The temptation to de-dollarise
For New Delhi, an imperfect global financial system led by the US is perhaps preferable to a “more egalitarian” China-led global financial system.
The ideational dimension of India’s China challenge
While there is good news from the LAC, the China challenge to India is a long-term one that has both material and intellectual/ideational elements.
These BRICS can’t construct a new world order
For India—neither fully status quoist nor revisionist—a middle path is inherently preferable, a stance not shared by its key BRICS partners.
The age of nuclear adventurism
One key lesson many states are drawing from the Russia-Ukraine war is that a nuclear-armed Ukraine would have been better off.
The Chinese tangle in India-Russia relations
High on symbolism but somewhat low on substance, the current India-Russia relationship is increasingly transactional.
A rising India needs to think like a great power
As a start, the government must formulate a security strategy document keeping in mind the country’s objectives and the strategic environment it must operate in.