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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...

UN Security Council Reform: Beyond the Riddle of Veto and Permanent Membership

Many member states genuinely feel that the UN Charter does not reflect the realities of the 21st-century world. It has been clear that the instrument of veto was not inserted in the UN Charter ‘in a...

Resource-Rich, Security-Poor: The Sahel’s Paradox of Plenty

The region possesses almost everything that could make it one of the most prosperous parts of Africa. However, it remains one of the most troubled regions on the continent, with non-state actors...

Beyond Religion: Pashtunwali, Taliban Rule, and Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan

This article argues that Islam did not directly influence the establishment of gender apartheid in Afghanistan. The understanding of Islam played a major role in the situation. The interpreter's...

The Future of Iran After the Israel-Iran Conflict

The central question is no longer who won the war militarily — Iran's losses were severe — but what kind of Iran, and what kind of Middle East, emerges from the wreckage...

Takaichi in Delhi: Old Friendship, New Geometry

Both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi described the visit as the beginning of a new chapter in India-Japan relations. ...

Beyond Kalapani: What Nepal’s Mediation Proposal Reveals About Himalayan Geopolitics 

The Kalapani issue is not just about maps and historical treaties. Now it’s a portal into the geopolitical competition playing out across the Himalayas...

Institutionalizing ‘No-War-No-Peace’ (NWNP): What INMSS-2026 means in the Gray-Zone Maritime Domain?

NWNP (No-War-No-Peace) reconceptualizes the entire maritime security architecture, involving a series of tactical deadlocks that define a race for claim assertion, working on ‘Maintaining An...