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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...
When Rivers Remember: India’s Ganga Gambit in the Shadow of the Indus Waters Treaty
In the small riverside town of Rajshahi in Bangladesh, 58-year-old farmer Abdul Momen wakes at dawn, not to the call of the muezzin, but...
A Bullet Dodged: What If America Had Retaliated Against Iran?
IntroductionThe night was tense. Radars hummed in the Gulf, drones patrolled invisible borders, and the world waited, breath held, unsure of what the next...
Whispers of War, Echoes of Warnings: The Bibi Factor Behind Operation Midnight Hammer
In the blistering deserts of West Asia, beneath the shadows of ancient empires and over the ever-simmering tensions of modern-day rivalries, a silent war...
Modi in Croatia: A New Chapter in Europe-India Relations
IntroductionOn June 18, 2025, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stepped onto Croatian soil for the first time in the history of bilateral relations....
When the Summit Became a Stage: The G7, Trump’s Exit, and a Fractured World
IntroductionIn the crisp alpine air of Kananaskis, nestled amidst the brooding Rockies of Alberta, world leaders gathered to forge consensus in a time...
India, Russia, and the Sukhoi Su-57 Gambit: More Than a Fighter Deal, It’s a Strategic Leap of Trust
IntroductionIn the high-octane theatre of global defence diplomacy, deals are rarely just about hardware. They’re about trust, timing, and tectonic shifts in the balance...





