Juxtaposing the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India’s Security and Economic Equation

From a defence and security perspective, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands provide India with strategic depth and the ability to enhance stability and ensure security in the Bay of Bengal
Can Mark Carney’s trip unlock CEPA & repair strained Canada-India ties?

Canadian official Mark Carney visits India to strengthen strategic ties. This visit follows a diplomatic thaw and aims to finalize the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. The agreement, under negotiation since […]
The India-EU Defense Agreement: Industrial Logic and Strategic Context
Israel can afford a long war with Iran—US cannot

Israel’s likely war objectives have as much to do with a deeper weakening of Iran’s state apparatus and military capabilities as they do with a clean endpoint such as regime […]
India-US deal doesn’t spell doom for Russia ties. Our relationship is stronger than that

The account of the India-US trade deal being a threat to India-Russia ties relies on a historically fixed and emotional understanding of India-Soviet/Russian ties.
A new Indian foreign policy consensus is emerging. That India isn’t a great power yet

After exuberance, India must now not only take difficult and costly steps toward industrialisation, but also convert growth into geo-economic leverage and military modernisation.