Between Security and Sovereignty: Japan’s Strategic Convergence with the United States
Aayush Pal As Japan moves closer to the United States, it risks increasing its distance from regional actors such as…
From Distrust to Pragmatism: India’s Calculated Engagement with the Taliban
Mohmmad Rizwan India condemned Pakistan’s attacks on Afghan civilians, reflecting how its relationship with Taliban-led Afghanistan has shifted since 2021…
The Sovereign Siege: From NIA Crackdowns to the ‘Deep State’ Shadow in Northeast India
Pranav S Van Dyke exemplifies the post-Cold War Western ‘conflict entrepreneur’: ideologically motivated, institutionally credentialed, and structurally positioned to assist…
Debt, Dollar and Dependency: How Financial Architecture Keeps the Global South in Check
Daljeet Singh Ultimately, the story of debt, the dollar, and dependency is not solely about finance; it is about power,…
Iran’s Grand Strategy: From Revolutionary Isolation to Fragmented Warfare
Dhruv Ashok Through its ‘forward Defence doctrine’, Iran has supported regional proxies such as Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis and militias in…
Fault Lines of the Frontier: Tribal Loyalties and the New Pakistan–Afghanistan Tensions
Archita Gaur The Durand Line has neither been formally recognised by successive Afghan governments nor accepted as a legitimate international…
Mindfulness at the Frontier: India, Bhutan, and the Reimagining of the Himalayan Border
Hridbina Chatterjee The Gelephu Gambit indicates a movement away from the conventional donor–recipient model of development towards more cooperative and…
When Foreign Policy Comes Home: Why India Needs Domestic Public Diplomacy
Parag Gilada India must move beyond a reactive public relations approach and adopt a more proactive model of domestic public…
Hexagon Alliance: India’s Strategic Pivot in a Multipolar World
Balaji Subramanian The proposed hexagon, linking Israel, India, Greece, Cyprus, and selected Arab, African, and possibly Asian partners, is a…
Navigating the Storm: India’s Strategic Resilience in West Asia
Frank Rausan Pereira India’s influence in the Global South is not accidental. It is built on a foundation as a "Net…