Missiles have emerged as a central instrument of contemporary asymmetric warfare, particularly for states operating under conditions of conventional inferiority, external pressure, and sustained strategic competition.
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Amid intensifying new great-power competition, US President Donald Trump stated at the Pentagon that his “one big beautiful bill” had saved billions of dollars to secure critical minerals. These resources, he argued, would support technological advancement in the military domain, including precision-guided weaponry, advanced communications, and AI-driven autonomous warfare platforms. In this regard, the US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has signed contracts to stockpile large quantities of critical minerals, including those essential for clean and renewable energy technologies.
The book Artificial Intelligence in Military Technology: Sociological, Cultural and Ethical Perspectives, edited by Kairi Talves and Dierk Spreen, is an interdisciplinary volume on military Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Entire European continent is witnessing a record-breaking heat wave, causing number of deaths. According to World Health Organization (WHO), Europe’s heatwave has caused over 1,300 deaths and these deaths are directly linked with increasing temperature across the continent.
On 29 June 2026, outgoing Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi announced the raising of specialised Baaz battalions under the…
The underlying principle of the Chemical Weapons Convention expressed in Article XI is that disarmament should not be achieved at the expense of development. This Convention is not only intended to eradicate chemical weapons but also to allow all States Parties to enjoy the benefits of the peaceful application of chemistry.
New Delhi’s first dimension of nuclear expansionism is its sustainable vertical proliferation. With a substantial rise of 280%, India’s arsenal has increased from around 50 warheads in 2008 to around 190 warheads in 2026. This increasing stockpile is supported by the expansion of fissile material production.
The agreement provides the legal basis for broad U.S.-Saudi cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy. It also strengthens the position of American companies competing for Saudi Arabia’s planned nuclear power program while limiting the space available to other suppliers who compete with the U.S.
The growing integration of dual-use technologies, anti-satellite (ASAT) capabilities, and space-based defense systems has undermined the civilian-military distinction, exposing critical shortcomings in the existing legal architecture, particularly the 1967 Outer Space Treaty (OST).
The institutional foundation of India’s missile programme was laid with the establishment of the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) in 1958 and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in 1969.
