Siddhant Hira

The writer is a Member of the Team Grey-Zone and Influence at the Irregular Warfare Initiative (USA). He holds a Master’s degree in National Security Studies from the Department of War Studies at King’s College London, specialising in intelligence studies, irregular warfare, and the geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific region. The views expressed are personal and do not necessarily carry the views of Raksha Anirveda

Weaponising Sexual Violence

Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) has historically been utilised by perpetrators in armed conflicts around the globe. Over the decades, devastating instances of these systemic atrocities have been documented in the Democratic Republic of...

Aatmanirbhar Navy: Transformation Through Innovation and Indigenisation

India’s maritime connections have historically encompassed trade, religion and culture due to its peninsular location and extensive maritime geography. Post-Independence, Indian foreign outreach via the high seas lost relevance but in the last five...

Trump 2.0: The End Game in Ukraine, Way Forward for NATO and New Delhi’s View

The period was so far like the present period that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only – A...

Indian Maritime Developments

In the past three weeks, there have been some major developments in the Indian maritime domain, in both the military and private sectors. August 23, 2024: US clearance for Anti-Submarine Warfare Sonobuoys August 29,...
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