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India, Russia Eye Landmark Aircraft Deal as SJ-100 Talks Hit 80%. HAL to Leap Where Angels Fear to Tread
On the sidelines of the first-ever INNOPROM trade fair organized by Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade and India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry,...
South Asia
Saudi Bypasses Pakistan to Invest in Afghanistan. Are Cracks Appearing in the Makkah Defense Pact? OPED
OPED by Imran Khurshid, PhD.
Saudi Arabia’s Afghanistan deal shows that Riyadh will pursue its interests independently of Pakistan. It could also weaken Pakistan’s traditional...
South Asia
India’s FPV Push Meets China’s Interceptor Wall on the LAC. Who Holds the Edge in Drone War?
A quiet drone revolution is under way in the Indian military.
Long viewed as a lumbering institution slowed by bureaucratic procurement, the Indian Army, the...
Middle East
Pakistan Threatens to Activate Makkah Defense Pact After Houthis Hit Saudi Arabian Energy Sites
In a blunt warning, Pakistan has threatened that any spillover of the ongoing conflict between the Iran-backed Houthi militia and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government...
Middle East
Russia Shows Su-57E Fighter in Egypt With New S-71 Stand-Off Weapons, Eyes “Big Ticket” Indian Deal
Russia is using Egypt’s El Alamein International Airshow, which opened on 8 September 2026, to promote the Su-57E as a fifth-generation aircraft. The jet...
