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Facts vs Fiction: Operation Safed Sagar! From Kargil’s GPS Denial to Ukraine’s Starlink Veto
From the mountains of Kargil to the battlefields of Ukraine, two conflicts separated by more than two decades reveal how dependence on foreign-controlled technology can become a strategic vulnerability. Military cinema has a way of holding up a mirror to a nation’s history. The Netflix web series Operation Safed Sagar dramatizes the Indian Air Force’s…
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Can India Really Regulate Starlink? The Lessons from Ukraine
The Russia–Ukraine war has starkly exposed the strategic vulnerabilities that emerge when modern nations rely on private, foreign-controlled satellite constellations for critical national security and military communications. While commercial Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) networks like Starlink proved indispensable in keeping Ukrainian defense forces and civilian infrastructure connected following the systematic destruction of legacy terrestrial communications, the…
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When the Strait of Hormuz Closes, Who Quietly Wins?
Many nations pursue foreign policy driven by ideology, religion, or identity. But the United States operates primarily as a capital-driven system. Presidents may change — from George W. Bush to Barack Obama to Donald Trump — but the structural incentives of the American economic system remain constant. The political system in the U.S. is deeply…
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The Russia-Ukraine War: Breeding Ground for Next-Gen Terrorism and a Costly Future
The Russia-Ukraine war, raging since February 24, 2022, has redefined modern warfare. In July 2024 alone, Ukraine launched a swarm of 120 FPV (First Person View) drones to strike Russia’s Morozovsk airbase, damaging two Su-34 fighter jets, according to Ukraine’s Defense Ministry. Just a day ago, Ukraine launched a massive FPV drone attack on Russian…
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After Pakistan, Ukraine is the new playground for the US; here is how the future looks like..
There hasn’t been a day passing by for past few months when I don’t hear someone talking about war in Ukraine. Or rather, how Ukraine is pushing back the Russian forces and inching towards a winning a war. I visit news portals, not one but several, including one of the most trusted news sources here…
