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INS Viraat – Bidding Adieu to the Grand Old Lady of the Indian Navy ( From Vanguard Archive)
INS Viraat (Credits- Indian Navy) INS Viraat holds a special place in the maritime history of India. She joined the Indian fleet in 1987,...
Aug 293 min read


Safran–ADA Deal: The Engine That Could Power India’s AMCA Fighter Jet
India’s quest for a truly indigenous fifth-generation stealth fighter, the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) , has long faced one...
Aug 275 min read


6th Generation Fighters: Can India Keep Pace with the Global Race?
Air dominance has always shaped the destiny of nations. From the legendary Spitfires of World War II to the stealthy F-35 of today,...
Aug 203 min read


🌍 What If India Had Joined NATO? – An Alternate History in Geopolitics
What if India had made a very different choice in its early years of independence? Instead of pursuing non-alignment, what if New Delhi...
Aug 182 min read


India’s Strategic Realignment: How New Delhi Balances BRICS, the Quad, and the Global South
India’s foreign policy in 2025 is defined by a unique balancing act. It is a member of BRICS alongside China and Russia, an active...
Aug 132 min read


US Tariffs on India: How a Trade Dispute Could Reshape the Global Order
The recent decision by the United States to impose tariffs on Indian goods has stirred fresh debate in diplomatic and economic circles....
Aug 92 min read


India’s Space Weapons: Are We Ready for War in Orbit?
The Final Frontier Is Now a Battlefield For decades, space was seen as the realm of science, exploration, and satellites. But today,...
Aug 72 min read


India’s Global Military Footprint | Silent Strategy to Counter China’s Encirclement
Introduction: Power Isn’t Just About Weapons Anymore India’s rise as a major global power isn’t being written only in terms of tanks,...
Aug 63 min read


Biowarfare: The Invisible Threat That Could Define Future Wars
Biowarfare: The Next Great Threat We’re Not Talking About In the world of defense and geopolitics, missiles, aircraft carriers, and...
Aug 43 min read


India’s Project 18: The 144-Cell Stealth Destroyer That Outguns China and the U.S.
The Indian Navy is preparing to unveil its most powerful surface combatant to date — Project 18 , a 10,000+ ton stealth destroyer...
Aug 23 min read


The Silent Front: How India’s Intelligence Network Secures Our Borders Before Conflict Begins
In today’s complex geopolitical environment, India’s national security is shaped not just on the battlefield, but long before that — in...
Jul 293 min read


AGNIPARVA – How Agni-5 Marked India’s Missile Breakthrough and Changed Asian Deterrence Forever
Agni-5: A Quantum Leap in India’s Missile Capability Originally written: April 21, 2012 | Updated for Strategic Vanguard Archives With a...
Jul 273 min read


Why India Must Reject the Russia-China Alliance: A Strategic Trap, Not a Partnership
As the global balance of power shifts, a new geopolitical proposal has begun to gain attention—an alliance between Russia, India, and...
Jul 263 min read


Asia-Pacific Power Game 2025: India, China, USA, Japan & Russia in the New Global Order
As we navigate the second quarter of the 21st century, a silent yet significant power game is unfolding—one that will define not just the...
Jul 254 min read


India’s Strategic Blind Spot: No Long-Range Bomber?
🔥 Introduction: A Gap That Cannot Be Ignored In the age of fifth-generation stealth bombers like the American B-21 Raider , the global...
Jul 233 min read


India’s Maritime Power Shift: Can the Indian Navy Dominate the Indo-Pacific?
The Indo-Pacific: The New Global Chessboard The Indo-Pacific has emerged as the world’s most contested maritime space. Stretching from...
Jul 63 min read


BRICS+ vs The West: Can India Lead the New Global Order?
A Silent Revolution in Global Power For decades, the world has operated under a Western-led order — with the U.S. dollar as the global...
Jul 33 min read


The New Power Game in 2025: Can India Dominate the Indo-Pacific?
As we navigate through the defining decades of the 21st century, one truth is clear — the center of gravity in global geopolitics is...
Jun 283 min read


India’s Strategic Dilemma in the Indo-Pacific: Between China’s Navy & U.S. Alliances
Why the Indo-Pacific Is the New Global Battleground The Indo-Pacific is no longer just a geographic term—it is the epicenter of...
May 212 min read


India–US Defense Alliance: A New Arsenal of Democracy or Strategic Mirage?
In recent years, the strategic landscape of the Indo-Pacific has been rapidly evolving. Among the most significant developments is the...
May 13 min read
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