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Mar 8, 2023

India and China may have prevented a nuclear attack on Ukraine

It’s safe to say that the Ukraine War isn’t going the way Vladimir Putin and the Russian military expected it would. From the moment his war plan began to unravel,…

BYTeam Mighty

Mar 8, 2023

BYTeam Mighty

Feb 8, 2023

4 Reasons why Pakistan should avoid another war with India

Ever since the British Empire withdrew from the Indian subcontinent and left independent Pakistan and independent India to their own rule, the two countries have been in seemingly constant conflict….

BYTeam Mighty

Feb 8, 2023

BYHarold C. Hutchison

Dec 1, 2022

This is who would win an air battle between India and China

India and China are the world’s two most populous countries. But they’re not the best of friends, and they’ve had years of military tension, including

BYHarold C. Hutchison

Dec 1, 2022

BYTeam Mighty

Apr 27, 2023

One of the world’s largest-ever tank battles was between India and Pakistan

When we think of the largest tank battles in military history, we probably think of epic slugfests like the World War II Battle of Kursk between the Soviet Union and…

BYTeam Mighty

Apr 27, 2023

BYLogan Nye

Apr 5, 2023

When Britain’s top tank slaughtered America’s

During the 1965 Indo-Pakistani War, the countries fought each other with arms purchased from their allies, namely the U.S. and Great Britain. Ultimately, this lead to battle after battle in which Britain’s top tank, the Centurion, mopped the floor …

BYLogan Nye

Apr 5, 2023

BYTeam Mighty

Feb 22, 2023

The last battle of the American Revolution was fought in India

Despite what high school textbooks would have us think, the American Revolution didn’t end at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781. A 2015 article in the Journal of the American…

BYTeam Mighty

Feb 22, 2023

BYBethaney Phillips

Dec 6, 2021

How 48 Sikhs fought an army of 100,000 soldiers

The odds were not in the Sikhs’ favor, and the Battle of Chamkaur turned out like you’d expect — with a loss. Surprisingly, however, it was no massacre. Despite being…

BYBethaney Phillips

Dec 6, 2021

BYTeam Mighty

Aug 26, 2021

4 strategic advantages India has in the wake of a Chinese invasion

The Rise of China is on everyone’s mind, not just the United States. While Americans worry about Chinese economic and military power overseas, other countries, like neighboring India are worrying…

BYTeam Mighty

Aug 26, 2021

BYTeam Mighty

Oct 12, 2022

These are the United States’ top 5 allies from around the world, based on capability

Forget what you read in the news, America is still the leader of freedom in the world. There’s no shortage of allies that have our back, either. Whether the President…

BYTeam Mighty

Oct 12, 2022

BYBlake Stilwell

Apr 1, 2021

The 5 countries that are most impossible to conquer

Historically, all empires either fall or morph into some other empire… and then fall. While we don’t use the term “empire” to describe nation-states that much anymore, some countries are still able to project power outside their borders. they p…

BYBlake Stilwell

Apr 1, 2021

BYHarold C. Hutchison

Apr 1, 2021

The US and Indian Navies fought a fake battle you didn’t hear about

In the Bay of Bengal, the United States Navy and the Indian Navy went head-to-head. Sort of. According to DefenceLovers.In, the modifie…

BYHarold C. Hutchison

Apr 1, 2021

BYMiguel Ortiz

Jan 5, 2021

India bought over 140,000 infantry rifles from Sig Sauer

India has the second-largest military in the world with about 1,444,000 active personnel. By comparison, the United States is the third-largest with about 1,400,000. The nation with the largest military…

BYMiguel Ortiz

Jan 5, 2021

BYHarold C. Hutchison

Aug 3, 2020

The Indian Air Force is more powerful than you think

India hasn’t been given a lot of credit as a military power. Given that Mahatma Ghandi is highly revered for his advocacy of non-violence, it seems ironic that India has quietly become a significant military power in Asia. This is evidenced best by…

BYHarold C. Hutchison

Aug 3, 2020

BYBlake Stilwell

Apr 29, 2020

The Indian Army made a grenade from ghost peppers

Look out, Pakistan, the Indian Army just weaponized one of the world’s hottest peppers. If it can stop a charging elephant, it can likely make militants think twice about starting trouble in Kashmir. The newest biological weapon on the market is a …

BYBlake Stilwell

Apr 29, 2020

BYBlake Stilwell

Apr 29, 2020

That time India took half of Pakistan to pay for a motorcycle

In 1947, British officer Yahya Khan offered his colleague 1,000 rupees for his spiffy red motorcycle. His colleague, Sam Manekshaw, agreed. But before Khan could pay, he was off to what was going to become Pakistan. The British split its Indian colo…

BYBlake Stilwell

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

Here’s what could happen if India and Pakistan have a nuclear war

Pakistan and India have fought three wars over Kashmir, a disputed territory to which both nations lay claim. Pakistan’s prime minister, Imran Khan, recently suggested the countries could be headed toward another.” There is a potential that …

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

7 animals who serve in militaries around the world

From the horses of Chinggis Khan’s army, to Hannibal’s famed elephants, to World War I carrier pigeons, animals have…

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

Indian Prime Minister appears with Bear Grylls on ‘Man vs. Wild’

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi appeared on “Man vs. Wild,” the British survivalist Bear Grylls’ show, while his country continues to choke off Kashmir’s access to food and the internet for the ninth consecutive day. On the episode, br…

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBlake Stilwell

Apr 29, 2020

Fly combat missions for India’s Air Force in this new video game

Look out, Pakistan – archrival India is getting a slew of brand-new pilots ready to take to the skies to defend the Hindu homeland – at least, in the digital world. The Indian Air Force recently launched a new mobile game for Android and iOS tha…

BYBlake Stilwell

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

US & India practiced hunting subs together; keeping an eye on China

The US and India practiced hunting submarines in the Indian Ocean last week, a first for the two nations since the signing of a major agreement making it easier to keep track of Chinese undersea assets. US and Indian P-8 multi-mission maritime…

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

US debunks India’s claim of shooting down F-16

India proudly claimed that one of its Russian-designed MiG-21 fighters shot down one of Pakistan’s US-made F-16s before being downed by a Pakistani missile in a dogfight in February 2019, but a US inventory of Pakistan’s fighters found nothing mis…

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

India’s satellite destruction now threatens International Space Station safety

NASA is calling India’s destruction of a satellite last week a “terrible, terrible thing” and says the space debris created by the explosion should be considered a threat to the International Space Station and the astronauts on board. India…

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

India’s anti-missile launch just worsened problematic space-trash

On March 27, 2019, India launched a missile toward space, struck an Earth-orbiting satellite, and destroyed the sp…

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

State Dept. issues warning when traveling to India

The US State Department updated a travel warning to India during violent escalation in fighting along the border between nuclear rivals India and Pakistan. The State Department warned women against a troubling rise in sexual violence and all t…

BYBusiness Insider

Apr 29, 2020

BYRadio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Apr 29, 2020

Pilot shot down by Pakistan returns to India

An Indian pilot captured by Pakistani forces on Feb. 27, 2019, after his warplane was shot down in the disputed region of Kashmir has returned to India after being freed by Islamabad in a “peace gesture.” Wing Commander Abhinandan Varth…

BYRadio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Apr 29, 2020