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To further complicate matters, the ongoing geopolitical landscape necessitates decisive action. India must weigh its defense acquisitions carefully, choosing between forging deeper ties with Western powers or maintaining its historical reliance on Russian military hardware. This strategic bifurcation could have lasting implications for India’s military capabilities and its standing as a global power.

Renewed Conflict in Eastern Congo

Turning to the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), fighting has intensified following a precarious ceasefire in light of aggressive advances by the M23 rebel group. After claiming control over vital resource-rich regions in eastern Congo, M23 is moving southward, heightening fears of another violent escalation in the region.