India’s Goldilocks Triumph: The Pragmatic Turn to Balance Growth, Inflation, and Stability
Deepa Bhaskaran India's macroeconomic conditions have been relatively balanced in recent quarters, which include robust growth accompanied by exceptionally low…
Diplomacy in Numbers: Tracking India’s Global Engagements Since 2000
Divyanka Tandon India's approach towards its involvement in multiple international spheres displays a deep understanding of how to effectively balance…
Germany’s India Outreach: Defence, Trade, and a New European Reset
Aayush Pal Chancellor Merz's visit comes at a time when Germany is increasingly looking towards Asia, particularly India, amid economic…
Netravati to Nile: Local Rivers, Global Stakes—From Lifelines to Strategic Leverage
Tejashree P V Rivers may be local in origin, but their consequences are global, and safeguarding them is fundamental to ecological…
Innovation or Irrelevance: Why National Power Now Depends on Reinvention
Amit Dasgupta & Uma Sudhindra The survival imperative lies at the core of the ‘innovate or perish’ dictum, and is based on the…
The Silent Encirclement: How the Recalibrated ‘Pivot to Asia’ Is Reshaping India’s Neighbourhood
Nishant Kumar Hota and Ankit Jakhar India now stands at a crossroads where "Strategic Autonomy" is no longer an academic luxury but a survival…
K-4 (Kalam 4): From Symbolic Deterrence to India’s Credible Second-Strike at Sea
Piyush Anand The K-4 Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile, commonly referred to as Kalam 4, represents a significant technological advancement in India's…
From Extraction to Strategy: India and the New Geopolitics of Critical Minerals
Hridbina Chatterjee As the world pushes toward net-zero targets, the concentration of critical minerals resources has created a geopolitical "chokepoint"…
Air Pollution Beyond Seasons: A Data-Driven Global Comparison Through the Lens of Delhi
The air quality index (AQI) yearly average score between 2020 to 2025 has consistently demonstrated that air quality…
Borrowed Shields, Vulnerable Skies: The Strategic Cost of India’s Air Defence Dependence
Imported defence systems often function as ‘black boxes,’ making it extremely difficult, if not impossible, to modify seekers,…