Monthly Archives: November, 2020
Expert Reviews
Shalom Pakistan! Israel PM Netanyahu’s Meeting With Imran Khan On Cards With The Blessings Of Saudi Crown Prince – MBS?
OPED By Haider Abbas
Views Personal
Asia Pacific
Doors Open For More Rafale Fighter Jets, F-18 Super Hornets After Another MiG-29 Goes Down
Thursday’s crash of the Indian Navy’s MiG-29K trainer aircraft in the Arabian Sea has once again revived the debate whether the country should replace...
Asia Pacific
Xi’s China Eradicates Absolute Poverty; Where Does Modi’s India Stand?
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, China has reportedly achieved its long-standing goal of ending absolute poverty. However, there have been no celebrations yet on reaching...
Featured
Israel-Iran War: Why Israel & US Are ‘Keenly Awaiting’ Iran’s Retaliation After Top Nuclear Scientist Assassinated?
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani directly accused Israel of assassinating Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the Islamic country's prominent nuclear scientist. He, however, added that the country cannot...
Expert Reviews
US Lags Behind Both Russia & China In These Critical Domains That Will Define The Future of War
In its “2020 Military Power Report”, the Pentagon acknowledges that the US is falling behind China in key military innovations. The report says that China’s...
Featured
Are Russia & China Taking A Lead From NATO & Working To Develop A Joint Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier?
China and Russia's common adversary, the US, has brought the two powers together and have cooperated by carrying out joint military drills and signing...
Featured
How The US Got Hold Of Nazi Germany’s Most Ferocious Multi-Role Warplane – The Ju-88s?
The Junkers Ju-88 combat aircraft that was a mainstay in Nazi Germany’s air force, Luftwaffe, miraculously found their way to other continents, and one...
Americas
The Most Hated US Jet: Why Lockheed’s Fork-Tailed Devil P-38 Lightning Has No Admirers In Japan?
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a significant addition to the United States’ long list of combat aircraft and is best remembered for its unique...
Asia Pacific
Indian Elite Marine Commandos (MARCOS) Deployed In Ladakh As India-China Border Tensions Refuse To Die Down
In the latest development in the India-China border standoff, the Indian Navy has deployed its elite Marine Commandos (MARCOS) near Pangong Lake in Eastern...
Featured
China Blames India & Pakistan For COVID-19 Pandemic; Gives Clean-Chit To Original Epicenter – Wuhan
A new study by Chinese researchers has now claimed that the COVID-19 virus originated in the summer of 2019 in "north-central India and Pakistan"...
Expert Reviews
Modified Version Of BrahMos Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Successfully Tested; Hits Target With Pinpoint Accuracy
The Russian Navy has once again test-fired its latest hypersonic anti-ship missile Zircon, also spelled as Tsirkon which is reported to be the advanced...
Asia Pacific
Japan’s Biggest Threats Aren’t China And North Korea, But A Challenging Issue Within Its Own Army
Japan's dwindling birthrate has now become a security threat as the Self Defense Forces (SDF) face challenges to recruit personnel for the air, maritime,...
Featured
China Ends Western Nuclear Monopoly With Indigenous Hualong One Reactor – Chinese Media
The China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC) claimed on Friday that its first Hualong One, a third-generation pressurized water nuclear reactor, was successfully connected to...
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India’s Ambitious Human Space Mission ‘Gaganyaan’ Gets A Big Boost With The Delivery Of S-200 Boosters
At a time when India’s human space mission, Gaganyaan, has seen repeated delays because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the recent delivery of the S-200...
Middle East
Normalization Of Ties Between Saudi Arabia And Israel Not Possible During King Salman’s Reign: Reports
After the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Sudan agreed to normalize their relations with long-standing enemy, Israel, through a peace deal brokered by...
Middle East
India Choking Pakistan In The Middle-East; After Saudi & UAE, Modi Govt Adds Bahrain To The List
India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar recently concluded his two-day official visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain. He had met Prince Salman bin Hamad...
Americas
What Is US’ Deadliest Submarine Killer – The P-8 Poseidon Doing At 15,000 Feet On India-China Border?
US-made Boeing P-8I Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, also known as ‘Submarine Killer’, has been deployed in Eastern Ladakh near the China border by the...
World
BrahMos Goes Global; After Indonesia, Brazil Could Arm Its Saab Gripen Jets With The ‘Lethal’ Missile
The BrahMos-NG is intended to be a mini-version of the existing BrahMos, being lighter and shorter while still having a range of about 300 km. It would be India’s premier air-to-surface missile and would arm most of its fighter fleet which includes the Su-30MKI, LCA Tejas, MiG-29UPG, MiG-29K, and even the Dassault Rafale.
EurAsian Region
US Super-Carrier Annihilator: Russia Test-Fires One Of The Fastest Anti-Ship Missiles On The Planet – The Zircon
The Russian Navy has again shown its latest hypersonic anti-ship missile Zircon (also spelled Tsirkon) in a test-fire from the Northern Fleet’s Admiral Gorshkov...
Asia Pacific
Seaplanes Set To Make A Comeback As China Threatens The US With Its Amphibious ‘Fish Dragon’
Decades ago, seaplanes proved their might during World War I for surveillance and reconnaissance. Not just that, seaplanes were later utilized for attacking enemy...
