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China Pursues ‘National Strategic Integration’ for its Centenary Goals

In early March 2026, Chinese Premier Li Qiang recommended consolidating and enhancing the ‘Integrated National Strategic System and Capabilities’...

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Abhishek Kumar Darbey

Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting: Key Takeaways

The New Delhi Foreign Ministers’ meeting demonstrated that the framework is evolving into a practical mechanism for shaping the political and...

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Simran Walia

India’s BRICS Test: Can New Delhi Hold a Fractured Bloc Together?

India’s BRICS presidency is facing a test. Two key ministerial-level meetings, the BRICS deputy foreign ministers’ meeting in April and the...

29.05.2026 20

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Rajeesh Kumar

The Deepening India–South Korea Cooperation in Arms Production and Shipbuilding

India–South Korea relations have evolved since the end of the Cold War period as both countries have deepened their bilateral economic and strategic...

29.05.2026 10

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Ranjit Kumar Dhawan

The Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Courses for its Future

The Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting was held in New Delhi on 25 May, after a 10-month hiatus. Before the meeting, there was much speculation about...

29.05.2026 10

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Arnab Dasgupta

Death Sentences to Former Chinese Defence Ministers: Xi Jinping Cracks Down on PLA Corruption

Under Chinese law, the ‘Suspension of Death Sentence or Death with Reprieve’ is a unique system for the application of the death penalty. It...

27.05.2026 20

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Abhishek Kumar Darbey

Death Sentences to Former Chinese Defence Ministers: Xi Jinping Cracks Down on PLA Corruption

Under Chinese law, the ‘Suspension of Death Sentence or Death with Reprieve’ is a unique system for the application of the death penalty. It...

26.05.2026 20

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Abhishek Kumar Darbey

NASM-SR and the Evolution of India’s Indigenous Maritime Strike Capability

Modern naval warfare involves diverse targets ranging from large surface combatants such as destroyers or aircraft carriers to small patrol vessels...

22.05.2026 20

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Rahul Wankhede

From American Primacy to Negotiated Bipolarity: The Strategic Meaning of the Trump–Xi Summit

The Trump–Xi summit in Beijing reflected China’s attempt to move the international system from American primacy towards a form of negotiated...

22.05.2026 10

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Swati arun

A Helium Shock to India’s Quantum Technology Ambitions

21.05.2026 20

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Shantanu sharma

The Making of a Mythos: AI-Enabled Cybersecurity and the Emerging Architecture of Access

20.05.2026 30

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Meghna Pradhan

Corridors of Growth: India–Bhutan Rail Connectivity and Economic Transformation

15.05.2026 10

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Sneha M

Strategic Interdependence without Accession: EU–Türkiye Relations

15.05.2026 30

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Abhishek Yadav

Balikatan Exercise 2026: Unlocking the Significance

15.05.2026 30

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Simran Walia

The Trump-Xi Summit: China Negotiating from Strength?

13.05.2026 30

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Mayuri Banerjee

India Tests Agni-5 with MIRV Capability

11.05.2026 20

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Ajey Lele

INMSS-2026: What India’s New Maritime Strategy Means

06.05.2026 60

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Abhay Kumar Singh

The Weaponisation of Surveillance Infrastructure

05.05.2026 20

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Rohit Kumar Sharma

UAE’s Exit from OPEC and OPEC+: Strategic Drivers

05.05.2026 40

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Saman Ayesha Kidwai

पाकिस्तान–अफ़ग़ानिस्तान संघर्ष: एक विश्लेषण

28.04.2026 30

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Ashish Shukla

UAE’s Renewable Energy Transition

28.04.2026 50

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Warisha wasi

2026 NPT Review Conference: Debates about Nuclear-Sharing

27.04.2026 40

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Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak

NPT Review Conference 2026: Process and Prospects in a Fragmented Nuclear Order

24.04.2026 50

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Abhishek Verma

Ukraine’s Outreach to West Asia

23.04.2026 40

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Abhishek Yadav

Civil–Military Relations under Strain in the US

23.04.2026 30

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Gaurav selopal

The Resilience and Internationalisation of ISIS Somalia

Despite being territorially and numerically limited in scope, ISIS Somalia has emerged as a key enabler within the global terror ecosystem and a...

23.04.2026 40

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Saman Ayesha Kidwai

Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor and India–Russia Cooperation

23.04.2026 60

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Bipandeep Sharma

Will the 2026 NPT Rev Con Resolve the ‘Inalienable Right to Nuclear Energy’ Dilemma?

The 11th NPT Review Conference, scheduled from 27 April to 22 May 2026, will take place in the shadow of the Iranian nuclear crisis, the suspension of...

22.04.2026 50

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Hina pandey

Beyond the Accidents: LCA Tejas and the Politics of Perception in Defence Markets

The accidents involving the LCA Tejas aircraft should not be viewed solely as technical setbacks nor dismissed as media overreaction. They represent...

22.04.2026 30

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Rahul Wankhede

Maldivian Economy under Muizzu Administration

According to the World Bank, the Maldives faces significant downside risks in 2026 due to upcoming large debt repayments, foreign-exchange liquidity...

22.04.2026 30

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Gulbin Sultana

Correlating US Aggression on Cuba, Venezuela and Iran: The Oil Factor

Venezuela and Iran, the two countries that President Trump has targeted for military operations to date, along with the US, account for about...

20.04.2026 50

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Saurabh Mishra

The Japan–US Summit Meeting and Its Impacts on Japan’s Security Posture

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent summit with US President Donald Trump yielded a range of outcomes. The Brief analyses the reasons why Japan...

16.04.2026 40

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Arnab Dasgupta

Exhaustion and Endurance: Contrasting US–Russian Defence Industrial Resilience and Lessons for India

The US’s emergence as the sole superpower after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 led to a strategic shift from conventional warfare to...

16.04.2026 20

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Rajneesh Singh

Conflict Dynamics in Mozambique and India’s LNG Investments

Mozambique’s LNG future faces uncertainty as Rwanda signals a potential troop withdrawal from Cabo Delgado, exposing the fragility of externally...

16.04.2026 50

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Mohanasakthivel J

Pakistan’s Mediation in the West Asia Crisis: Strategic Survival and Diplomatic Utility

Islamabad is seeking to transform economic fragility, security exposure, and strategic dependence into relevance by positioning itself as a useful...

15.04.2026 30

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Lauren dagan amoss

China and the Iran Crisis

In the last few years, China has directed its diplomacy to advance the narrative of being a responsible major power. Through its mediation attempts...

13.04.2026 40

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Mayuri Banerjee

US Weapons Sales to West Asia amidst the Iran War

The State Department noted that the proposed sales will meet the national security objectives of the United States and help its regional partners meet...

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S. Samuel C. Rajiv

US/Israel–Iran War: Ceasefire and Beyond

Competing declarations of victory from Washington and Tehran accompanied the announcement of the ceasefire. However, as the talks commence, strategic...

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Tanmay pathak

Japan and the Iran Crisis

09.04.2026 40

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Simran Walia

Twentieth Anniversary of BRICS and India’s BRICS Summit Presidency

BRICS began as BRIC in 2006, and with the inclusion of South Africa, it acquired its present nomenclature in 2010. Five more countries—Egypt,...

09.04.2026 40

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Prashant Kumar Singh

India’s Nuclear Energy Autonomy: Key Layers

Baseload Rationale and the Fuel Assurance Imperative The baseload argument is analytically unambiguous. India cannot industrialise at scale,...

08.04.2026 50

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Kavya wadhwa

Ankara’s Perspective on the US–Israel War on Iran

When the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes against Iran on 28 February 2026, within hours, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...

07.04.2026 50

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Abhishek Yadav

The Unravelling of the Global Nuclear Order

While the NPT is experiencing a credibility crisis, the future of the CTBT hangs in the balance. The expiry of the New START on 5 February 2026 marked...

07.04.2026 40

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Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak

Mapping India–Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation

The recent developments in India–Israel cybersecurity cooperation, reflected in the signing of multiple agreements and initiatives, highlight a...

06.04.2026 50

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Rohit Kumar Sharma

Extremist Resilience in Africa

As coercive actors capable of sustained campaigns, violent non-state actors across Africa have leveraged their violent activities to extract...

06.04.2026 40

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Saman Ayesha Kidwai

China’s Pursuit of Satellite Internet Infrastructure

Satellite internet is a technology that provides internet service via communication satellites. Compared to ground-based infrastructure, satellite...

06.04.2026 60

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Abhishek Kumar Darbey

US–Israel–Iran War: Boots on the Ground?

Israel’s leadership adopted comparable objectives. Israel’s leadership, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister...

02.04.2026 20

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Gaurav selopal

Artemis II: America Returns to the Moon

The propulsion system, housed in the service module, has 33 engines, including a powerful main engine for major deep-space manoeuvres over vast...

02.04.2026 40

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Ajey Lele

Drones in Israel–US–Iran War: Key Takeaways

In the ongoing US–Israel–Iran war, there was an asymmetry of air power between Iran and the US–Israel combined forces. Yet, drones created...

02.04.2026 30

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Rajiv kumar narang

Conflict, Cross-border Movement and Food Insecurity in Sudan

Food insecurity in Sudan is driven by civil war, climate shocks, border disputes and restrictions on seasonal cross-border labour migration from...

02.04.2026 50

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Sharvari Devendra Patil