Neutrality Under Strain: India’s West Asia Dilemma in a Polarised Conflict
Mohmmad Rizwan Under Prime Minister Modi’s leadership, India’s strategy towards West Asia experienced a significant transformation. India transitioned from conventional…
Beyond De-Dollarisation: The Rise of a Fragmented Global Currency Order
Archita Gaur Rather than eroding the dollar, current trends point to a fragmented, multipolar currency system driven by risk hedging…
From Fuel Trade to Regional Power: India’s Diesel Diplomacy with Bangladesh
Anusreeta Dutta India’s diesel exports are a transition toward infrastructure-led regional influence, where pipelines, grids, and supply chains are leveraged…
Between Ballots and Bayonets: Myanmar’s Controlled Transition in a Contested Indo-Pacific
Aayush Pal While the election process appeared democratic externally, it represents a strategic shift in governance, where the military operates…
Indo Pacific Dialogue: India–Japan Cooperation to Address Strategic Chokepoint Vulnerabilities
India and Japan have emerged as major regional allies, sharing a common vision of a free, open and…
Securing the LAC: Countering Beijing’s Grey-Zone Tactics at the LAC
Hridbina Chatterjee The competition has now extended well beyond troop deployments, evolving into a contest over the resilience and survivability…
From Distrust to Pragmatism: India’s Calculated Engagement with the Taliban
India condemned Pakistan’s attacks on Afghan civilians, reflecting how its relationship with Taliban-led Afghanistan has shifted since 2021…
Mindfulness at the Frontier: India, Bhutan, and the Reimagining of the Himalayan Border
The Gelephu Gambit indicates a movement away from the conventional donor–recipient model of development towards more cooperative and…
India–US in the Indo-Pacific: From Strategic Alignment to Structural Necessity
Joy Aditya Phookan The India-US convergence is a direct response to China’s assertive expansionism, visible in its construction of artificial islands…
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…