Bridges to Nowhere? The Price of Navigating Nepal’s Twin Hegemons
Hridbina Chatterjee For Nepal, the classical image of a "yam between two boulders" has undergone a profound 21st-century transformation.
Multi-Alignment as India’s Foreign Policy Strategy in the Indo-Pacific
Dr Mohmmad Rizwan India's foreign policy of multi-alignment permits the state to engage in pragmatic interactions with various poles of power…
Ports, Pipelines and Power: China’s Expanding Footprint in the Indian Ocean
Anusreeta Dutta For the last two decades, Beijing has been systematically expanding its footprint in the Indian Ocean through a…
Capacity Building as Statecraft: Understanding the Strategic Significance of ITEC
Archita Gaur Established in 1964 as part of India's broader technical cooperation framework, ITEC was conceptualised as a tool of…
UN Security Council Reform: Beyond the Riddle of Veto and Permanent Membership
Professor Dr. Bharat H Desai Many member states genuinely feel that the UN Charter does not reflect the realities of the 21st-century world.…
Beyond Religion: Pashtunwali, Taliban Rule, and Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan
This article argues that Islam did not directly influence the establishment of gender apartheid in Afghanistan. The understanding…
Institutionalizing ‘No-War-No-Peace’ (NWNP): What INMSS-2026 means in the Gray-Zone Maritime Domain?
Preeti Bora NWNP (No-War-No-Peace) reconceptualizes the entire maritime security architecture, involving a series of tactical deadlocks that define a race…
Geopolitics, Trade, and Power: Reassessing India–US Bilateral Relations
Since 2008, India's geopolitical profile has risen in Washington for two primary reasons: India's massive domestic market and…
Fortifying the Chicken’s Neck: The Geopolitical Symbiosis of India’s Capital and Bhutan’s Megaproject
For India, backing Bhutan’s urban and industrial expansion at Gelephu is not merely an act of neighbourly goodwill;…
The Vacant Throne: Britain’s Sixth Resignation in a Decade
Aayush Pal Six prime ministers in ten years, and none of them have been able to complete their term in…