Special Report
US-India ties boost Boeing’s prospects
Vivek Lall, head of Boeing’s defense unit in India, talks about how growing US-India relations have helped Boeing’s prospects, in a wide-ranging conversation. »
Seychelles: Unfairly accused of helping pirates
StratPost has discovered the country to be unfairly facing charges of abetting piracy. »
Reality check on Indo-Pak détente
‘Merely promising prosecution of some of those involved in 26/11 is not going to get us all holding hands and singing Kumbaya in a church choir.’ »
PoK suicide attack extends Pak-Taliban war
"It's too early to conclusively say the Taliban have changed their strategy and expanded the conflict to PoK. But while one attack doesn't necessarily make a strategy, it (the frontline) has definitely been extended, and in such a way as to strike at the Pakistan Army out of the existing area of conflict." »
Graft, divides raise doubts about Pak Army
The operational capability of the Pakistan Army in the face of Taliban challenges in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) has much to do with the command authority of its officer cadre. But judging from recent events and the perception of the integrity of the officer cadre,... »
India unimpressed by Pak ops in Swat
Indian security officials had earlier refused to render any assessment on the sincerity of the Pakistan Army's operations against the Taliban. But over the past few days, senior security officers at Raisina Hill and elsewhere have dismissed the operations as a 'fraud on the world'. »
Zardari after the Af-Pak summit
The reportedly sparse official outcome of the Af-Pak summit has lead many in Pakistan to suspect hidden agendas and secret agreements, leading one observer in Indian uniform to conclude, "They're probably wondering what all he's gone and signed away." »
Pakistan Army COIN tactics counter-productive
Recent reports have indicated the army to be using heavy firepower indiscriminately, resulting in the destruction of entire communities and the creation of what could become a major refugee problem. This could also result in the Taliban gaining more support and adherents from the communities facing the brunt of the army offensive. »
The Future of US-India Relations: Blackwill
The full text of the speech given by Robert D. Blackwill, the former Ambassador to India, Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Planning and Presidential Envoy to Iraq and current Senior Fellow at the RAND Corporation to the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) on May 5, 2009 in New Delhi. »
Arunachal MP calls for focused study of China
"If we are such a weak country that we can only guard our country by refusing development to our border areas, only God can help us!" »
Pakistan nightmare scenario: India without options
The scenario envisages the eventuality of the collapse of the Pakistan state with the country being overrun by Taliban, throwing-up private armies of feudal warlords, with the possibility of some getting access to nuclear weapons. The Indian security establishment sees itself bereft of options in case of a Pakistani nightmare scenario coming to fruition. »
26/11-26/04
Five months past the attacks on Mumbai, the promise of tangible Indo-Pak cooperation has become more urgent but remains just as distant. India has been unable to persuade Pakistan on several counts. It would like its neighbor to take an unequivocal and committed stand and refrain from dragging its feet going after the perpetrators... »
Gripen’s case to be the MMRCA
Gripen’s Eddy de la Motte points out the unique defensive and offensive capabilities of the fighter plane in being able to land on public roads, be serviced and take off again to continue operations, while explaining why he thinks the Gripen is the best aircraft for India’s anticipated 126 MMRCA purchase. »
From the Mig 21 to the Gripen
StratPost spoke exclusively to a man who has extensively flown the mainstay of the Indian Air Force (IAF), the Mig 21, as well as Saab’s Gripen fighter, one of the contenders for the MMRCA deal. Colonel Petr Mikulenka of the Czech Air Force, spoke to StratPost about his experiences with both aircraft. »
Macedonia sets up mission in India
The Macedonian Foreign Minister, Antonio Milososki talks about his country's interests in the region, mutual interest with India in containing terrorism and enhancing trade with India, on the occasion of the inauguration of his country's embassy in New Delhi. »