Between Rhetoric and Realpolitik: Understanding the Grey Zone of India–Iran Relations
Anhad Jakhmola The Iranian regime continued to maintain a balanced approach and relationship with India, revamping several sectors from people-to-people…
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.
Balancing Strategic Interests and Realpolitik: Assessing Modi’s Israel Visit
Anshika Agarwal Modi’s visit signalled a renewed commitment to enhance cooperation between India and Israel in innovation, trade and defence.
The Strait of Hormuz on the Brink: How US-Israel Strikes on Iran Are Shaking Global Oil and Shipping
A closure would disrupt a fifth of globally traded oil overnight, and prices wouldn’t just spike; they would…
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…
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…
The Hormuz–Geneva Equation: Diplomacy at the Table, Deterrence at Sea
Anjali Singh By combining overt military threats with diplomatic openness, the US posture reflects a compellence strategy, where threats aim…
On the Brink: The 2026 US–Iran Standoff and the Dangerous Collision of Pressure and Diplomacy in the Gulf
Anusreeta Dutta The combination of military pressure and mediated diplomacy is not coincidental: coercion is intended to build leverage at…
After the American Umbrella: The West Asia’s Descent into Multipolar Disorder
Pranav S West Asia is thus entering uncharted territory: more autonomous, less predictable, and certainly more hazardous.
The Illusion of Nuclear Deterrence: Why West Asia’s War Cannot Stay Regional
The greatest danger is not that nuclear weapons might be used—but that the world has begun to believe…