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The U.S. Naval Dominance in the Coming Decade

The rapid expansion of China’s naval fleet has prompted the US to boost its naval capabilities. The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is the world’s largest navy by number of ships, although though the U.S. Navy still leads in overall tonnage and large carriers, while China focuses on building its surface fleet with impressive shipbuilding capacity and increasing firepower. The largest fleet by number, PLAN has over 370 ships and submarines, surpassing the U.S. by sheer vessel count. About 70% of China’s warships were launched after 2010, featuring advanced destroyers, frigates, and corvettes.

R. N. Kao’s contribution to India’s RAW

The first Indian National Security Advisor I met was R. N. Kao, who established India’s foreign intelligence service, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW). As the research assistant to President Jayewardene, I met Mr Kao at his residence..

Islamic State – An Attempt at Revival?

Is the Islamic State reviving? This we know: Both the Islamic State and Al Qaeda affiliates received a boost after Israel responded to the Hamas-led massacre of October 7, 2023.

Israel’s Enduring Offensive and Defensive Capabilities

The updated Israeli defense structure reflects a strategic shift toward preparing for Iranian ballistic-missile threats, rather than primarily Gaza-based rocket fire.
Iran is determined to produce a fully functional nuclear weapon and support its partners and proxies with missiles and drones.
In this article, I write about Israel’s success in air defence, it’s partnership with the US and how practitioners working in national security may learn and analyse how Israel, surrounded by enemies, is responding to the barrage of threats that they have intercepted since October 7th 2023.

Influx of foreign fighters in Africa

The influx of foreign terrorist fighters, particularly from Asia, into Africa’s conflict zones, such as the Islamic State East Africa Province, indicates the continent’s emergence as the new epicenter for global terrorism.

An Apolitical Approach to Humanitarian Assistance!

An apolitical approach to humanitarian assistance was embraced by Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah affected the island in December 2025. Both government and the opposition came together to rise above politics. The epitome of the bipartisanship was the Bandaranaike Memorial National Foundation chaired by former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga contributing USD 830,000 (Rs. 250 million) to the government fund..

Trump envisions an America “safer, richer, freer, greater, and more powerful than ever before.”

This week the Trump Administration released its ‘National Security Strategy’.

Rather than dominate the world, US strategy under Trump is to intervene only when US interests are threatened or at risk.

The US prioritized the Middle East, the prime theater of superpower competition, until 2011. However, with the rise of China and the U.S. pivot to Asia, Trump has made a comeback to the Middle East after the Hamas led terrorist attack on October 7, 2023 and the threat of extremism spilling over worldwide.

Israel kills Hezbollah’s New Chief of Staff

Now that Iran has started to rearm Hezbollah once again, Israel struck Lebanon’s capital on November 23, 2025. Without an evacuation warning, Israel struck Lebanon for the first time since June 2025, killing Hezbollah’s Chief of Staff Haitham Ali Tabataba’i.

Letter to Vatican Foreign Minister Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher on your visit to Sri Lanka

Dear Foreign Minister Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Welcome to Sri Lanka! I am pleased to see that you have met the Prime Minister and that you will be visiting the Easter Sunday attack sites in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka is a beautiful country with wonderful people. Ten years after the end of the three-decade war, the entire nation was shocked by the Easter Sunday attack in 2019.