CNS FUJIAN SOURCE CHINA MILITARY   On 05 November days after attending the Asia Pacific Economic Community [APEC] summit and meeting with the US President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the commissioning  and flag-presenting ceremony of the Fujian (Hull 18), China's first aircraft carrier equipped with electromagnetic catapults, in South China's Hainan province. The Fujian was launched in June 2022 and named after Fujian province. The aircraft carrier Fuj

Xi Jinping at the Inauguration of Fujian Aircraft Carrier Five core themes identified in the Fourth Plenum for the PLA were absolute loyalty to the Party, enhancing combat power, innovation, civil military fusion and 2027, 2025 and 2050 steps to a World class military. While unceremonious sacking of nine senior generals of the People’s Liberation Army [PLA] including a Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission [CMC] was much in the limelight just before the Fourth Plen

Amidst challenges to political and trade relations India and the US defence relations are on a positive track. Here is a list of recent events that denote that politics may not be impacting defence cooperation so far.   Indian Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh met with US Secretary of War Mr Pete Hegseth on the sidelines of 12th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting - Plus (ADMM-Plus) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October 31, 2025.  The two signed the ‘framework for the US-India

Reprsentative Image of a Thermonuclear Explosion by Wix AI In the last fortnight or so, two events as diverse as they can be once again reminded the World of the apocalypse of a nuclear war. One lesser-known release, perhaps, in strategic circles was the political thriller “A House of Dynamite” by Academy Award-winning director Kathryn Bigelow, which traced a scenario of a nuclear weapon headed for the United States Mainland. In the perilous world we live in today, fiction i

Missile Defence Shield Representative Photo by Wix AI Pak Army Chief Munir’s misreading of the contemporary nuclear theory and praxis in the Subcontinent is disastrous for his country. Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir completely misconstrues the nuclear narrative claiming on October 18 there was “no space for war in a nuclearised environment.” What the Army Chief failed to understand and so is the top brass of the country for decades is that ther

AMCA Design Form Despite the high decibel narrative on Atma Nirbhar Bharat and strategic autonomy, India faces multiple dilemmas to acquire capabilities for a fifth generation force. Here is a look at the Indian Air Force dilemma India is actively considering acquisition of a fifth-generation fighter with the Russian Su-57E presently the frontrunner for direct acquisition and local production. While the IAF has performed well during Operation Sindoor after clearance for attac

Today is Indian Air Force Day, felicitations to the IAF on reaching the 93 rd  Founding Anniversary in a saga notched up by significant...

Representative Image by Wix AI Despite the age of the narrative, wars are won by the side which can wield the big stick and not lofty...

Secularism Image Generated by Wix AI Indian Armed Forces show the importance of secular values in India. Military officers play an...

Representative Image by Wix AI The theme of CCC 2025 being Reforms, Transformation & Change and Operational Preparedness the Prime...