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No End

Wars often end long before the shooting stops. They end when one side concludes it cannot win, when both sides accept the limits of military power, or when external actors impose a framework that neither can ignore.

New Arsenal

Wars have often accelerated technological change. The machine gun altered infantry tactics, the tank transformed mobility, and air power redefined strategic reach.

Odisha’s disaster resilience model hogs spotlight at BRICS meet in Puri

Showcasing Odisha’s globally acclaimed disaster management framework and its growing leadership in climate resilience, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday inaugurated the BRICS Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRRG) Technical Meeting in Puri, calling for stronger international cooperation to tackle the growing challenges posed by climate change and natural disasters.

Self-defence?

As the dust settles from the 12-day conflict that began with Israel’s “Operation Rising Lion” on 12 June 2025, and escalated with U.S. strikes on June 22, an urgent question arises: Were these pre-emptive attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities lawful under international law? Both countries claim the strikes were acts of self-defence against an existential nuclear threat.