Preeti Bora 
Dr Mohmmad Rizwan 
Hridbina Chatterjee 
Aayush Pal 
Daljeet Singh 
Raghvendra Tripathi 
Balaji Subramanian 
Anusreeta Dutta 
John T Guite and Vinay N Bhushan 
Pranav S 
Parag Gilada Zapad-2025: Multi-Domain Manoeuvres and India’s Assertion of Strategic Autonomy
Piyush Anand The exercise blends battlefield experimentation with strategic messaging, showcasing Russian capabilities across land, air, cyber, and nuclear domains…
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…
Artificial Intelligence and Human Security: Between Promise and Peril
John Guite While policymakers and researchers continue to debate solutions, the transformative force likely to address many of these human…
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
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
Divyanka Tandon The most important geopolitical aspect of CBDCs is their potential to change cross-border payments. CBDCs could be the…