Shifting dynamics of power projection in the Indian ocean region
The Indian Ocean is seeing growing naval activity from China, Pakistan and major global powers. The analysis examines what these shifts mean for India’s maritime security, energy routes and naval […]
Himanta, Suvendu, and the remaking of India’s eastern border
Himanta Biswa Sarma and Suvendu Adhikari have turned the Bangladesh border into the central theatre of eastern India, where “push-backs” and anti-immigration campaigns are impacting diplomacy, trade, and India’s long-term […]
Military reforms are not a one-man act
The new CDS alone can’t push through reforms such as theatreisation and jointness. It needs political impetus more than inter-service negotiations.
Modern wars need a new grammar
The conditions under which the old vocabulary operated have fundamentally changed
Expert Explains | As Trump claims ceasefire on ‘life-support’, why US-Iran crisis is far from over
The differences between Washington and Tehran remain the same as in April: over Iran’s nuclear enrichment rights, the fate of its existing enriched stockpile, its new control over the Strait […]
C Raja Mohan writes | Elon Musk, the robot revolution and a dominant China: Will India be left behind in the embodied AI race?
Self-reliance rhetoric is no substitute for strategy here. Unlike China, India cannot isolate its robotics ambitions from the world; its near-term task is to combine international collaboration with the patient […]