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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...
How Mangaluru Beat Goa to Become the Silicon Beach of India
For years, Goa was seen as the natural candidate to become India’s “Silicon Beach.” Blessed with a cosmopolitan culture, global appeal, and a thriving...
Nourished India, Educated India: The Akshaya Patra Mission That India Must Own
There are moments in life when you come across a mission so pure, so purposeful, and so aligned with the very soul of India...
Ladakh on the Boil: From Silent Sentinel to Faultline
A Land Between Mountains and EmpiresLadakh is India’s sentinel on the roof of the world. A high desert where geography dictates destiny. For centuries,...
Bulldozers, Bias & the Bench: When “Satisfaction” Overshadows Law
When Chief Justice of India B. R. Gavai recently remarked that banning bulldozer actions gave him “immense satisfaction,” he perhaps meant to highlight compassion...
Saudi – Pakistan Defence Pact: A Bargain of Money and Manpower
IntroductionSaudi Arabia and Pakistan have signed a defence deal on 17 September 2025. On paper, it looks like a pact between two traditional allies....
The Fractured Geopolitics of the Middle East: How Internal Divisions and External Interventions Are Degrading the Region
Introduction: A Region at War with ItselfThe Middle East and West Asia present a paradox of immense potential and perpetual conflict. Beneath the...





