Israel has been actively involved in maintaining its regional nuclear superiority with two key strategies: developing nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction and simultaneously denying its enemies any opportunity to develop one.  This has made the balance of power in the Middle East almost completely in favour of Israel.

A rare ceasefire between the Taliban and Afghan government appeared to hold for the third and final day on Sunday, with hundreds of militant...

The Rafale is one of the most expensive aircraft in the international market. India's deal of 36 jets is worth Rs. 60,000 crores. Experts argue that the high cost is the result of many reasons including general inefficiency in the country's defence sector.

The H-6J is an upgraded variant of the decades-old H-6, a large bomber platform which first flew almost 60 years ago. Its size and longevity, interestingly, appear to parallel the Vietnam-era historic B-52. 

The People's Liberation Army was formed as an armed wing to counter the Anti-Communist purges during the civil wars. Initially called the Red Army, it grew under Mao Zedong and Zhu De from 5,000 troops in 1929 to 200,000 in 1933. Now it has 2.03 million active and 510,000 reserve personnel.