Circles of Power: Reassessing Kautilya’s Raja Mandala in Contemporary Geopolitics
Hridbina Chatterjee The Raja Mandala reminds us that friendship and enmity are fluid, rather than permanent, and are subject to…
ASEAN Summit 2025: Strengthening India’s Strategic Engagement with Southeast Asia
Aayush Pal Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the summit, appreciated ASEAN’s efforts and stated that in an era of…
Strengthening the Himalayan Partnership: India-Bhutan Talks Focus on Security, Connectivity, and Cooperation
Anshu Mishra India and Bhutan recently held talks in their 14th meeting on Border Management and Security in Thimphu. This…
Resurgence of Islamist Networks in Bangladesh under Yunus: Assessing the Regional Fallout and Strategic Crosscurrents
Raghvendra Tripathi For Bangladesh, the principal challenge will be to contain this increase in methods that maintain the constitutional guarantees…
In a Time of Change: Is India’s Calculated Rapprochement with Canada a Confirmation of Policy Continuity?
The sustainability of the India-Canada roadmap is grounded in its intent to establish deep, structural cooperation based on…
From Dependency to Dominance: India’s Defence Sector as the New Engine of Growth
Sughosh Joshi By turning defence into an engine of jobs, technology, exports, and autonomy, India is not just preparing for…
The Geopolitics of Rare Earths: How China’s Monopoly Threatens Global Industrial Sovereignty
Tejashree P V China accounts for roughly 70% of global rare earth mining and nearly 90% of the world’s processing capacity.…
Sri Lanka’s PM Harini Amarasuriya’s India Visit Reinforces Civilisational Ties and Strategic Partnership
The visit has expectedly advanced bilateral ties and further strengthened the bond of friendship, which aligns with India’s…
70 Years of Trust: India-Mongolia Ties Evolving into a Modern Strategic Alliance
The 3Ds – Democracy, Dharma and Development Partnership – have emerged as the pillar of the India-Mongolia relationship.
Beyond the Shadows of 2023: India and Canada Chart a Fresh Course for Cooperation
Canada’s recent outreach is an attempt to rebuild ties with India, as it has realised that its earlier…