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India’s First Baaz Drone Battalion: What It Reveals About the Indian Army Post Op Sindoor

Department of Disruptive & Emerging Technologies

Defence Technology

India’s First Baaz Drone Battalion: What It Reveals About the Indian Army Post Op Sindoor

Rajas Purandare

247 views

Sep 26, 2026

BLF Launches Female Combat Unit KAAD in Balochistan: What It Means for the Baloch Insurgency

Situational Reports

Department of Hybrid Warfare & Irregular Conflict

Terrorism and Militancy

BLF Launches Female Combat Unit KAAD in Balochistan: What It Means for the Baloch Insurgency

Sushant Pawar

251 views

Sep 25, 2026

Saudi Arabia’s Two-Strait Problem: Houthi Gains Put the Kingdom’s Red Sea Energy Bypass Under Pressure

Situational Reports

Department of Hybrid Warfare & Irregular Conflict

Armed Conflicts

Saudi Arabia’s Two-Strait Problem: Houthi Gains Put the Kingdom’s Red Sea Energy Bypass Under Pressure

CNAWS Research Team

78 views

Sep 24, 2026

From the Indus to the UN as Pakistan Internationalises Its Water Dispute with India

Situational Reports

Department of Strategic Foresight & Scenario Planning

Geopolitics

From the Indus to the UN as Pakistan Internationalises Its Water Dispute with India

CNAWS Research Team

115 views

Sep 24, 2026

Russia’s Jet-Powered Shaheds Are Rewriting the Air-Defence Equation

Situational Reports

Department of Hybrid Warfare & Irregular Conflict

Defence Technology

Russia’s Jet-Powered Shaheds Are Rewriting the Air-Defence Equation

CNAWS Research Team

192 views

Sep 24, 2026

The Pratas Problem: Taiwan Hardens a Vulnerable South China Sea Outpost as Chinese Maritime Pressure Grows

Situational Reports

Department of Strategic Foresight & Scenario Planning

Geopolitics

The Pratas Problem: Taiwan Hardens a Vulnerable South China Sea Outpost as Chinese Maritime Pressure Grows

CNAWS Research Team

212 views

Sep 24, 2026

Trump Meets Xi as Taiwan Arms Sales Test the Limits of US-China Strategic Stability

Situational Reports

Department of Strategic Foresight & Scenario Planning

Geopolitics

Trump Meets Xi as Taiwan Arms Sales Test the Limits of US-China Strategic Stability

CNAWS Research Team

78 views

Sep 24, 2026

Pakistan’s Drone War Crosses the Durand Line as Islamabad Strikes 10 Sites in Afghanistan

Situational Reports

Department of Hybrid Warfare & Irregular Conflict

Armed Conflicts

Pakistan’s Drone War Crosses the Durand Line as Islamabad Strikes 10 Sites in Afghanistan

CNAWS Research Team

92 views

Sep 24, 2026

Tracking China's Space Activities: 12th - 19th September, 2026

Detailed Reports

Department of Strategic Foresight & Scenario Planning

space and strategic technologies

Tracking China's Space Activities: 12th - 19th September, 2026

Lt Col Garima Joshi (Retd)

73 views

Sep 24, 2026

India’s Artillery Reset: What the Army Chief’s Russia Visit Signals About the Next Generation of Long-Range Fires

Situational Reports

Department of Strategic Foresight & Scenario Planning

Defence Technology

India’s Artillery Reset: What the Army Chief’s Russia Visit Signals About the Next Generation of Long-Range Fires

CNAWS Research Team

109 views

Sep 21, 2026

Tracking China's Space Activities: 06th - 12th September, 2026

Detailed Reports

Department of Strategic Foresight & Scenario Planning

Space and Strategic Technologies

Tracking China's Space Activities: 06th - 12th September, 2026

Lt Col Garima Joshi (Retd)

111 views

Sep 21, 2026

Can Bangladesh Join a Maritime Coalition Without Losing Strategic Autonomy?

Department of Strategic Foresight & Scenario Planning

Geopolitics

Can Bangladesh Join a Maritime Coalition Without Losing Strategic Autonomy?

Dr. Abdul Momen and Kawsar Mia

134 views

Sep 20, 2026