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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...

After Tehran: India’s Strategic Stakes in a Shaken West Asia

From a game theory perspective, the crisis can be understood as a multi-player strategic interaction under conditions of uncertainty, in which each actor seeks to maximise security while avoiding...

From Trade to Strategy: The Deepening Arc of India–Malaysia Partnership

The continued bilateral collaboration and collective participation in multilateral partnerships will further contribute to fostering regional cooperation and building balanced relations in the shared...

From Defence to Digital: India–Israel Ties Enter a New Strategic Phase

With both nations committing to strengthening their collaboration in artificial intelligence, semiconductors, biotechnology, and quantum computing, these technologies will be a key area of focus...

Surviving in the Dark: How North Korea Turned Nuclear Crisis into Strategic Stability

The main question is not whether North Korea is no longer important in geopolitics, but whether the international system, which is focused on bigger wars, is underestimating a nuclear power that has...

From Aid Recipient to Agenda Setter: India’s Development Diplomacy in Africa and the Indo-Pacific

India’s development diplomacy is characterised by partnership-based engagement, making it an agenda-setter that presents an alternative to the transactional aid-for-trade approaches of Beijing and...

How and Why Nigeria Turned Confrontation into Collaboration with the USA

The vast oil reserves of Nigeria give it strategic importance, and the US National Security Strategy places a high premium on protecting these resources. ...

Merz’s China Visit: Resetting Economic and Strategic Ties

At the core of discussions with Chinese leadership, including President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang, was the need to deepen economic cooperation while confronting long-standing structural issues...

Cross-Border Strikes and Hostage Threats Push Islamabad and Kabul Toward the Brink

Pakistan’s cross-border airstrikes in Afghanistan during Ramadan and the Baloch Liberation Army’s hostage video have sharply escalated tensions, raising fears of a broader regional conflict...