• Book Review: A Maritime Pas de Deux — India and China at Sea

    In India’s Elephant Navy and China’s Dragon Navy @2025, Commodore Ranjit B. Rai and Neil Harvey deliver an illuminating and visually rich exploration of Asia’s two ascending naval powers—India and China—whose maritime trajectories are redefining the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific. This 286-page illustrated volume fuses operational insight with cultural interpretation, charting how two…

  • No Indigenous Naval Shipbuilding: Pakistan’s Continued Dependence on Foreign Military Aid

    No Indigenous Naval Shipbuilding: Pakistan’s Continued Dependence on Foreign Military Aid

    Despite its status as a nuclear power, Pakistan relies heavily on foreign military aid and imports for its naval modernization. Over the decades, the country has failed to establish a self-sufficient indigenous maritime shipbuilding industry. Instead, Pakistan depends on foreign suppliers – notably China, the United States (US), and Turkey – for advanced naval platforms…