Bhabha, Cold War, nuclear technology, 1955: Dos and don’t for India in AI
No nation can afford to treat AI as only a public good. The calls for international cooperation at the summit then coexist uneasily with pursuit of national interest.
C Raja Mohan writes: Narendra Modi and Friedrich Merz are looking at ‘Indo-Europe’ to balance America and China
As Europe’s leaders prepare to deepen engagement with India, the challenge will be to give the Indo-European idea concrete meaning. The Modi-Merz talks have taken an important step in that […]
C Raja Mohan writes: In 2026, navigating a world without norms
Governments will continue to invoke the language of norms but employ it selectively and inconsistently. India is no exception
The age of militarised middle powers is here
For India, this militarisation by the erstwhile pacifist middle powers is a clear validation of its own tried and tested grand strategy.
The corrupted software of international relations
In the eyes of Washington and Donald Trump, the so-called rules-based international order is no longer a set of universal laws; it’s a tiered subscription model.
Enhancing Australia-India Underwater Domain Awareness Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific
This scoping report is the first in a series of five and examines the evolving maritime risk environment in the Indo-Pacific, the strategic importance of UDA, and the technological developments shaping it. It highlights UDA as a promising avenue for Australia-India cooperation, building on complementary strengths such as India’s manufacturing scale and Australia’s niche intellectual property and research expertise.