Tag: International Security

In its hour of deep crisis, India has an opportunity to have a closer conversation with Europe and establish greater trade, strategic cooperation as well as mutual trust.

This report chronicles the April-May 2025 India-Pakistan conflict sparked by a terrorist attack in Pahalgam. It details escalating military exchanges featuring drone warfare and precision strikes, while tracking diplomatic interventions. The confrontation demonstrated conventional warfare under nuclear shadow before ending with a May 10 ceasefire.

This roundtable explored the emerging ‘third nuclear age,’ marked by rising nuclear tensions in the Russia–Ukraine and Israel–Iran conflicts, the breakdown of arms control agreements, and the growing nuclear arsenals of countries like China. It examined the implications for global arms control and the weakening of non-proliferation norms.

This roundtable explored the impact of Trump’s second term on India–Europe relations, focusing on Germany’s evolving defense role and Europe’s strategic autonomy. It examined India’s diplomatic recalibration amid shifting U.S. alliances, transatlantic tensions, and rising geopolitical fragmentation, assessing implications for India–Germany ties and broader India–EU engagement.