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Why the Arctic Matters to India: Climate Change, Shipping, and Strategic Competition

Changes in the Arctic influence India's climate, maritime trade, energy security, and foreign policy...

Red Sea Realignment: Israel, Somaliland, and the New Horn Geometry

The visit comes months after Israel became the first country in the world to officially recognise Somaliland, the self-declared state that broke away from Somalia in 1991...

From the Two-Nation Theory to Internal Colonialism: Contradictions in Pakistan’s Nation-Building Project

The purpose of this article is not to describe the present protest but to demonstrate how the colonial attitude that Pakistan's leadership inherited from the British exacerbated the trouble...

Beyond Defence: How India and France Are Redrawing Their Strategic Map

The two countries have moved beyond a purely defence-centric relationship and have emerged as strategic partners, which has been the long-term objective of both nations...

Beyond Borders, Onto Podiums: How the Sports Passport Can Weaponise India’s Global Soft Power

The Sports Passport is not just a pamphlet but a nuanced instrument of engagement with a diaspora, a direct provocation of a centuries-old framework of Westphalian sovereignty in sports, and an...

PM Modi’s Diplomacy Balances Realism and Cooperation Ahead of EU Trade Talks

This trip is no longer a mere act of courtesy but shows New Delhi's attempts to balance strategic cooperation, economic benefits, and the role of India as a major representative of the Global South...

India and Slovakia Strengthen Strategic Convergence During Modi’s Historic Visit

In a significant landmark visit, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Slovakia since the country gained independence in 1993...

From Civilizational Ties to Strategic Partnership: The Evolution of India–Nepal Relations

Nepal holds a key place in India’s strategic and geopolitical calculations, lying between India and China...

The New Great Game in the Himalayas: Infrastructure, Influence and the India–China Contest

The border between India and China has never truly been settled. The Line of Actual Control (LAC) — a 3,488-kilometre frontier that shifts with the seasons, the patrol schedules of rival armies, and...