How India’s Oil Refining Power Balanced Global Inflation and Geopolitics
Balaji Subramanian From a minimal capacity in the 1990s, India became the world’s third-largest refiner with 254 MTPA by 2023,…
Washington Talks: Europe Tries to Stay Relevant in the Ukraine Peace Process
Aayush Pal Talks in Washington focused on U.S. security guarantees for Ukraine and possible ceasefire terms, while European leaders also…
Optics Over Outcomes: The Trump–Putin Alaska Meeting and the Illusion of Breakthrough
Shashank Pandey A headline-grabbing meeting with a historic adversary provides instant rewards for an incumbent U.S. president keen to boost…
Pranav S A New Cold War? Analysing Trump’s Nuclear Submarine Deployment and Russia’s “Dead Hand” Threat
Vibha Hareesh The unfolding rhetoric of non-contact warfare, submarine patrols, and nuclear threats signifies a new form of hostility between…
Between Bluster and Blame: Trump’s Unrealised Promise to Stop the War in Ukraine
Sakshi Yadav Trump’s failure lies in his inability to craft a coherent, principled foreign policy that could address Russia’s concerns…
Trump’s ‘Patriot’ Shift: Reshaping Ukraine War and US ‘Opportunist’ Diplomacy
The announcement from Donald Trump that the US will send the Patriot air defence missiles to Ukraine represents…
From Diplomatic Ties to Defense Alliance: One Year of Russia–North Korea Strategic Partnership
Archita Gaur Russia and North Korea had signed a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty that included a mutual defence clause—if either…
Germany’s Bunker Revival: What It Signals for the Future of European Security
Germany’s bunker expansion symbolises a deeper psychological shift in European strategic defence thinking.
Rajeev KS