Enhancing Australia-India Underwater Domain Awareness Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific

This scoping report is the first in a series of five and examines the evolving maritime risk environment in the Indo-Pacific, the strategic importance of UDA, and the technological developments shaping it. It highlights UDA as a promising avenue for Australia-India cooperation, building on complementary strengths such as India’s manufacturing scale and Australia’s niche intellectual property and research expertise.
India’s Approach to Military AI: Strategy, Governance, and Challenges

This report assesses India’s military AI ecosystem, its institutional foundations, operational deployments, and persistent structural constraints, and benchmarks it against the rapid advances of its principal competitors.
Trump, Xi, Modi and the Asian Balance

Together with India’s World Magazine, we host a panel launching C. Raja Mohan’s India and the Rebalancing of Asia. The discussion examines Asia’s shifting geopolitics, China’s rise, uncertainty in U.S. leadership, and India’s evolving strategic role in shaping the Indo-Pacific order.
Power and Purpose: Indian Foreign Policy 2025

This report examines India’s foreign and security policy amid unprecedented geopolitical volatility in 2025. It analyzes India’s navigation of regional turbulence, recalibration of its technology strategy, defense reforms, and potential for cascading domestic reforms amid a deteriorating strategic environment.
Nuclear Proliferation Risks in East Asia: Latent Pathways and Explicit Pressures

This essay examines nuclear proliferation risks across East Asia through both overt military programs and latent civilian capabilities.
Beyond the Kinetic: Deconstructing Warfare in the Socio-Technical-Cognitive Battlespace

Modern warfare is undergoing metamorphic changes. One such transition is the move beyond the kinetic-centric battlefield to a more integrated Socio-Technical-Cognitive Battlespace (STCB). This report introduces the STCB as a comprehensive framework that can help explain and prepare for the intricate, recursive, and interconnected nature of the social, technological, and cognitive domains in contemporary conflict.