Commentaries & Articles
Strategic Shifts and the Panama Ports Deal

Introduction For the past few weeks, all eyes have been on a multibillion-dollar deal that was supposed to be signed early this month and would lead to the transfer of control of approximately 43 ports across 23 countries. However, it has....

Indus Waters Treaty Was A Bad Deal For India, Happy It Is In Abeyance Now

India has more or less walked out of the 65 year old Indus Waters Treaty following the horrific terrorist attack in Pahalgam last week. So far it has kept the implementation of the treaty in abeyance 'with immediate effect, until Pakistan credibly an....

India’s New War Doctrine: Responding to Terror with Remote Warfare

On 22 April 2025, the brutal terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, carried out by two Pakistani and one Indian national, once again tested India’s patience. It was not just an attack on innocent tourists—it was an assault on India’s sovereignt....

Coming of Age - ‘Instruments of Air Denial’

On the night of 23/24 Feb 2022 when the Russians fired the first salvo of the current round in Russo-Ukraine war in the form of a strong pre-emptive air strike complete with strike aircrafts, cruise missiles, multi-barrel rocket launchers and more, i....

West Asian Leaders and Organisations Condemn Terrorist Attack in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir

Adversity often becomes a litmus test for friends. It is also not untrue of diplomacy. For decades, India’s relationship with most West Asian countries has been transactional and only recently due to strategic and increasing importance of India and....

President Smt. Draupadi Murmu Cements Ties with Portugal and Slovakia

It is instructive to note how India is engaging high dignitaries like President of India in enhancing its global profile abroad. While Prime Minister Narendra Modi steers the ship of India’s diplomacy in tandem with India’s no-nonsense Foreign Mi....

Pahalgam Terror Attack 2025: Unmasking Pakistan’s Proxy Hand in Kashmir

यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत। अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम् ॥४-७॥ परि�....

Bharatiya Laws Against Deepfake Cybercrime Opportunities and Challenges

Deepfakes are digitally manipulated synthetic media content (e.g., videos, images, sound clips) in which people are shown to do or say something that never existed or happened in the real world. ....

Reimagining India’s Strategic Culture: From Endurance to Environment-Shaping

India’s strategic culture is deeply intertwined with its civilizational history, reflecting a blend of moral philosophy, pragmatic statecraft, and enduring resilience. Unlike Chinese strategy, which is often interpreted through the lens of Sun Tzu�....

The Iran Conundrum and its Implications for India

On March 15, the Trump administration launched preemptive airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen, whose escalating attacks on shipping, including piracy, violence, and terrorism, have been disrupting the Red Sea. This region is crucial, as it hand....

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