WORLD INSIGHT

  AK - 203 Rifle In January 2023, the joint venture between India and Russia , Indo- Russian Rifles private limited started the production of AK- 203 Kalashnikov Assault Rifles at Korwa in UP. Indian Army has been on a long wait for such assault rifles and was trying to find an alternative to the native INSAS Rifles. It has various problems like jamming, automatic burst to three round mode, and oil-falling. Also INSAS was too old to use, until 1999 when INSAS played an important role in Kargil war.  AK - 203 ASSAULT RIFLE Indian military's  Special Forces namely GARUDS, MARCOS, and PARA SF have been using different types of weapons like MP5, AK47, Tavor Tar 21, IMI Galil Sniper Rifle and many other. In the advancing world of tech , terrorists and militants have started using AK-47 as their primary weapon for insurgency and INSAS stands nowhere to compete with it. AK-47 uses 7.62 x 39mm cartridge whereas INSAS uses 5.56 x 39mm cartridge which is less lethal than AK-47 used...

USA mighty Stealth Aircraft F-22 Raptor were seen Flying near the Russian Border amid the highly Tensed Russia- Ukraine War. According to the reports, 12 F-22 Raptors were seen flying in the Estonian Airspace for a military drill. The drill also includes practicing tacts to respond to threats in cooperation with other countries. US F-22 Raptor Various countries are gathering in Lithuania for military drill which involves the Air Force of such countries. The US has invested $36 million in building the Amari Airbase which is situated in the territory of Estonia. Such infrastructure development has made Amari Airbase capable of holding more than its actual capacity. Amari Airbase, Estonia Recent Developments Near The Russian Border Such Developments have taken place because of the various Aerial Clashes over the Black Sea. Ever since the invasion ,the 'clashes' , have only intensified. Earlier this week a Russian fighter jet came dangerously close to a polish aircraft over the Bla...

  ISIS terrorist to attack ruling elite class of India. Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) on Monday has said that its officers have detained a suicide bomber , a member of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) who was associated with plotting a terrorist attack on the leadership elite of the country, reported by Russia's news agency Sputnik and Tass. '' Russia's FSB identified and detained the member of Islamic State International Terrorist Organization banned in Russia, the detained individual is suspected to be a native of central Asia ( Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , Kirgizstan , Turkmenistan & Tajikistan) who planned to commit a terror attack by self detonating against one of the ruling elite of the the country."  The agency reported . The detained individual was recruited by one of the ISIS leader in Turkey. According to Home Ministry IS is using various internet based platforms to radicalize youth and propagate it's ideology. Therefore cyber...

  "Once a soldier , always a soldier." What is Agnipath Scheme about ? The Govt. of India was planning for tour of duty to decrease the average age of our armed forces and to keep the forces young and energetic also to cut the major portion of our defense expenditure on salary of defense personnel and their pension. At present , the average age of Indian Army is 32 years and scheme targets to bring this down to 26 years. Under the scheme 45,000 - 50,000 men and women will be recruited annually into the forces for a term of 4 years. However , the scheme will absorb back best of 25% of agniveers into respective services after 4 years and would be allowed to serve for another 15 years. What are the eligibility criteria ? Men and women falling in between the age group of 17.5 and 23 age are eligible to apply for the scheme.            Agnipath Scheme for Air Force-  https://indianairforce.nic.in/agniveer/   ...

GEOPOLITICS AND INDO-PACIFIC T o understand geopolitics in layman's language it can be defined as international relations between global figures which has a global impact .  Geopolitics is thereby influenced by several factors like climate , terrain , location , demography , home land government and many more. G eopolitics come to play an important role when a nation wants to make it's hegemony on global stand.  As we know, our body is composed of fire, earth, water, space , & air . Same as a superpower is a state with combined means of economic , military , cultural influence , diplomatic strength and cutting edge technology. Before proceeding further , remember the important rule of geopolitics. "In geopolitics , there is no permanent ally , neither permanent enemy , there are only permanent interest." Even once the British had colonies all over the world but today it is limited till some group of island in Atlantic ocean. So, it's  clear that British hegemo...