Opinion

From Himalayas to Indo-Pacific: Theatre Commands and India’s Eastern Vector

In August 2025, while addressing a gathering in Florida, Pakistan's Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir declared that any future conflict with India would not remain confined to traditional battlefields. He spoke of a...

Dissecting Quad Foreign Ministers Meet

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio attended the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meet in New Delhi on May 26,...

Women’s Role and Contribution in the Indian Maritime Industry and National Security

In 1923, the Indian shipping industry observed an important development with the appointment of Sumati Morarjee in the managing agency of the Scindia Steam Navigation Company at the age of 14 years only. The...

Talks with Pakistan are Meaningless

In a recent interview with PTI, RSS General Secretary, Dattatreya Hosabale, mentioned, “If Pakistan is like a pinprick trying to create incidents like Pulwama, etc., we have to answer appropriately according to the situation...

Fortifying the Neck

There are places on the map whose importance far exceeds their size. The Siliguri Corridor is one such place. Barely 20 to 22 kilometres wide at its narrowest point, this narrow tract of land...

Reimagining Border Security

India’s current transition in border management marks a significant doctrinal shift from perimeter defence to continuous domain awareness. The recent articulation of a smart border architecture signals that sovereignty is no longer protected solely...

Democracy Was Never Built for Algorithmic Civilisation

The Day Public Opinion Became Programmable: Democracy was designed for an age of newspapers, public debate and human-paced politics. It was never designed for an age where algorithms can emotionally influence millions within hours...

The Modern Evolution of India’s Kinetic Diplomacy

the global travel schedule of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh highlights a calculated evolution in New Delhi's international security strategy. Moving away from historically transactional procurement ties, the Ministry of Defence has shifted to an...

Blood, Borders and Betrayal: The Bangladesh Question

The Death in Chattogram and the Larger Question: On May 19, 2026, the death of Naren Dhar, an Assistant Protocol Officer, in Chattogram triggered concern far beyond the immediate tragedy of one life lost. In...

Uncomfortable Truth: Rising Oil Prices Test India’s Big Dreams

For nearly a decade, India’s rise has carried the confidence of a country convinced its moment has arrived. New highways now connect regions once left behind by poor infrastructure. Airports are appearing in smaller...

The Strategic Re-Engineering of India’s Extended Security Architecture

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s five-nation tour spanning the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Italy mark a definitive paradigm shift in New Delhi's global statecraft. Conducted against the backdrop of systemic...

Terror and Talks Cannot Go Together

Diplomacy is regarded as the art of dialogue; this dialogue manifests itself in negotiations. When everything fails, it is considered that only diplomacy can provide a breakthrough in deadlocks. However, what if the party...

India’s BRAHMOS Diplomacy Reshapes Southeast Asia’s Strategic Balance

As India edges closer to major BRAHMOS missile agreements with Vietnam and Indonesia, New Delhi’s defence exports are rapidly evolving from commercial transactions into instruments of strategic influence. The proposed deals, reportedly worth nearly...
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