Opinion

The Shahed Blueprint: The Drone Strategy India and China Cannot Ignore

Iran's approach to unmanned warfare has become the focal point of the global discourse regarding one-way assault drones. Iranian systems, particularly the Shahed-131 and Shahed-136, have illustrated the potential of inexpensive, mass-produced drones to...

Iran – Israel Crisis: Why Europe Must Say No

There are moments in international politics when restraint holds more significance than action. The current crisis in the Gulf brings this question into sharp focus. This seems to be one of those moments. The...

Allowing Iran To Sell Oil – A Pragmatic Move?

The US decision to temporarily ease sanctions on Iranian oil shipments already at sea, sparked online reactions, Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf mocked the move on X, writing: “Lifting sanctions on Iranian oil...

Kharg Island and Strait of Hormuz: Will They Change Hands?

“….. I told them openly ….  I'll knock the hell out of it ….. totally obliterated every military target ….. the island was out of commission, except for the pipes, which I left ….....

The New Pragmatist

India's approach has traditionally focused on strategic caution and diplomacy to maintain good relations with Gulf nations, mainly to secure energy supplies. However, over the past decade, there has been a shift towards more...

The Dollar’s Long Shadow

In July 1944, as the Second World War was still raging, representatives from forty-four nations gathered in the quiet resort town of Bretton Woods in New Hampshire. The Mount Washington Hotel, nestled among the White...

Operation Unsinkable: Why Aircraft Carriers Remain America’s Premier Tool for Global Power Projection

In the high-stakes arena of great-power competition, few assets embody raw strategic leverage like the US Navy’s nuclear-powered supercarriers. Yet in recent weeks, a coordinated propaganda barrage from Tehran and Beijing has sought to...

Qeshm: Iran’s Underground Missile Fortress

Qeshm occupying an area of 1,445sq km (558sq miles) approximately – is considered to be the entrance point from the Gulf, acting as a cork in the world’s most vital energy transit passage. It...

The Gulf Region: Big Market Opportunity Awaits Indian Anti-Drone Companies

The drone attacks by Iran on neighbouring Gulf countries continues relentlessly. A report by Times of India dated March 16, 2026, indicates that a drone attack led to an outbreak of fire at Dubai...

Gulf War 3.0: Strategy and Counter-Strategy

"If Israel thinks that by killing me, they will be victorious, that is their mistake. This war is being led by the youth of Iran, and they will remain undefeated.” — Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,...

Iran War Exposes India’s Strategic Neutrality

Whatever one may say about India and its stand on the current tension in the Middle East region, the Iran war has, in no uncertain terms, exposed weakness of the country’s external policy. From...

Russia-Ukraine Entanglement: India’s Delicate Balancing Act

After more than four years of conflict, Russia occupies roughly about 20 per cent of Ukraine, or about 4000 square kilometres as of 2024, having gained more territory through air strikes on energy infrastructure,...

The Bunker Bust: How India’s Precision Gambit Against Pakistan’s Underground Nuclear Depot is Rewriting the Rules for America’s War in Iran

In the arid Badlands of Punjab, a quiet revolution in warfare unfolded during India’s Operation Sindoor in May 2025. It wasn't the thunder of carpet bombing or the apocalyptic glow of tactical nukes that...
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