India’s defence indigenisation drive received a significant boost with the establishment of a radar manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu through the joint venture ELTX Systems Pvt. Ltd.
India’s approach to Iran and Israel is being tested more seriously than before. As tensions in West Asia have sharpened, New Delhi has had to protect several interests at once: diplomatic ties, strategic projects, trade routes, energy flows, and its broader regional credibility.
The latest crisis in the Persian Gulf is not only testing regional stability but also great-power behaviour in an era of shifting influence.
The escalation of US–Israel strikes on Iran and the rapid spread of instability across West Asia have disrupted China’s carefully calibrated regional strategy.
In recent years several countries in the Middle East, especially from the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council), have weaponised their foreign policies to achieve their perceived geopolitical objectives.
Anil Trigunayat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not miss any strategic opportunity, be it domestically or internationally. His recognition of breakaway Somaliland is one such declaration. An agreement was signed between Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and the President of…
India has overtaken China as the largest buyer of Russian oil. This is not because the Chinese are running scared of American wrath over their Russian commerce. China is increasingly moving to electricity for transport, with more than half of all new car sales being of electric vehicles and high-speed trains that run on electricity offering viable alternatives to air travel on quite a few routes, and will increasingly buy smaller quantities of oil. China has stepped up its purchases of piped natural gas from Russia.