Youth Unrest and Regional Stability: Reassessing India-Nepal Relations after the September 2025 Protests
Dhruv Ashok The recent protests are a matter of critical strategic concern for India, as Instability in Nepal poses several…
India’s Quest for Digital Sovereignty: Lessons from the Nayara–Microsoft Standoff
When a company gets registered and functions in India, India provides its sovereign cover. However, a foreign company…
Operation Rising Lion: Examining Israel’s ‘Begin Doctrine’, Conflict with Iran, and Impact on Regional Geopolitics
Operation Rising Lion has been a stellar execution of the Begin Doctrine, wherein Israel has sought to disrupt…
Reconceptualising India’s Strategic Sphere of Influence in the IOR: A Case for a 21st-Century Indian Monroe Doctrine
In this issue brief, Dhruv Ashok explores how India must shift from a defensive mindset to a more…
Balochistan’s Long War for Independence: From 1948 Uprisings to the 2025 Jaffar Express Hijack
The rise of armed separatist groups like the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has overshadowed moderate political efforts due…
InfoWar Against India and the Need for a Strategic InfoWar Organization
India needs to establish an Information Warfare organization that reports to the CDS and must be staffed with…
Weaponizing International Law: Lessons for India from Ukraine’s Lawfare Against Russia
Lawfare as a tool of Indian diplomacy will greatly help to strengthen India’s case of supporting the current…
A Comparative analysis between the Syrian Arab Army and the Afghan National Army and their collapse
Benevolent dictatorship vs feeble leadership A Benevolent Dictatorship is a government in which an authoritarian leader exercises absolute…
The Prospect of a Russia, China and India Strategic Alliance to Counter US Hegemony: An Intelligence Perspective – Part 2
Russian and Chinese agencies emphasize regime security and countering U.S. influence, Indian intelligence focuses on safeguarding territorial integrity,…
From 26/11 to 10/7: Comparing India’s and Israel’s Responses to State-Sponsored Terrorism
The 2016 post-Uri attack surgical strikes by Indian army special forces commandos across the LOC were a dramatic…