The Make in India initiative initially encouraged the Indian Armed Forces to gradually purchase domestic weapons or equipment whenever possible, before establishing import ban lists in the past year (see:…
On 15 January, the mainly centrist leaning Indonesian-language website of Republika Merdeka, dunia.rmol.id, published the excerpted article on Indonesia’s evolving strategy towards China in the South China Sea and adjacent…
In August 2020, the Indian government introduced the first of several import ban lists for the armed forces. These lists included various items that the armed forces must procure from…
Following the Doklam border standoff in 2017, Indian officials repeatedly stated that the army needs to have better infrastructure in order to be prepared for a war with China. They…
China has a host of disputed borders and has not shied away from using its military to probe those contested lines of demarcation. According to the New Delhi based news…
When India and Pakistan joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in 2017, questions abounded about how the two governments could cooperate in the organization while they had so many political…
Security cooperation between Azerbaijan and Pakistan dates back a few years before the 2020 Nagorno Karabakh War took place and has included joint exercises and mountain warfare training for Azerbaijani…
The recent UAV attack on an Indian air force base in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir has caused Indian officials to quickly acquire counter-UAV systems. The attack involved…
One of the main issues the Indian armed forces have had with the country’s defense industry has been how long the procurement process takes to obtain various systems to meet…
In the ongoing Sino-Indian Border dispute, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), has been upgrading its capabilities, reinforcing its positions, and rotating troops in areas along the Line of Actual…