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Geopolitics and South Korea’s Growing Arms Exports

South Korea’s increased arms exports, against the backdrop of a changing geopolitical landscape in Northeast Asia, have driven economic growth for...

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Ranjit Kumar Dhawan

Badr MoU: Search for Defence Self-Reliance in West Asia

 On 21 October 2026, Turkiye, Qatar, Pakistan and Indonesia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on defence industry cooperation in Doha. The...

06.11.2026 20

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Prasanta Kumar Pradhan

President Muizzu’s Visit to Pakistan: Whither Maldives–Pakistan Bilateral Relations?

Twenty Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), including on defence cooperation and maritime security cooperation, were exchanged during the State visit of...

06.11.2026 30

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Gulbin Sultana

Success of NVS-03: Why India Needs to Rethink Its Satellite Navigation Strategy

NavIC, formerly known as the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), has had several major failures. This programme stood out as one of...

02.11.2026 10

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Ajey Lele

India–US Strategic Cohesion: Not at Pakistan’s Expense

29.10.2026 20

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Priyanka Singh

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Consociational Democracy and the 2026 General Elections

28.10.2026 20

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Nadia Faruque

ASEAN’s Energy Security: Need for Regional Cooperation

27.10.2026 10

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Simran Walia

A Year of Some Consequence for Global Cyber Governance

22.10.2026 20

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Cherian Samuel

Pégase 26 and the Architecture of Long-Range Air Power

22.10.2026 20

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Anamika Choudhary

Israel, Hezbollah and Lebanon’s Strategic Dilemma

21.10.2026 30

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Hirak Jyoti Das

Breaking the 38-Year Hiatus: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s Visit to Sri Lanka

21.10.2026 30

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Gulbin Sultana

Israel’s Policy towards the West Bank since the 7 October 2023 attack

16.10.2026 30

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Hirak Jyoti Das

Graham’s Act 2026: Questioning the US Rationale

15.10.2026 20

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Bipandeep Sharma

Accelerationism and the ‘Post-Labour’ Dystopia

15.10.2026 30

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Adil Rasheed

AfD’s Strategic Worldview

13.10.2026 20

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Nadia Faruque

The Political Chaos and Prevailing Uncertainty in Pakistan

12.10.2026 80

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Ashish Shukla

The Resurging Tide of Resource Nationalism in the Global South

09.10.2026 30

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Saman Ayesha Kidwai

The Evolution of China’s Science and Technology Policy

08.10.2026 30

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Opangmeren Jamir

China–Ecuador Relations: Gaining Strength

08.10.2026 60

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Ketki Vinayak Warang

Assessing Five Years of Taliban Rule in Afghanistan

06.10.2026 100

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Priyanka Singh

Rethinking India’s Defence Offsets Policy

01.10.2026 100

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Rahul Wankhede

The India–UK Cybersecurity Partnership

30.09.2026 30

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Kripa Jayaprakash

RPSA Ghatak and India’s Stealth UCAV Programme

29.09.2026 30

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Jai Verma

Israel–US Strategic Cooperation Against Iran: Limits and Divergences

28.09.2026 40

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Hirak Jyoti Das

Coercive Diplomacy at Play: The Greenland Outcome

28.09.2026 30

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Ajey Lele

Neither Open nor Free: Emerging Bifurcation of Global AI Access Infrastructure

25.09.2026 100

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Meghna Pradhan

Assessing PRAHAAR: India’s First Counter-Terror Policy

24.09.2026 50

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Adil Rasheed

Xi–Trump Summit: The Limits of Transactional Diplomacy

24.09.2026 30

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Swati Arun

What India’s BRICS Reset Means for African Non-Alignment

23.09.2026 40

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Abhishek Mishra

China and the Critical Minerals Race

23.09.2026 30

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Anveshi Bisht

Is BRICS Becoming a Nuclear Minilateral?

18.09.2026 70

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Hina Pandey

25 Years after Amerithrax: The Changing Landscape of Biosecurity

18.09.2026 40

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Aayushi Sharma

India–Bangladesh Land Trade: Non-Tariff Barriers

17.09.2026 80

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Cyrus Ghosh

India–Bangladesh Land Trade: Non-Tariff Barriers

Bangladesh has near-zero tariff access to India under SAFTA. However, structural constraints such as infrastructure bottlenecks, regulatory and...

17.09.2026 80

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Cyrus Ghosh

Changing Fault Lines in Israel–Syria Dynamics

16.09.2026 40

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Hirak Jyoti Das

Xi’s Visit to the US: Managing Constructive Strategic Stability

16.09.2026 40

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Mayuri Banerjee

How ASEAN and the Quad Are Quietly Aligning in an Era of Strategic Competition

15.09.2026 80

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Simran Walia

Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia Challenge the Mecca Defence Alliance

15.09.2026 80

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Prasanta Kumar Pradhan

China’s Global Civilization Initiative (GCI) in Focus

15.09.2026 50

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Abhishek Kumar Darbey

BRICS and Space: Engaging Divergent Powers

14.09.2026 60

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Ajey Lele

25 years of the Global War on Terror

10.09.2026 60

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Saman Ayesha Kidwai

Beyond Piracy: The Emerging Contest for Somalia’s Maritime Security

09.09.2026 60

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Abhishek Mishra

Healthcare and National Security: Territorial Army Medical and Dental Corps Revitalisation

09.09.2026 40

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Saurabh Sachar

Forward-Deployed Engineering and AI in Defence Operations

The modern military faces a challenge in translating the enormous capabilities of AI into reliable operational outcomes. This gap between...

09.09.2026 50

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Vivek Reshi

The AfD’s Rise in German Politics

The media hype surrounding the rise of the AfD, an alt-right party in Germany’s post-World War II political establishment, often overlooks the...

03.09.2026 80

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Saman Ayesha Kidwai

China’s AI Diplomacy and the Global South

China’s AI diplomacy in the Global South consists of three primary strategies: the promotion of Chinese open-weight models, the expansion of AI...

03.09.2026 80

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Mayuri Banerjee

The Mecca Pact: A Middle-Power Coalition amid Turbulent Transition in West Asia

Driven by instability from the Iran conflict, Israeli military assertiveness, and doubts about US security guarantees, the Mecca pact seeks to...

01.09.2026 40

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Deepika Saraswat

Diversification of the Philippines’ Strategic Partnerships

The Philippines is pursuing strategic diversification by maintaining its alliance with the US while expanding defence partnerships with like-minded...

31.08.2026 100

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Simran Walia

PM Modi Travels to Central Asia: A Welcome Move

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to participate in the 25th Summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization Heads of...

27.08.2026 50

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Ashok Sajjanhar

Data on a Beam of Light: Li-Fi and India’s Military Communications

Light Fidelity, or Li-Fi, an optical wireless technology, has opened new avenues for strengthening military communications in the contested...

25.08.2026 80

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Anamika Choudhary