The Runway India Denied Itself: Will India’s Kaveri Aero Engine Ambition Outrun Its Dependency?

by Purusharth AroraOn February 16, 2026, the honourable Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), a Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) laboratory in Bangalore, to witness something India had been chasing for over three decades, a full afterburner test of the Kaveri aero engine.The demonstration confirmed that the engine’s redesigned

April 9, 2026
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Shadowing The Strait: China’s Yuan Wang 07 Enters Indian Ocean Ahead of India’s Key Missile Test

The Chinese satellite and missile tracking vessel, Yuan Wang 07, is currently
advancing through Indonesian waters as it prepares to enter the Indian Ocean
Region. Positioned near the Sunda Strait, the ship’s movement has drawn
significant attention from regional security analysts and maritime observers,
marking another high-profile deployment of China’s specialised "Yuan Wang"

April 9, 2026
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Iran-US Ceasefire Hits Confusion Roadblock; Middle East Truce Totters As Interpretations Diverge

The fragile two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran is currently faltering due to profound ambiguities regarding its scope and enforcement. While the agreement was intended to pause escalation and provide a narrow window for diplomacy, it has instead exposed deep-seated mistrust and conflicting intents.Divergent claims concerning Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz, coupled with

April 9, 2026
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Pakistan: Neutral Peacemaker Or America’s ‘Honourable Exit’ Facilitator?

by Nilesh KunwarPakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif would be really proud of himself-and he has all the reasons to be so. After all, by successfully stopping US President Donald Trump from bombing Iran “back to the stone ages,” didn’t he single handedly achieve what the UN Secretary General and many influential world leaders couldn’t?But that’s not all-the icing on the cake is that Sharif

April 9, 2026
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