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…
70 Years of Trust: India-Mongolia Ties Evolving into a Modern Strategic Alliance
Anshu Mishra The 3Ds – Democracy, Dharma and Development Partnership – have emerged as the pillar of the India-Mongolia relationship.
Starmer’s India Visit: Trade, Strategy, and a Bid to Revive Britain’s Economy
Prime Minister Starmer hailed the growing partnership between India and the UK, emphasising that he wanted the free…
From Strategic Convergence to Tariff Confrontation: The Arc of India–U.S. Relations, 1947–2025
Balaji Subramanian The India–U.S. relationship since 1947 has not been a straight line but an irregular arc, evolving from early…
From Dependency to Opportunity: What Trump’s H1B Policy Means for India’s IT Future
While short-term risks remain, the policy shift could push India to invest in domestic talent and innovation, reducing…
Structural, Strategic, Future-Oriented: PM Modi’s Japan Visit Redefines Bilateral Ties
Tejashree P V Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Japan has reaffirmed that India–Japan relations are no longer symbolic; they are structural,…
Tianjin Calculus: PM Modi’s Balancing Act Between Xi, Trump, and Strategic Autonomy
Pritam Sarbabidya Geopolitics is about shades of grey, where a nation’s strategic autonomy is not the absence of relationships but…
The Dragon and the Elephant Tango – India–China Strategic Alignment in the Shadow of Trump’s Tariff Hegemony
Sindhuri Sai Trump’s tariff war, intended to isolate China and pressure India, instead pushed the two Asian rivals into a…
Beyond Retaliation: How India Can Rewire Its Economy Amid U.S. Trade Pressures
Dr Nanda Kishor Kautilya gives us the grammar for this task. Power (śakti) has three strands — Prabhu-śakti (sovereign/financial power), Prabhāva-śakti…
Semiconductors, Self-Reliance, and Sovereignty: Modi’s Message Under Trump’s Tariff Shadow
PM Modi’s Red Fort speech on 15 Aug 2025, contained unmistakable signals: India will not passively submit to…