Manoj Ambat's Blog dealing with Defence, Foreign Affairs, Strategic Affairs and Politics

Image credits- Wikimedia Commons / Author- Christophe Meneboeuf China is heading for a massive economic crash. Due to the growing credit problems, is the Chinese economy going for a massive crash. The National Interest has dealt the subject in an extensive article. Toread the same, click here

Image credits- VOA As India resets it's relationship with China entering a face of pragmatic diplomacy where India seek to protect it's vital national interest and stand up to China, The Diplomat examines the issue in detail. You can read the entire article by clicking here

One road one belt (credits- Internet image) As China develops it's one road one belt linking the ancient silk route to Europe, it will need deal with terrorism on the route which has every chance to destroy the entire project. This subject is dealt in detail on the latest article by The National Interest. ( The entire article can be read here )

India Russia Joint Military exercise (Image credits- Sputnik News) India remains the world's largest importer of weapon systems, it's major chunk coming from Russia. Russia has remained India's largest defence partner. But over the years, India has diversified it's sources to include Israel, USA and France. But even today Russia remains the largest weapons seller to India. Russia has also been trying to diversify it's clientele, but no market can replace the amount of weapon sale that India can and will buy. As India moves to indiginisation of weapon systems, how long Russia will be able to hold on? Russia & India Report argues that it will take India some more decades until it's weapons manufacturing industry matures to a satisfactory level for them to absorb key technologies and deliver world class weapon systems, the time which gives Russia breathing space provided Russia plays their cards correctly. ( The entire article can be read here )  

Russian Kirov class Battle Cruiser ( Image credits- Wikimedia Commons / United States Navy) The Russian navy is now a shadow of it's former self,  a mere shadow of the mighty former soviet fleet. The main problem confronting the Russian fleet is it's acute problem with it's ship yards that has become inefficient and also a large discrepancy in the procurement process. The Russian navy is fast transforming itself from a blue water navy to a Green water one, albeit with a deadly fang with long range cruise missiles like the Kalibr. The National Interest discusses the problems faced by the Russian Navy in detail. You can read the entire article here

Pearl Harbour ( Image credits- Wikimedia Commons / USN) China has been in recent years advancing outrageous claims on lands on the strength of myriad maps and obscure documents which China claims to be authentic but which will not stand the test of International law. On the basis of such claims, The National Interest has an article which advances the argument as to what happens if China claims Hawaii and all of Pacific. Something that can definitely happen. (To read the entire article, click here )