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The India–Japan Partnership: A Window into India’s New Economic Security Doctrine

The India-Japan relationship is becoming more symbolic of a larger shift in New Delhi's foreign policy calculus, one where economic resilience, technological competitiveness and secure access to...

Soft Power on the Fast Track-  The Unsung Victory of Sports Diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific

The presentation of the Australia-India Sports Roadmap is a quantum leap in statecraft beyond a conventional maritime security and commerce agreement...

From Textiles to Tech: India–UK CETA 

The India–UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), a free trade agreement (FTA), is not just economically motivated but also politically calculated under the framework of international...

Bridges to Nowhere? The Price of Navigating Nepal’s Twin Hegemons

For Nepal, the classical image of a "yam between two boulders" has undergone a profound 21st-century transformation. ...

Multi-Alignment as India’s Foreign Policy Strategy in the Indo-Pacific

India's foreign policy of multi-alignment permits the state to engage in pragmatic interactions with various poles of power while maintaining strategic autonomy...

Ports, Pipelines and Power: China’s Expanding Footprint in the Indian Ocean 

For the last two decades, Beijing has been systematically expanding its footprint in the Indian Ocean through a network of ports, infrastructure projects, logistics facilities, energy corridors and...

From Downing Street to Demise: Why Starmer Stepped Aside

Keir Starmer's resignation as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom represents yet another phase in the ongoing political chaos affecting the U.K and further cementing the fact that this will be the...

Why We Love Action Cinema

Humanity’s fascination with the action genre presents an interesting contradiction. We devote much of our lifetime to maintaining health, safety, and security. ...

Capacity Building as Statecraft: Understanding the Strategic Significance of ITEC

Established in 1964 as part of India's broader technical cooperation framework, ITEC was conceptualised as a tool of South-South cooperation, enabling India to share its developmental experiences with...