Deepa Bhaskaran 
Amit Dasgupta & Uma Sudhindra 
Shashank Pandey 
Mohmmad Rizwan 
Sughosh Joshi 
Faareha Usmani 
Piyush Anand 
Aayush Pal 
Megna Devkar 
Divyanka Tandon Ladakh Unrest and the Security Imperative: Why Statehood Is Not a Concession to Orchestrated Protests
Tejashree P V Granting full statehood to Ladakh at present would carry strategic, governance, and social risks that outweigh the political…
Between Brussels and Moscow: Moldova’s Election Exposes Deep Fault Lines
Moldova has witnessed its parliamentary elections, an election closely watched in Brussels and in the West, as well…
Operation Midnight Hammer: Legality, Sovereignty, and the Collapse of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Norms
Dr Lakshmi Karlekar & Tanishaa Pandey Under “Article 2(4) of the UN Charter”, member states are prohibited from using force against another state's territory…
From Conflict to Coalition? The Arab Military Alliance and the Gaza Question
The purpose of this ‘Arab NATO’is to synchronise Arab armies and create political stability, while unifying the Arab…
Reimagining International Relations: Building an India-Centric Theoretical and Strategic Framework
Archita Gaur This Sharp Scope issue explores the urgent need to reimagine IR from an India-centric perspective, grounded in civilisational…
From Strategic Convergence to Tariff Confrontation: The Arc of India–U.S. Relations, 1947–2025
Balaji Subramanian The India–U.S. relationship since 1947 has not been a straight line but an irregular arc, evolving from early…
Digital Currencies vs Dollar Hegemony: A Data-Based Geopolitical Analysis
The most important geopolitical aspect of CBDCs is their potential to change cross-border payments. CBDCs could be the…
Breaking the H-1B Model: How Indian IT Firms Are Forced to Rethink
Diksha Bharti The H-1B's new price tag may have priced out the Indian dream of reaching America, but it might…
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…
From Dependency to Opportunity: What Trump’s H1B Policy Means for India’s IT Future
While short-term risks remain, the policy shift could push India to invest in domestic talent and innovation, reducing…