Dragon’s Firepower Falters: How Operation Sindoor Crushed China’s Air Defence Myth
Prajwal K M Pakistan’s Air Defence has failed repeatedly: from the 2011 U.S. SEAL raid in Abbottabad to India's 2019 Balakot…
From Ally to Adversary: Is Bangladesh’s Crisis Aiding Pakistan in its Campaign of Subterfuge Against India?
Sughosh Joshi A more coordinated approach between Bangladesh, Pakistan, and China could place adversarial influence on multiple borders, aligning with…
Operation Sindoor: India’s Strategic Retaliation and Its Impact on Regional Geopolitics
Saisha Kamla Dudha Operation Sindoor is not a knee-jerk reaction but a carefully coordinated campaign involving the Army, Navy, Air Force,…
Reconceptualising India’s Strategic Sphere of Influence in the IOR: A Case for a 21st-Century Indian Monroe Doctrine
Dhruv Ashok In this issue brief, Dhruv Ashok explores how India must shift from a defensive mindset to a more…
India and the Quad: Strategic Autonomy in an Unstable Indo-Pacific
Parag Gilada India’s engagement with the Quad showcases a prime example of how the nation can use pragmatic thinking to…
Arctic and the Illusion of High-North-Low Tension
Abhishek Kumar The Arctic region also holds a vast amount of untapped resources that range from reserves of oil, natural…
Bay of Bengal Balancing Act: India Holds the Line Against China in BIMSTEC
Dr Nanda Kishor India took a two-track approach: strengthening its bilateral ties with Bangladesh and simultaneously trying to develop consensus among…
A War of Attrition: The US-China Economic Standoff and Its Global Fallout
Lakshmi Karlekar & HM Greeshma The confrontation creates a long rift that will not only hamper these two intricately linked economies but also…
Proximity vs. Projection: Rethinking India’s Neighbourhood First Policy
Diksha Bharti What truly defines India’s “national interest” amidst the delicate tapestry of its neighbourhood? In an era where strategic…
The CPEC Conundrum: How China’s Energy Ambitions Entrapped Pakistan
Dr Lakshmi Karlekar The exploitation and extraction of natural resource endowments for its benefit has trapped Pakistan into a spiral circle…