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Ladakh Unrest and the Security Imperative: Why Statehood Is Not a Concession to Orchestrated Protests

Granting full statehood to Ladakh at present would carry strategic, governance, and social risks that outweigh the political gains and could weaken India’s capacity to manage a complex and dangerous...

Between Brussels and Moscow: Moldova’s Election Exposes Deep Fault Lines

Moldova has witnessed its parliamentary elections, an election closely watched in Brussels and in the West, as well as in Russia, as the country hangs in balance between the two poles of Russia and...

From Conflict to Coalition? The Arab Military Alliance and the Gaza Question

The purpose of this ‘Arab NATO’is to synchronise Arab armies and create political stability, while unifying the Arab world against both domestic and international threats...

Reimagining International Relations: Building an India-Centric Theoretical and Strategic Framework

This Sharp Scope issue explores the urgent need to reimagine IR from an India-centric perspective, grounded in civilisational ethos, indigenous intellectual traditions, and contemporary strategic...

From Strategic Convergence to Tariff Confrontation: The Arc of India–U.S. Relations, 1947–2025

The India–U.S. relationship since 1947 has not been a straight line but an irregular arc, evolving from early post-colonial distance and Cold War mistrust to strategic convergence after India’s 1990s...

Digital Currencies vs Dollar Hegemony: A Data-Based Geopolitical Analysis

The most important geopolitical aspect of CBDCs is their potential to change cross-border payments. CBDCs could be the end of unquestioned dollar hegemony and the start of a multilayered, multipolar...

Breaking the H-1B Model: How Indian IT Firms Are Forced to Rethink

The H-1B's new price tag may have priced out the Indian dream of reaching America, but it might just bring America's work to India instead...

Youth Unrest and Regional Stability: Reassessing India-Nepal Relations after the September 2025 Protests

The recent protests are a matter of critical strategic concern for India, as Instability in Nepal poses several direct and indirect threats to India’s interests, with security being foremost among...