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…
From Aid Recipient to Agenda Setter: India’s Development Diplomacy in Africa and the Indo-Pacific
Daljeet Singh India’s development diplomacy is characterised by partnership-based engagement, making it an agenda-setter that presents an alternative to the…
Chagos, Seychelles, and Malaysia: India’s Maritime Strategy in a Contested Indo-Pacific
Aayush Pal The India–Seychelles relationship is strategically important because Seychelles, located in the southwestern Indian Ocean near the African continent,…
ADMM Plus and the Quest for Inclusive Regional Security in Southeast Asia
Faareha Usmani The ADMM Plus dialogue is regarded as the highest defence consultative meeting in the Southeast Asian region that…
Lomavata Kizuna: How Japan and Fiji’s Cooperation Stabilises the Indo-Pacific Order
The renewed and strengthened Japan-Fiji ties will have positive outcomes for India as they underscore India’s vision of…
Shifting Tides in the Indo-Pacific: How India Can Hold Its Ground Amid U.S.-China Realignments
Garima Sharma If India fails to build its internal capacity to navigate effectively in a rapidly changing world, it will…
Reading the World’s Tone: Data Insights into the U.S.–China Rivalry and India’s Media Response
Divyanka Tandon Sentiment analytics becomes a vital adjunct to conventional geopolitical evaluation frameworks, offering early insights into global tensions and…
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…
Great Nicobar Project: Keystone of India’s Indo-Pacific Strategy and Its Maritime Future
Tejashree P V The ICTT on the Great Nicobar Island will rank among the world's best transhipment terminals after Singapore and…
Geopolitical Risk Indexing for India’s National Security: A Policy Integration Framework
This issue brief presents a pioneering framework for integrating Geopolitical Risk Indexing (GPR) into India’s national security architecture.…