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UAE President's visit

https://www.aviation-defence-universe.com/short-visit-long-signals-india-sends-a-message-through-uae-diplomacy/ Short Visit, Long Signals: India Sends a Message Through UAE Diplomacy • Breaking Protocol, Building Strategy: Modi Receives UAE President at Airport • Brief in Time, Broad in Impact: The Geopolitical Significance of the UAE President’s India Visit By Jai Kumar Verma New Delhi. 5 February 2026. The UAE President’s recent visit to India, though lasting only a few hours, carried strategic weight far beyond its brief duration. At a time of shifting geopolitical equations in West Asia and South Asia, the stopover signalled deepening trust and convergence between New Delhi and Abu Dhabi. More than a routine diplomatic engagement, the visit emphasised expanding cooperation in trade, energy, defence, and technology, while also sending nuanced messages across the region. Its ripple effects were felt not only in bilateral ties but also in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and broader debat...
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Islamic NATO

https://www.aviation-defence-universe.com/power-politics-and-perception-the-rise-and-limits-of-an-islamic-nato/ Power, Politics and Perception: The Rise—and Limits—of an ‘Islamic NATO’ • Beyond Western Umbrellas: The Emerging Muslim-Majority Security Architecture • Saudi–Pakistan Defence Pact and the Prospect of an Islamic Collective Defence Bloc • Strategic Drivers, Fault Lines and Implications for India By Jai Kumar Verma New Delhi. 29 January 2026. The idea of an “Islamic NATO” has moved from speculative discourse to serious geopolitical consideration amid shifting global power equations and growing uncertainty over traditional security arrangements. Recent developments—most notably the signing of a Saudi–Pakistan Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement and reports of Turkey’s exploratory engagement—have lent momentum to the concept of a collective defence framework among key Muslim-majority states. Though still informal and evolving, the proposed alignment reflects a broader sea...
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Putin's India visit

https://www.aviation-defence-universe.com/putins-india-visit-a-strategic-reset-in-india-russia-relations/ Putin’s India Visit: A Strategic Reset in India Russia Relations • A Renewed Partnership: How Putin’s India Visit Reshapes Global Geopolitics By Jai Kumar Verma New Delhi. 10 December 2025. For two and a half days India was cynosure of global eyes. Even global power centres were closely watching the Modi–Putin meeting in Delhi, with leaders across the Western world—including U.S. President Donald Trump—keenly observing its tone, outcomes and strategic messaging. The engagement carried significance far beyond bilateral ties, coming at a time when New Delhi’s balancing act between major powers has become central to global geopolitics. The Author Russian President Vladimir Putin’s December 4–5, 2025 state visit to Delhi for the 23rd India Russia Annual Summit, marked a significant reinforcement of the long-standing strategic partnership between Moscow and Delhi. Dur...
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RIC Alliance India, Russia, China

https://www.aviation-defence-universe.com/india-russia-china-an-uneasy-triangle-of-power/ India, Russia, China: An Uneasy Triangle of Power • RIC Alliance in Flux: Can India Truly Trust China? • India weighs historic ties and rising tensions in a fragile RIC alliance with Russia and China By Jai Kumar Verma New Delhi. 26 August 2025. The RIC alliance—once envisioned as a strategic counterweight to Western dominance—is today at a crossroads, and India finds itself grappling with a pressing question: Can it truly trust China? As strategic fault lines deepen, what was meant to be a trilateral platform for cooperation has increasingly become an uneasy triangle of power. For New Delhi, the partnership is less about shared vision and more about managing contradictions, particularly in its fraught relationship with Beijing. The RIC framework now embodies both opportunity and risk, as headlines like “RIC in Turbulence: India’s Dilemma Over Trusting China” and “RIC at the Crossroads: Strategic ...
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Philippines

https://www.aviation-defence-universe.com/from-friendship-to-strategic-partnership-india-and-philippines-mark-75-years-with-defence-and-economic-boost/ From Friendship to Strategic Partnership: India and Philippines Mark 75 Years with Defence and Economic Boost • Indo–Philippine Ties Enter New Era Amid Rising Indo-Pacific Challenges • Maritime Allies in the Making: India and Philippines Deepen Security and Trade Links • BrahMos and Beyond: India–Philippines Strategic Partnership Gains Momentum By Jai Kumar Verma New Delhi. 12 August 2025. India and the Philippines share a diplomatic relationship that spans 75 years, rooted in shared democratic values, mutual respect for sovereignty, and a common vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific. While their early engagements were modest, largely confined to trade and multilateral cooperation within forums like the Non-Aligned Movement and ASEAN dialogue partnerships, recent years have witnessed a marked strategic convergence. Both nations fac...
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Modi Visit to Five countries

https://www.aviation-defence-universe.com/indias-global-south-strategy-modis-5-nation-tour-strengthens-southern-alliances/ India’s Global South Strategy : Modi’s 5-Nation Tour Strengthens Southern Alliances • From Accra to Brasilia: PM Modi Showcases India’s Global Vision in Diplomatic Sprint • Africa to Latin America: India’s Global South Outreach By Jai Kumar Verma New Delhi.17 July 2025. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s five-nation diplomatic tour from July 2 to July 9, 2025, across Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia marked a strategic and symbolic outreach to the Global South. The week-long marathon diplomacy, one of the most extensive in recent years, was aimed at strengthening bilateral ties, deepening economic and defence cooperation, and positioning India as a leader in multipolar world order. The visit also underlined India’s commitment to South-South collaboration and counterbalancing China’s influence through sustainable development and mutual respect...
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Spy Stories

https://www.aviation-defence-universe.com/spy-networks-and-shadow-wars-how-chinese-and-pakistan-linked-espionage-is-redrawing-indo-pacific-security-lines/ Spy Networks and Shadow Wars: How Chinese and Pakistan-Linked Espionage Is Redrawing Indo-Pacific Security Lines • Espionage Without Borders: China, Pakistan, and the Expanding Intelligence Battlespace in Asia • From Manila to New Delhi: The Rising Threat of Espionage in the Indo-Pacific • Covert Frontlines: Chinese and Pakistan-Backed Intelligence Operations and the New Security Reality • Surveillance, Subversion, and Sovereignty: Espionage as the New Geopolitical Weapon By Jai Kumar Verma New Delhi. 19 December 2025. Espionage has re-emerged as one of the most potent and destabilising instruments of modern geopolitics, blurring the lines between peace and conflict across the Indo-Pacific. From the arrest of alleged Chinese spy networks in the Philippines to the uncovering of Pakistan-linked espionage rings across India, intelli...
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