[ad_1] India has long been counted among the world’s top importers of arms. So, any slip in our worldwide rank grabs attention. According to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri), Ukraine displaced India as the top arms importer in the period from 2020 to 2024. Kyiv’s orders accounted for 8.8% of…
[ad_1] In the last two weeks, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China conducted live-fire naval drills in the international waters off Australia, New Zealand and Vietnam, and shooting drills in the Taiwan Strait. This show of military might is a sign of China’s growing confidence as a maritime power. It’s also a signal to…
[ad_1] China’s growing AI capabilities were well known. After all, Chinese AI researchers and companies have been remarkably open about their progress, publishing papers, open-sourcing their software and speaking with US researchers and journalists. Also Read: DeepSeek’s big-picture message: Embrace the open-source movement for wider benefits Two factors explain China’s achievement of near parity. First,…
