To the military mind, the idea of planning to get hit first and then react is anathema to its enculturation about use of force. If such ‘Military Think’ captures the mind of India’s political decision makers, India would only be pursuing an illusion that is unlikely to pay any dividends.
General Michael Minihan of Air Mobility Command has written an internal memo addressed to his fellow officers, predicting a war with China in 2025 over Taiwan.
Jayant Prasad, who has served as member of UN Secretary General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters, was speaking at event hosted by Institute of Chinese Studies.
An American commitment to not using nuclear weapons first unless attacked could not come at a worse time. US must avoid strategic experiments that have uncertain outcomes.
A New York Times report states that a new missile field has been found in China's Xinjiang region and this is the second such discovery to be made in recent weeks.
Washington Post report says the 119 nearly identical construction sites contain features that mirror those seen at existing launch facilities for China’s arsenal of nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles.
Amid constant questions over the safety & security of Pakistani nukes, PCENS facility trains personnel to defend against outside as well as inside threats.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan called the Modi govt 'fascist, racist Hindu supremacist', 2 days after Rajnath Singh’s comments on reviewing the no-first use policy.
When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
Consider the size of China. Or even Pakistan for that matter. The number of warheads they posses, some in submarines, that would survive a strike. It would be crazy for India, or even the United States, Russia, to launch a preemptive strike.
Consider the size of China. Or even Pakistan for that matter. The number of warheads they posses, some in submarines, that would survive a strike. It would be crazy for India, or even the United States, Russia, to launch a preemptive strike.