A Strategic Game Changer: Analysing India’s BrahMos Missile Export to the Philippines
John T Guite and Vinay N Bhushan The BrahMos export establishes a precedent for future defence cooperation with other Southeast Asian nations, potentially expanding India’s…
Neighbourhood First to Indo-Pacific Vision: India’s Foreign Policy Shift
Hridbina Chatterjee India's neighbourhood is no longer just defined by geography, but by strategic compatibility, as developments in the wider…
Saudi–Pakistan Mutual Defence Agreement: How the Realignment Reshapes India’s Strategic Calculus
Tejashree P V The timing reflects Gulf states’ shifting security concerns and Pakistan’s search for financial, strategic, and diplomatic leverage amid…
Agni-V and the Science of Deterrence: Technology, Impact, and Strategic Balance
Piyush Anand The Agni-V missile combines advanced MIRV capability, three-stage solid propulsion, and canisterized mobility to provide India with a…
A New Chapter or Just a Transaction: Understanding US-Pakistan Relations
Ashish Keserwani Divergent national interests, Pakistan’s ties with China, and US relations with India prevent the development of a long-term,…
Great Nicobar Project: Keystone of India’s Indo-Pacific Strategy and Its Maritime Future
The ICTT on the Great Nicobar Island will rank among the world's best transhipment terminals after Singapore and…
“One Earth, One Home, One Future”: Tianjin Declaration and Beyond
Prof. Dr. Bharat H. Desai This refreshing SCO bonhomie in 2025, especially among the three principal global actors (China, India, Russia), underscores the…
Realism at Play: How India, China, and Russia Are Reshaping Global Power
Kabindra Sharma & Dr. Rippy Das The West’s monopoly on global affairs is fading fast. The RIC troika, shaped by trade wars, shifting alliances,…
India–Singapore at 60: Charting New Frontiers in Diplomacy and Partnership
Megna Devkar India and Singapore unveiled a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership roadmap covering eight sectors, including AI, semiconductors, green shipping, and…
Strategic Energy Economics: India’s Macroeconomic and Geopolitical Gains from Discounted Russian Oil
Daljeet Singh Discounted Russian oil lowered import costs, kept fuel prices stable, controlled inflation, and strengthened the rupee and forex…