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Past Lessons, Future Risks: The Iran Ceasefire and the Shifting Balance of Power
The two week US-Iran ceasefire expires on 22 Apr. It was more of a tactical pause than a diplomatic breakthrough. It arrived just before Washington’s deadline to escalate strikes....
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US–China Rivalry and the Thucydides Trap
2,400 years ago, when Thucydides wrote that “it was the rise of Athens, and the fear that this...
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Naxalism in India: Policies, Operations, and the Decline of the Red Corridor
Origins and IdeologyHow a peasant revolt evolved into India’s longest-running insurgency.The Naxal movement began in 1967 in Naxalbari,...
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Between Energy, Diplomacy and Diaspora – Calibrated Indian Neutrality in West Asia
On 23 Mar 2026, Indian PM Modi spoke in the Parliament on the ongoing conflict in West Asia...
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India’s Energy Security : From Bhabha’s Vision to SHANTI Reality
Thorium is re emerging as a strategic lever in India’s quest for reliable, low carbon energy security, but...
Alaska: From Ancient Pathways to Arctic Power
I. The First PathwaysAround 14,000 years ago, humans crossed the Bering Land Bridge from Asia.They followed herds and found new homes. Their descendants became...
From Steady Reform to Strategic Resolve: PM Modi’s Independence Day Shift from 2024 to 2025
Some speeches speak only to the people. Others speak to the world. This year’s Independence Day address did both.In 2024, the Prime Minister sounded...
The Night in Tampa That Could Haunt India – U.S. Relations
It was meant to be an evening of quiet speeches and formal toasts. The kind where generals, diplomats, and guests exchange pleasantries under the...
Asim Munir’s Nuclear Threat in Tampa: “We Will Take Half the World Down With Us”
At a black-tie dinner in Tampa, Florida, organised to mark the retirement of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) commander, Pakistan’s Army Chief, Field Marshal...
Hamas Must Fall for Palestine to Rise? That’s a Fantasy—Because Hamas Is Palestine Indoctrinated
There’s a phrase that keeps doing the rounds on international panels, op-eds, and the Twitter feeds of armchair diplomats—'Hamas must fall for Palestine to...
INS Varsha: India’s Secretive Fortress for Nuclear Deterrence
About 50 kilometers south of Visakhapatnam, near the coastal village of Rambilli in Andhra Pradesh, something significant is taking shape. This is INS Varsha,...





