Cross-Border Islamism and India’s Security Calculus: Reassessing Neighbourhood Engagement
Daljeet Singh This edition of Sharp Scope examines how these networks have evolved from fragmented insurgencies into interconnected regional architectures.…
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…
Countering Deepfakes and Disinformation: Australia Puts the Onus on Social Media Platforms
Regulation of social media in Australia demonstrates that the protection of freedom of speech and the safeguarding of…
COP30 and India’s Climate Realism: Balancing Development, Justice, and Global Expectations
At COP30, India presented a proposal focused on increasing financial support for climate action, strengthening adaptation, and applying…
Space 2.0: How India’s Private Sector is Rewriting the Nation’s Cosmic Exploration
India's private space revolution is about more than just new companies launching satellites; it represents a fundamental reimagination…
After Gaza: The Collapse of Arab Normalisation and the New Middle East Cold War
American power in the Middle East has been further undermined in the aftermath of Gaza, accelerating regional diversification…
The Iran–Israel Shadow War: Mapping the Undercurrents of a Covert Confrontation
The Iran-Israel confrontation does not often manifest as actual combat. Instead, it is buried in the undercurrents of…
Strategic Energy Economics: India’s Macroeconomic and Geopolitical Gains from Discounted Russian Oil
Discounted Russian oil lowered import costs, kept fuel prices stable, controlled inflation, and strengthened the rupee and forex…
The Shifting Alliances in West Asia: From the Abraham Accords to Emerging Security Architectures
The Middle East has shifted from rigid blocs to flexible, modular arrangements, shaped by the Abraham Accords, Saudi–Iran…
Battlegrounds by Proxy: Yemen, Syria, and Lebanon in the Crosshairs of Regional Rivalries
Proxy warfare in the Middle East allows powerful states and non-state actors to advance interests through local allies,…