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Power, Peace, and the NPT: Navigating the Future of Nuclear Arms Control

The Non-Proliferation Treaty has its flaws, but is still “the best legal bulwark we have against nuclear war”, a thin bulwark indeed, but better than nothing in this unpredictable era...

INS Tamal: Unveiling India’s Next-Generation Stealth Frigate and Its Path to Aatmanirbhar Bharat

Tamal, the final foreign-built frigate to join the Indian Navy, embarks on history, not as a conclusion, but as the beginning of India's complete path toward defence self-sufficiency...

Building Blue Economies: Small-Scale Fisheries as the Front Line Against IUU and for Food Security

The Indo-Pacific area has turned into a playground in the twenty-first century, where the unbridled pursuit of illicit fishing profits is endangering not only the fragile marine ecosystems but also...

India’s Strategic Autonomy: Balancing Act in a Fragmented Multipolar World

India is emerging as a balancer in a multipolar, fragmented world, where it does not align fully with any bloc but maintains amicable ties with all of them...

Rewiring the Ballot for a New India in the Age of Digital Democracy

The Digital India initiative, a transformative mission capable of making government services electronically available under the enhancement of online infrastructure and expansion of internet...

China’s Pacific Push: Deepens Strategic and Climate Partnerships with Pacific Island Nations

China has pledged to establish a China-Pacific Island Countries Climate Action Cooperation Fund to support climate resilience...

Protests Erupt in Bangkok Amid Thailand-Cambodia Temple Dispute

Many in Thailand allege that the Prime Minister is prioritising personal and family relations with Cambodia over the country’s national interest, especially as Cambodia continues to assert its claim...

Forging Tri-Services Synergy: The Evolution of Integrated Defence from Fragmentation to Unified Command in India

This issue brief traces India’s journey from fragmented defence structures post-1947 to the current push for integrated theatre commands. It highlights key reforms like the creation of the CDS, the...

Israel-Iran Conflict: Lessons, Implications, and India’s Strategic Roadmap

In today’s world, real power lies not just in having stockpiles of missiles or money, but in the ability to respond to a crisis and the wisdom to communicate with clarity...