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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 5

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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 10

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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 10

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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 10

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Sharvari Devendra Patil

Limits of Industrial Endurance and Doctrines: Lessons from War in West Asia

The accelerated use of munitions such as long-range precision strike systems has led to critical shortfalls in US supply chains. These constraints are...

02.04.2026 10

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Rajneesh Singh

Fighting Asymmetrically Weak: Lessons from the West Asia War

Precise strikes on Iranian leadership targets by the US and Israel, launched at the very outset of the conflict, did not produce the expected collapse...

01.04.2026 10

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Nestor Derrick D’souza

‘Boots on the Ground’ In Iran: An Assessment

Modern capabilities in airpower, including PGMs, long-range rockets, BVR missiles and drones, provide an unusually seductive form of military...

30.03.2026 10

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Tanmay pathak

Operations Absolute Resolve and Epic Fury: Role of Artificial Intelligence

The rapid integration and deployment of AI within military systems has triggered ethical debates and controversies. The integration of AI into...

30.03.2026 10

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Khyati Singh

China’s 2026 Two Sessions: Key Takeaways

At the 2026 ‘Two Sessions’, the unveiling of the 15th Five-Year Plan was a major point of focus. The Party met in the backdrop of a turbulent...

30.03.2026 10

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Mayuri Banerjee

Maritime Dimensions of the West Asia War

Despite the USs possessing overwhelming superiority over Iran in the naval domain, it has been unable to deter or prevent Iranian disruption of...

27.03.2026 20

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Shayesta Nishat Ahmed

AI and Extremist Propaganda: An Assessment

AI has rapidly accelerated the transformation of the global violent extremist landscape by acting as a force multiplier in the manufacturing and...

25.03.2026 20

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Saman Ayesha Kidwai

Japan’s Evolving Security Strategy

One of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s most consistent pledges during and after her ascent to office has been the revision of three key security...

25.03.2026 20

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Arnab Dasgupta

The US–Israel War on Iran: Tehran’s Perceptions and Objectives

From Iran’s perspective, the current war is a continuation of the US–Israeli attacks on the nuclear and missile programme in June 2025, which was...

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Deepika Saraswat

The First AI War: The Dilemma of Military Autonomy

The designation is not purely rhetorical. There has been unprecedented use of AI-driven assets as Decision Support Systems (DSS), not merely as...

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Meghna Pradhan

US Motivations to Attack Iran, Pressures for De-Escalation, and Potential Outcomes

One of the defining features of the current crisis in West Asia has been a degree of confusion within the US administration regarding its ultimate...

24.03.2026 30

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Cherian Samuel

Cyber Operations in the Israel–US Conflict with Iran

Cyber operations play a critical role in shaping the battlefield, with actions designed to weaken the adversary’s defences, morale and command...

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Cherian Samuel

The Doomsday Clock and Existential Risks

The Doomsday Clock seeks to capture the severity of the existential threats facing humankind, as understood by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists....

18.03.2026 30

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Aayushi Sharma

GCC’s Moment of Truth

The Iranian attack on the GCC countries was anticipated. Even before the start of the war, Iran had announced that if the United States attacked Iran,...

17.03.2026 20

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Prasanta Kumar Pradhan

Targeting Defence-Industrial Ecosystem: The War in West Asia and Lessons for India

In the ongoing war, the Iranian defence infrastructure has been a key target for the US and Israel to ensure that Iran’s ability to threaten the US...

17.03.2026 20

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Rajneesh Singh

Japan and Australia: 50 Years of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation

Fifty years after the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation, Japan and Australia have built a partnership that extends beyond the economic...

16.03.2026 40

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Simran Walia

CPEC Phase II and China-Linked Supply Chains in Pakistan

CPEC Phase II marks a transition from infrastructure connectivity to industrial embeddedness, through which China could acquire longer-term influence...

13.03.2026 40

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Namita Barthwal

Beyond Defence: The Offensive Turn in US Cybersecurity Strategy

The strategy consists of six pillars, outlining approaches towards adversaries while also advancing broader objectives such as regulatory measures and...

13.03.2026 30

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Rohit Kumar Sharma

Between Washington and Beijing: Bangladesh’s Constrained Strategic Autonomy

Before the elections, the US had expressed a commitment to have robust engagement with the next government in Dhaka. On 21 January 2026, during a...

10.03.2026 20

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Nihar r. nayak

Indian Maritime Doctrine 2025: An Assessment

India’s Maritime Doctrine 2025 doctrine formalises the No War, No Peace (NWNP) operational category, emphasises multi-domain operations, prioritises...

09.03.2026 30

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Abhay Kumar Singh

Mission Sudarshan Chakra and the India–Israel Special Strategic Partnership

Mission Sudarshan Chakra aims to enhance India’s Air Defence (AD), Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) and aerial offensive capabilities. Ongoing global...

06.03.2026 40

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Sukhbir Kaur Minhas

Fostering Joint Warfighting: India’s Joint Doctrine for Multi-Domain Operations

Satellites that enable dual-use communications, navigation and surveillance are vulnerable to kinetic and non-kinetic attacks.[iv] Cyber domain has...

03.03.2026 20

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Manish Kumar

India–Saudi Arabia: Evolving Cooperation on Renewable Energy

Energy security is an important aspect of India–Saudi Arabia bilateral relations. Saudi Arabia is the third-largest source of crude oil and...

03.03.2026 20

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Warisha wasi

Xi Jinping, the Chinese Military and the Struggle for Power

The Chinese military has been in disarray since early 2023. Dozens of senior PLA officers, mostly lieutenant generals and generals, have been...

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Abhishek Kumar Darbey

Is BRICS Plus Evolving Into a Quasi-Security Community?

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Abhishek Mishra

Jihadism and the Neo-Colonial Great Game for Africa

28.02.2026 20

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Adil Rasheed

Trump 2.0, Greenland and Arctic Geopolitics

28.02.2026 30

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Bipandeep Sharma

Türkiye–Egypt Rapprochement: Regional Implications

28.02.2026 20

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Abhishek Yadav

Dealing With the Artificial General Intelligence Brahmastra

28.02.2026 10

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Vivek Chadha

Pakistan on the Sidelines of US Mineral Diplomacy

28.02.2026 20

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Imran Khurshid

High Energy Materials: Contemporary Warfare and India’s Defence Industrial Policy

28.02.2026 20

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Aadhvick pal

India–France Defence Cooperation: BEL-Safran JV for HAMMER Smart Munitions

28.02.2026 20

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S. Samuel C. Rajiv

The Afghan Taliban’s Many Challenges

28.02.2026 20

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Saman Ayesha Kidwai

‘Anti-Social Media’: The Changing Tech of Terror

11.02.2026 20

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Adil Rasheed

Contextualising Russian Responses to US Military Action in Venezuela

10.02.2026 10

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Anshu Kumar

Syrian ISIS Prisoner Transfers to Iraq: Challenges

09.02.2026 10

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Saman Ayesha Kidwai

India to Join Pax Silica

06.02.2026 10

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Ajey Lele

Atmanirbharta in Defence: Key Considerations

06.02.2026 10

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Rahul Wankhede

Union Budget and SHANTI Act 2026: Enablers for India’s Nuclear Ambitions

06.02.2026 20

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Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak

Indian Expatriates and Labour Reforms in GCC Countries

05.02.2026 20

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