Silent Deterrents: India’s Undersea Gamble Amid China’s Indo-Pacific Surge

India’s nuclear submarine program aims to counter China’s Indo-Pacific expansion but faces significant challenges. With only two operational SSBNs versus China’s six, India struggles with limited missile range, stealth vulnerabilities, and infrastructure delays. Achieving credible sea-based deterrence may require 50-60 years amid intensifying regional maritime competition.
Korea Chair Bulletin: May-June 2025

The Korea Chair Bulletin provides research-driven insights into India-South Korea relations, covering policy shifts, strategic dialogues, and emerging trends. It also highlights key developments and news from the Korean Peninsula.
Technology and Economic Security in the Indo-Pacific: A Trilateral Outlook for India, Japan, and South Korea

This roundtable explored the potential for an India–Japan–South Korea trilateral framework focused on critical technologies, supply chain resilience, and regional security. Despite strong bilateral ties, no formal trilateral exists. A dedicated platform can boost R&D, tech sovereignty, and economic resilience, advancing a rules-based Indo-Pacific order.
C Raja Mohan writes on Modi and the G7 summit: Engaging with a divided West

The Prime Minister’s participation in the summit is an opportunity for India to assess the bloc’s changing dynamics
At G7 summit in Canada, PM Modi will assess a divided West

Modi would do well to ignore distractions such as protests by Khalistani groups and work toward repairing ties with Canada, and re-engaging with Trump. He must assess the internal contradictions […]
How to Trump-proof India-US relations

In his second term, Trump has undermined carefully developed understandings with India on key issues. But Delhi need not be rattled