On 31st October, the United States Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh renewed the 10-year defence framework at the ASEAN Defence Summit in Kuala Lumpur.
When technology leads the way to strategic dominance, military incursions begin to look commandable and clean. The ‘Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA),’ in essence, is the integration of military and technological systems that results in notable doctrinal, organisational and tactical transformations for military.
While traditional defence manufacturing depends on heavy industries and lengthy supply chains, 3D printing or additive manufacturing creates the desired object by adding layers upon layers using a digital file. 3D printing acts as a catalyst for rapid defence production even on the rough terrains or on the frontlines.
On 19 October 2025, Pakistan launched its first hyperspectral satellite, the HS-1 to augment the country’s capability of observing, analyzing and responding to environmental hazards. This launch
On 30th October 2025, President Donald Trump and the Chinese Head of State Xi Jinping met for the first time in 6 years at Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea.
The latest statistics regarding Pakistan’s tax system suggest that progress has been made. As per the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), it has registered 5.9 million tax filers as of October 2025, a 17.6% increase.
Pakistan is often termed as a ‘resilient nation.’ However, Henley & Partners’ recently published 2025 Global Investment Risk & Resilience Index (GIRRI) tells a different story by placing it in the “Least Resilient” category.
November is commemorated as Aviation History Month every year to mark the advancements in the field, while reflecting back on the lessons learnt from the past. Today, the aviation dynamics have marked a notable transformation, spread over numerous digitally linked airways.
The war in Ukraine has transformed into a high-tech siege of attrition where diplomacy has proven futile. From direct Russia-Ukraine talks in 2022 to Alaska Summit in 2025, any attempt to broker a peace settlement has consistently ended in a deadlock.
India has been redefining nationalism along Hindu majoritarian lines since 2014, when the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) assumed power. The Indian military, reimagined as muscular “patriots” instead of professionals tasked to defend the state, has been at the heart of this saffronized redefinition.
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