Written by BDJ Desk

​[With a limited number of ships but with worldwide responsibilities, the Royal Navy deployed and operated its carriers in a very different way to the Americans. Yet despite their lack of numbers and mediocre aircraft, British carriers made a vital contribution to the victory at sea]... ...

Written by Abu Rushd

​Is terrorism a kind of war? Or is it a different phenomenon in the ever evolving pattern of warfare? To many, terrorism bears a different signature, a different genre. To some- it’s an offshoot of hybrid warfare. Whatever may be the case, terrorism has been ripping the world apart for a quite long time. In the modern history terrorism in different formats played havoc around the world... ...

Written by BDJ Desk

​Russian Army is going to conduct a joint military exercise with Pakistan Army for the first time in history this year. According to Russian TAAS news agency, the Russian Army's Commander-in-Chief Oleg Salyukov on 23 January announced that Russian ground forces will hold its first ever mountain drill with Pakistan in the coming year... ...

Written by Rahul Bhonsle

​A week from today [22 February] the Finance Minister of India Mr Arun Jaitley will be presenting the Annual Budget 2016-17 his third and the second full-fledged one. With the burden of implementing recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission, management of public debt and an eternal flow of subsidies, Mr Jaitley may not have much to provide for defence capital acquisitions and modernisation of the three services... ...

Written by BDJ Desk

​[Russian foreign Minister gave an interview to Italian magazine Limes which is considered as the official version of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation]

Question: Who has provoked the Ukrainian crisis? Was Moscow aware of the geopolitical, economic and reputational price it would have to pay for Crimea’s reunification with Russia? Do you think it was too high in the context of Russian Ukrainian relations? Is there a lasting solution to the Ukrainian crisis?... ...

Written by Joshua Kurlantzick, Council on Foreign Relations

In its own “pivot” of sorts, China looks set to pursue broader ties in the Asia-Pacific region in 2016, advancing initiatives such as the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and ramping up maritime and land trade corridors. Seven experts assess the challenges and opportunities in China’s relations with Southeast Asia, Japan, Central Asia, South Asia, the Korean Peninsula, and Australia in the next year.

Written by Fakhrul Islam

​The predisposition of conflict and struggle towards a certain goal or objective is ever present in humans since the beginning of humanity. If we consider the Biblical accounts, it all started with Cain murdering his brother Abel. Throughout the ages human psyche developed to understand the significance of unity and strength and thus through that concept of unity to project strength was born the harbinger of war... ...

Written by BDJ Desk

​Three Chinese naval ships, comprising the guided-missile frigates Liuzhou, Sanya and the comprehensive supply ship Qinghaihu arrived at Bangladesh's southeastern seaport-Chittagong, for a five-day goodwill visit on January 27 . These ships were the part of the 21st Chinese Naval Escort Fleet.

The ships were welcomed by top Bangladesh Naval officers including Commodore M Rashed Ali, captain of BNS (Bangladesh Naval Ship) Isa Khan. Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ma Mingqiang with more than 500 people including representatives of Bangladesh-based Chinese companies and overseas Chinese students were also present there... ...

Written by Samuel Rines, The National Interest

While markets are having a shaky start to 2016, the chatter of commentators proclaiming the ‘new normal’ at which the global economy has supposedly arrived has been steady. It is true that the economic framework for the United States, and the trajectory of the global economy, is different than that experienced over the past few decades, but it is also far too soon to form a complete picture of what that ‘new normal’ looks like... ...

Written by Leanna Garfield, Tech Insider

​A fly on the wall
CIA operatives may not use jetpacks or laser-powered watches, but they do have a few tricks up their sleeves. At the CIA Museum in Washington, DC, you can get a glimpse of the gadgets used in past spy missions. The agency has declassified 600 out of some 20,000 objects used by CIA operatives throughout history, museum director Toni Hiley tells Tech Insider. Current operatives are constantly looking to old gadgets to build new ones. "Revisiting technology is something we always do in the world of espionage," Hiley says... ...