From Tiananmen to Growth: How Economic Performance Rebuilt the CCP’s Legitimacy
Mohmmad Rizwan The social contract established post-Tiananmen massacre indicates that the current Communist regime cannot derive its legitimacy solely from…
Borrowed Shields, Vulnerable Skies: The Strategic Cost of India’s Air Defence Dependence
Piyush Anand Imported defence systems often function as ‘black boxes,’ making it extremely difficult, if not impossible, to modify seekers,…
From Frozen Frontier to Geopolitical Fault Line: Russia, China and the New Arctic Order
Raghvendra Tripathi The closure of European markets, combined with Western oil companies’ investment cuts, has forced Moscow to depend on…
The Thailand-Cambodia Conflict and the Unravelling of ASEAN’s Regional Order
Aayush Pal The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional grouping consisting of 11 countries in Southeast…
From Imports to Indigenous Power: A Data-Driven Analysis of India’s Defence Procurement and Modernisation (1990–2025)
Divyanka Tandon In the last 35 years, the Indian defence sector has experienced a spectacular metamorphosis, moving from a military…
Indian Subcontinent’s New Faultline: Bangladesh Eyes China-Pakistan Bloc, Sidelining India
Parag Gilada Bangladesh’s recent openness to a China–Pakistan regional initiative, excluding India, signals a subtle but consequential shift in Dhaka’s…
How Global Media Framed Vladimir Putin’s India Visit: A Comparative Analysis of Chinese, Western and Pakistani Narratives
Diksha Bharti These divergent narratives reflect how India’s engagement with Russia shapes global perceptions of its diplomatic autonomy and its…
Beyond the Visit: Why the India–Russia Alliance Remains ‘Special and Privileged’
Hridbina Chatterjee The “Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership” between India and Russia reflects an extraordinary degree of mutual trust, aligns…
From Empire to Modernity: The Unfinished Struggle Against Forced Labour in Central Asian Cotton Fields
Dr Lakshmi Karlekar & Tanishaa Pandey Despite rules, local governments nevertheless employ coercive methods, recruiting civil workers, educators, and medical professionals to assist in…
Navigating the Communication Tapestry: How Communication Shapes Order in a Fragmented World
Amit Dasgupta & Uma Sudhindra Communication narrative enforces strategic imperatives, including, if required, by resorting to imaginative, exaggerated and alarmist falsehoods.