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From Street Protests to the Ballot Box: Nepal’s March 5 Polls Test Political Stability

Nearly 19 million people are eligible to vote in the election for the lower house of parliament, the 275-member House of Representatives, as the nation gets ready to cast its ballots...

Balancing Strategic Interests and Realpolitik: Assessing Modi’s Israel Visit

Modi’s visit signalled a renewed commitment to enhance cooperation between India and Israel in innovation, trade and defence...

From Experimentation to Systemic Adoption: Data Analysis of 3D-Printed Firearm Proliferation in Extremist Networks

The rapid intersection of accessible additive manufacturing technologies and violent extremism creates an urgent security challenge for governments and technology platforms all over the world...

From SAGAR to MAHASAGAR: Recalibrating India’s Maritime Security Architecture in the Indian Ocean Region

By 2026, India’s strategic response has evolved from the foundational SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region) vision toward the more expansive MAHASAGAR (Mutual and Holistic Advancement for...

Africa’s New Strategic Fault Line Runs Through Western Sahara

Western Sahara is not merely a political dispute; it has strong geo-economic and strategic significance as the region is rich in phosphate deposits, has abundant Atlantic fisheries, and is believed to...

The Strait of Hormuz on the Brink: How US-Israel Strikes on Iran Are Shaking Global Oil and Shipping

A closure would disrupt a fifth of globally traded oil overnight, and prices wouldn’t just spike; they would gap violently upward on fear alone...

From Shadow War to Open Conflict: Israel’s Assassination Doctrine and the Iran Escalation

Israel justifies its strategy of targeted killings as an extension of its right to self-defence under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, which allows nations to defend themselves against armed...

Cross-Border Islamism and India’s Security Calculus: Reassessing Neighbourhood Engagement

This edition of Sharp Scope examines how these networks have evolved from fragmented insurgencies into interconnected regional architectures. International funding streams, Gulf-based charity...