The Impact of Western Sanctions on Russia’s Trade Flows: A Data-Driven Look at the Pivot to China, Surge with India, and Non-Western Realignment
Divyanka Tandon Russia’s trade geography has changed as a result of Western sanctions that have been in place since the…
Beyond Retaliation: How India Can Rewire Its Economy Amid U.S. Trade Pressures
Dr Nanda Kishor Kautilya gives us the grammar for this task. Power (śakti) has three strands — Prabhu-śakti (sovereign/financial power), Prabhāva-śakti…
Washington Talks: Europe Tries to Stay Relevant in the Ukraine Peace Process
Aayush Pal Talks in Washington focused on U.S. security guarantees for Ukraine and possible ceasefire terms, while European leaders also…
Manipur’s Crisis and India’s Crossroads: Ethnicity, Security, and the Act East Challenge
John T Guite and Vinay N Bhushan While it cannot be denied that the North East Indian states, primarily Manipur, serve as the launching pad…
Optics Over Outcomes: The Trump–Putin Alaska Meeting and the Illusion of Breakthrough
Shashank Pandey A headline-grabbing meeting with a historic adversary provides instant rewards for an incumbent U.S. president keen to boost…
NATGRID: India’s Data-Driven Shield Against Terror
Piyush Anand NATGRID is India's intelligence system connective tissue, guaranteeing that important information is not left bottled up in silos…
India’s Quest for Digital Sovereignty: Lessons from the Nayara–Microsoft Standoff
Dhruv Ashok When a company gets registered and functions in India, India provides its sovereign cover. However, a foreign company…
Building Digital Self-Reliance: India Stack and the Quest for Sovereignty
Raghvendra Tripathi The India Stack, a group of digital public goods (DPGs) such as Aadhaar, UPI, Digi Locker, ONDC, and…
Battlegrounds by Proxy: Yemen, Syria, and Lebanon in the Crosshairs of Regional Rivalries
Daljeet Singh Proxy warfare in the Middle East allows powerful states and non-state actors to advance interests through local allies,…
Mapping the Decline of U.S. Hegemony: A 25-Year Data-Centric Analysis of Multipolarity
A central conclusion is that U.S. hegemonic decline is less a matter of absolute loss of capability and…