The tragic crash of Tejas at Dubai Airshow 2025 holds serious strategic repercussions for Indian Air Force (IAF) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), a multi-purpose 4.5 generation jet, is not only viewed by India as a manifestation of its technological and strategic autonomy but also as a symbol of national pride.
India and Afghanistan have recently warmed up marked by the official visit of Taliban’s foreign minister to India and New Delhi’s decision to reopen its embassy in Kabul. While the chatter about a renewed partnership in the region is only natural, a long term alliance between Taliban led Afghanistan and BJP’s India is anything but natural.
In the third week of September, Qatar convened an emergency meeting of 57 of the most influential Islamic leaders called the Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit. The agenda of the meeting was to discuss a collective response to Israel’s unprovoked aggression against Qatar a few days prior, in which it launched aerial strikes against a Hamas negotiating party within the neutral confines of Doha, which was acting as the official mediator.
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.
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