Tag: International Security

Effective mediation requires either leverage to ensure compliance or having nothing to lose. India has too much to lose and too little leverage

This report examines a conspicuous gap in Indo-Pacific architecture: the absence of a formalized mechanism for technology cooperation among three of Asia’s leading democracies. Against the backdrop of intensifying US-China rivalry, erratic American trade policy under Trump 2.0, and China’s weaponization of economic interdependence, the report makes a compelling case for a purpose-built minilateral that leverages complementary national strengths — India’s digital economy and human capital, Japan’s precision manufacturing and standards diplomacy, and South Korea’s semiconductor and electronics leadership.

Following the landmark India–Canada Defence Dialogue announced by Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Mark Carney on 2 March 2026, this report examines how the two countries can strengthen their defense partnership through Professional Military Education (PME) and joint exercises.

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.

Statements by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and the IRGC not only seek to clarify Iran’s anti-US focus but to also ensure that the war does not escalate horizontally.

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 […]