VANTAGE: War in West Asia | April 2026
VANTAGE is CSDR’s periodic publication that examines active conflicts in real time, asks what they mean for the international order, and captures authoritative Indian perspectives on the consequences that matter most: global stability, regional balances of power, energy and trade, and India’s own strategic choices.
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For decades, India framed its Middle East policy around two broad contradictions: The US versus the region, and Israel versus the Arabs. But Indian debates paid far less attention to […]
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It’s the latest case study in the persistent failure of transnational solidarity.
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Military funding merits long-term planning
The real challenge for India is to convert resources into usable combat power
A new Indian foreign policy consensus is emerging. That India isn’t a great power yet
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