Federalism in Nepal: Promise, Pitfalls, and the Politics of Decentralisation
Kumar Sheni Federalism in Nepal was introduced not merely as an administrative reform but as a peace-building mechanism following a…
Great Power Politics and the Architecture of Conflict in West Asia
Archita Gaur The upheaval in West Asia isn't just due to the occasional errant calculation or even a pair of…
The Next Military Revolution: AI Warfare After the US–Israel Strikes on Iran and India’s Strategic Imperative
Balaji Subramanian The world is no longer divided between nuclear and non-nuclear powers, but into AI-empowered and AI-dependent states.
From Experimentation to Systemic Adoption: Data Analysis of 3D-Printed Firearm Proliferation in Extremist Networks
Divyanka Tandon The rapid intersection of accessible additive manufacturing technologies and violent extremism creates an urgent security challenge for governments…
From SAGAR to MAHASAGAR: Recalibrating India’s Maritime Security Architecture in the Indian Ocean Region
Hridbina Chatterjee By 2026, India’s strategic response has evolved from the foundational SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the…
From Shadow War to Open Conflict: Israel’s Assassination Doctrine and the Iran Escalation
Dhruv Ashok Israel justifies its strategy of targeted killings as an extension of its right to self-defence under Article 51…
Cross-Border Islamism and India’s Security Calculus: Reassessing Neighbourhood Engagement
Daljeet Singh This edition of Sharp Scope examines how these networks have evolved from fragmented insurgencies into interconnected regional architectures.…
After Tehran: India’s Strategic Stakes in a Shaken West Asia
Dr Nanda Kishor From a game theory perspective, the crisis can be understood as a multi-player strategic interaction under conditions of…
From Aid Recipient to Agenda Setter: India’s Development Diplomacy in Africa and the Indo-Pacific
India’s development diplomacy is characterised by partnership-based engagement, making it an agenda-setter that presents an alternative to the…
Law as Gender Apartheid: How the Taliban’s New Penal Code Is Engineering the Erasure of Afghan Women
Dr. Muktha L S Afghanistan is now the only country in the world where girls over the age of 12 are systematically…