keep Flying
A proposed Russia-Ukraine truce on energy infrastructure ran into an immediate reality check this week: the attacks did not stop.…
China’s Pinglu Canal Opens a New Trade Route—and Could Shift Southeast Asia’s Economic Map
China has opened a new waterway that could quietly change the way goods move between its vast southwestern interior and…
Iran Turns to China as the True Cost of the U.S. War Comes Into View
As the war between the United States and Iran enters another difficult phase, two very different stories are unfolding at…
The JF-17 Is Becoming More Than a Fighter Jet as China and Pakistan Expand Their Defence Reach
The JF-17 Thunder was originally conceived as a relatively affordable fighter aircraft. Today, it is becoming something much bigger. Jointly…
China Put AI Inside an Eye Clinic. The Biggest Lesson Wasn’t About Diagnosis
What happens when artificial intelligence is given a major role inside a real eye clinic? China has offered an early…
China’s Open-AI Lead Is Growing—But Its Biggest Advantage Could Be Its Next Challenge
For much of the artificial intelligence race, the biggest question was simple: Who has the most powerful model? That question…