“Friend” or Foe? Trump’s Tariff Deception Exposes the US’s Contradictory India Policy
Aayush Pal On one hand, President Trump calls India a strategic partner and a friend, and on the other hand,…
The China-Russia Axis Realigned: Assessing Risks to India’s Strategic Autonomy and Global Influence
Bishwarupa Kar Strategic autonomy now also functions as a hedging strategy in global politics, helping India shape the Quad, BRICS,…
Breaking the Dollar Hegemony: BRICS and the Emergence of a New Global Financial Pivot
Sughosh Joshi For BRICS, the real success may lie not in replacing the dollar overnight, but in building credible alternatives…
Russia–Pakistan Relations: A Strategic Shift or Overblown Concern?
Nishant Kumar Hota In recent years, Russia has made quiet but significant moves to improve its ties with Pakistan. A particularly…
Russia–Azerbaijan Tensions Escalate Over Custodial Deaths
If the differences between Azerbaijan and Russia escalate, Moscow may lose a strategic foothold in the region, potentially…
Power, Peace, and the NPT: Navigating the Future of Nuclear Arms Control
Megna Devkar The Non-Proliferation Treaty has its flaws, but is still “the best legal bulwark we have against nuclear war”,…
India’s Strategic Autonomy: Balancing Act in a Fragmented Multipolar World
Archita Gaur India is emerging as a balancer in a multipolar, fragmented world, where it does not align fully with…
From Diplomatic Ties to Defense Alliance: One Year of Russia–North Korea Strategic Partnership
Russia and North Korea had signed a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty that included a mutual defence clause—if either…
Rajeev KS Arctic and the Illusion of High-North-Low Tension
Abhishek Kumar The Arctic region also holds a vast amount of untapped resources that range from reserves of oil, natural…