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PM Modi’s Visit to Indonesia: Defence Cooperation and Strategic Convergence

India has consistently pursued the strengthening and expansion of its engagement with Southeast Asia in recent decades. The announcement of the ‘Act...

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Om Prakash Das

India’s Scramjet Propulsion Programme

The Hyderabad-based Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) has carried out a sequence of increasingly complex scramjet combustor tests...

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Rahul Wankhede

The 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara: An Analysis

At the 2025 Hague summit, allies agreed to raise their defence spending to 5 per cent of their gross domestic product (GDP)—3.5 per cent of this...

04.08.2026 5

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Khyati Singh

US–Nigeria Counter-Terror Cooperation

This new approach has proven particularly effective in the Lake Chad basin, where violent extremist organisations make full use of the treacherous...

30.07.2026 6

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Miruthulani Murali

Military Applications of Edge Computing

Many high-value and analytical military tasks, such as object detection, signal classification, anomaly detection, route optimisation, and predictive...

30.07.2026 10

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Vivek Reshi

The China–Tajikistan Treaty: Formalisation of Chinese Influence in Central Asia

Unlike the 2025 China–Central Asia Treaty, the 2026 China–Tajikistan Treaty places explicit constraints on Tajikistan’s external alignments,...

29.07.2026 20

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Swati Arun

Atoms for Al: The Promise of SHANTI Act

The idea that nuclear energy is well placed to support rising electricity demand from the growth of AI data centres is not new. There is now a growing...

29.07.2026 20

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Hina Pandey

Europe’s Sharpened Focus on Continental Defence

The Coalition of the Willing, made up of Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine and the United Kingdom, at...

28.07.2026 20

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Sukhbir Kaur Minhas

The BRICS 2026 Energy Ministers’ Communiqué

The June 2026 communiqué released following the 11th Energy Ministers’ Meeting held under India’s BRICS chairmanship reflected a growing...

28.07.2026 20

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Saman Ayesha Kidwai

India and the Rising Costs of Strategic Autonomy

While strategic autonomy remains a central principle of Indian foreign policy, the conditions under which it operates are becoming increasingly...

24.07.2026 20

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Ghadeer Nabizade

Afghanistan’s Pakistan Problem

Pakistan has always tried to influence the internal situation in Afghanistan to suit its strategic objectives. Islamabad’s security-centric approach...

22.07.2026 30

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Priyanka Singh

Turkish Defence Exports to the GCC States

The SIPRI Trend Indicator Value (TIV) is a metric used to measure the volume of international transfers of major conventional weapons, reflecting the...

22.07.2026 30

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Abhishek Yadav

India’s 2028–29 UN Security Council Campaign: Africa beyond Bilateral Goodwill

The contest also shows how Security Council elections have become more competitive. Diplomatic reputation and bilateral partnerships remain important,...

21.07.2026 20

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Rajeesh Kumar

India, Chile and the Lithium Supply Chain

Chile is the largest supplier of critical minerals to India. A major share of lithium, including 32 per cent of lithium carbonate and 41 per cent of...

21.07.2026 30

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Avi Singhai

IAF’s Quest for Software-Defined Radios: Enabling Net-Centric Operations

The pursuit of indigenous Software-Defined Radios aligns with the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative and removes India’s dependence on foreign radios....

17.07.2026 30

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Anamika Choudhary

Mapping Australia in India’s Broader Uranium Strategy

India is concluding these uranium supply agreements with multiple countries for two reasons—to diversify uranium import sources and to meet its...

17.07.2026 30

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Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak

Future Prospects for the Indo-Pacific beyond US Commitment

The Renaming of INDOPACOM The United States of America’s late June 2026 announcement that the official designation for the US Indo-Pacific Command...

17.07.2026 20

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Arnab Dasgupta

IRSA 1.0 and India’s Indigenous SDR Communications Architecture

In October 2025, the Defence Research and Development Organisation, in collaboration with the Integrated Defence Staff and the three Services,...

17.07.2026 30

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Rahul Wankhede

Southern Indo-Pacific Outreach: PM Modi’s Visits to Australia and New Zealand

Prime Minister Modi’s visits to Australia and New Zealand follow a successful visit by Japan’s Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, to India from 1...

16.07.2026 20

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Simran Walia

Digitally Enabled Radicalisation and Violent Extremism in India

The digital ecosystem is increasingly playing an enabling role in disseminating propaganda, incitement and mobilisation in the pursuit of violent...

15.07.2026 20

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Saman Ayesha Kidwai

Israel’s Rising Defence Exports Amidst Regional Conflicts

Europe accounted for the largest share of Israel’s defence exports in 2025, fuelled by its defence relationship with Germany, despite other...

14.07.2026 40

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S. Samuel C. Rajiv

Force Multipliers: Autonomous Weapons Systems and the Ukraine and Gaza Conflicts

The use of Autonomous Weapon Systems has changed the dynamics of warfare in recent times. The rise of Artificial Intelligence has reshaped military...

13.07.2026 20

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Vinayak Rajpurohit

Bangladesh’s Economic Resilience and Structural Constraints

While Bangladesh has demonstrated considerable capacity to withstand economic shocks, structural weaknesses include its banking sector, which has been...

09.07.2026 20

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Pushpita Das

Netra’s Final Operational Clearance: Enhancing Mission Sudarshan Chakra

The recent Final Operational Clearance (FOC) for the Netra MK1 fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) marks a significant milestone for India’s...

08.07.2026 30

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Sukhbir Kaur Minhas

China’s ‘Artificial Sun’: The Holy Grail of Energy

At present, the global nuclear energy industry relies on the technique of nuclear fission for energy generation. Here, heavy atoms (say, uranium 235)...

07.07.2026 30

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Ajey Lele

The Indo-Pacific without the Indo: Strategic Consequences for India

On 16 June 2026, the Pentagon retired a name it had carried for eight years. U.S. Indo-Pacific Command reverted to its older title, U.S. Pacific...

03.07.2026 30

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Priyanshu Agarwal

Between Justice and Jurisdiction: The DRC’s Case against Rwanda at the ICJ

02.07.2026 30

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Mohanasakthivel J

म्यांमार के राष्ट्रपति की भारत यात्रा: रणनीतिक विकल्पों की तलाश!

02.07.2026 30

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Om Prakash Das

The US–Israel War on Iran and the Emerging Regional Order in West Asia

02.07.2026 40

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Prasanta Kumar Pradhan

From Reactive Repairs to Predictive Power: An AI Digital-Twin ‘Health Index’ for the Su-30 MKI

01.07.2026 30

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Anamika Choudhary

Situation in Gaza post-October 2025 Ceasefire

01.07.2026 30

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Hirak Jyoti Das

Institutionalising Maritime Surveillance: The Quad’s IPMDA-IPMSC Continuum

01.07.2026 30

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Abhishek Mishra

Toxic Terrorism

30.06.2026 40

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Ajey Lele

How Japan Discovered India and Helped Invent the Indo-Pacific

30.06.2026 30

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Ishida Yasuyuki

Shifting Alignments in the Horn of Africa: Egypt, Eritrea and Ethiopia

25.06.2026 40

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Mohanasakthivel J

The Iran War and Türkiye’s Emerging Role in Corridor Dynamics in West Asia

The US–Israel war on Iran has accelerated the reconfiguration of West Asia’s geopolitical and connectivity landscape, heightening the importance...

24.06.2026 40

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Deepika Saraswat

The Changing Landscape of India–Germany Defence Cooperation

Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh visited the Federal Republic of Germany from 21 to 23 April 2026. The visit, coming shortly after German Chancellor...

24.06.2026 30

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Shayesta Nishat Ahmed

Strengthening the Nested Geometry of RIC–SCO–BRICS

24.06.2026 40

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Prashant Kumar Singh

Ten Years of the South China Sea Arbitral Award

The anniversary of the arbitral ruling is of particular significance in 2026 as the Philippines is the ASEAN Chair and also coincides with ASEAN’s...

23.06.2026 40

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Simran Walia

The 2026 US Counterterrorism Strategy: An Analysis

‘Three Types of Terror Groups’ The CT strategy document demarcates ‘three types of terror groups’—narco-terrorists and transnational gangs;...

22.06.2026 30

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Khyati Singh

The 11th NPT Review Conference (2026) Was Doomed to Fail. What Did We Miss?

There is more than one reason why the 2026 NPT Review Conference (Rev Con) failed. Many ex post facto analyses have attributed the failure to current...

19.06.2026 30

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Hina Pandey

President Hlaing’s Visit to India and Strategic Diversification Policy of Myanmar

President Min Aung Hlaing’s visit to India is significant given that Myanmar’s civil war since 2021 has affected India’s border security and...

18.06.2026 40

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Om Prakash Das

India and China’s Economic Engagement in Sri Lanka Post-2022 Crisis

India is transforming into a comprehensive development partner and re-establishing its strategic and economic presence in Sri Lanka. China has...

15.06.2026 30

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Himanshu Kulkarni

Regional Turbulence and Cross-Strait Ties

Japan and the Philippines announced they will begin negotiations to delimit their exclusive economic zones (EEZs) and continental shelves (essentially...

12.06.2026 50

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Prashant Kumar Singh

Deteriorating GCC–Iran Relations amid Renewed Tensions in West Asia

The joint US–Israel war against Iran has exposed the fragility of Iran–GCC relations. While the GCC states have displayed a considerable degree of...

11.06.2026 40

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Prasanta Kumar Pradhan

Vietnam’s Pragmatic Foreign Policy Shift

Vietnam is departing from its reticence and caution to a pragmatic foreign policy focused on balancing global and regional powers. This strategic...

11.06.2026 30

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Temjenmeren Ao

Tariff-Free but Not Barrier-Free: Africa’s Challenge in the Chinese Market

China’s decision to extend zero-tariff access to imports from 53 African countries marks an important development in China–Africa economic...

09.06.2026 30

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Mohanasakthivel J

AI-Generated Zero-Day Vulnerabilities: Implications for Future Warfighting

Cybersecurity has long been viewed as a support function, largely focused on protecting military computer networks and information systems. This...

08.06.2026 50

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K.s. brar

India–Cyprus Relations: From Comprehensive to Strategic Partnership

India and the Republic of Cyprus have maintained warm and friendly relations since establishing diplomatic ties in 1962. Built on mutual respect and...

05.06.2026 50

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Abhishek Yadav

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’...

04.06.2026 50

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Abhishek Kumar Darbey