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Junaid Kathju
SCMP Contributor
Junaid Kathju is a freelance journalist based in India whose work has been published in publications including Al Jazeera, Foreign Policy magazine, NBC News, The Quint and more.
Junaid Kathju is a freelance journalist based in India whose work has been published in publications including Al Jazeera, Foreign Policy magazine, NBC News, The Quint and more.
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As a joint Indo-Russian venture, BrahMos offers a supersonic, non-Western alternative to US hardware with no Nato-linked conditions.
With Brics members Iran and the UAE as belligerents, the bloc has failed to reach a common position on the Middle East conflict.
Deeper defence ties are expected to boost India’s maritime modernisation efforts and Europe’s security role in the Indo-Pacific, experts say.
Analysts say the two sides are returning to a state of ‘managed coexistence’ after their Shanghai Cooperation Organisation talks.
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The two sides aim to keep their energy trade flowing despite sanctions while balancing against the US and China, analysts say.
India’s ‘surprising’ silence on Iranian attacks amid uneasy ties with Tehran could affect its strategic relevance in the Gulf, analysts warn.
India has to carefully navigate the fallout from the war, given its huge stakes in the Middle East, analysts say.
Despite official saying the US wants to work with India, it is likely to maintain a ‘transactional approach’ towards New Delhi, analysts say.
New Delhi has long prided itself on being friends with everyone in the Middle East. The killing of Khamenei just made that much harder.
Brazil says there has been no proposal or talks within Brics to create a common currency across the bloc.
While the pact demands a halt to Russian oil imports, analysts say New Delhi’s military dependence on Moscow is non-negotiable.
Pakistan and China have been drawing closer to Bangladesh and Myanmar in areas such as defence and trade at India’s expense, analysts say.
India plans to remove curbs that effectively shut Chinese firms out of most of its government projects in a bid to ease shortages and delays.
While US$30 billion of defence packages for weapon buys and others have been approved, the pace of roll-out is worrying, analysts say.
The winter smog has widened the affordability gap among residents, with many lower-income families lacking the means to buy an air purifier.
A key hurdle hampering the progress of the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor is the lingering uncertainty over Gaza.
New Delhi is emerging as a serious alternative security partner for Southeast Asia, offering hi-tech arms without ‘hegemonic baggage’.
The Indian Navy’s self-reliance drive is being undercut by chronic ‘sluggishness’ in procurement, analysts say.
The deal cements defence ties amid tariff tensions, even as analysts say Pakistan’s Chinese-made fighters still hold a technological edge.
At least nine people were killed in the car explosion near the landmark Red Fort in the Indian capital.
The army will be equipped with new carbines and Javelin launchers in line with India’s goal to carry out military reforms.
After years of delays, the first two of 83 new jets will finally replace India’s ‘flying coffin’ MiG-21s – but production challenges remain.
As India invests in more BrahMos missiles and upgraded SAAW systems, observers say Pakistan is ‘copying China’ with a new rocket force.
Analysts say the two stealth frigates, a part of India’s Project 17A, are set to become key assets in countering China’s regional presence.
New arms package to fill defence gap felt during India-Pakistan conflict, but analysts warn of vulnerabilities in foreign collaboration.
Analysts say the US president’s move has little to do with economics and has injected unwanted ‘volatility’ into a once-stable relationship.
The US president announced a ‘massive’ oil exploration deal with Pakistan soon after imposing a 25 per cent tariff on Indian goods.
India’s willingness to support the Maldives through its economic woes has helped shift Male’s stance to one of cooperation, analysts say.
While the Indian army has hailed a delivery of three Apache AH-64E, experts are divided over the helicopters’ long-term battle potential.
