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The Weaponisation of Surveillance Infrastructure

Cyber operations targeting cameras require relatively limited technical sophistication but offer significant intelligence gains once access to the...

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Rohit Kumar Sharma

UAE’s Exit from OPEC and OPEC+: Strategic Drivers

The UAE’s exit from the intergovernmental groupings of OPEC and OPEC has introduced a new dilemma for the global energy market. In addition to...

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Shayesta Nishat Ahmed

पाकिस्तान–अफ़ग़ानिस्तान संघर्ष: एक विश्लेषण

पाकिस्तान-अफ़ग़ानिस्तान संबंधों का इतिहास कई उतार-चढ़ावों...

28.04.2026 20

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Ashish Shukla

UAE’s Renewable Energy Transition

The UAE has built one of the world’s most structured clean energy transitions in the Gulf. The UAE’s renewable energy push is driven by...

28.04.2026 20

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Warisha wasi

2026 NPT Review Conference: Debates about Nuclear-Sharing

While nuclear sharing arrangements remove the incentive for NNWS to develop nuclear weapons, thus complementing the non-proliferation objectives of...

27.04.2026 20

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Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak

NPT Review Conference 2026: Process and Prospects in a Fragmented Nuclear Order

The forthcoming review conference will be critical to maintaining the NPT’s legitimacy as the cornerstone of the global nuclear order. While the NPT...

24.04.2026 20

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Abhishek Verma

Ukraine’s Outreach to West Asia

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s March–April 2026 outreach to West Asia, including engagements with key Gulf States such as Saudi...

23.04.2026 20

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Abhishek Yadav

Civil–Military Relations under Strain in the US

President Donald Trump and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth dismissed or forced the retirement of more than a dozen senior commanders across the US...

23.04.2026 20

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Gaurav selopal

The Resilience and Internationalisation of ISIS Somalia

Despite being territorially and numerically limited in scope, ISIS Somalia has emerged as a key enabler within the global terror ecosystem and a...

23.04.2026 20

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Saman Ayesha Kidwai

Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor and India–Russia Cooperation

Russia’s newly planned Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor (TATC) and India’s emphasis on developing multimodal connectivity to strengthen its Eastern...

23.04.2026 20

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Bipandeep Sharma

Will the 2026 NPT Rev Con Resolve the ‘Inalienable Right to Nuclear Energy’ Dilemma?

The 11th NPT Review Conference, scheduled from 27 April to 22 May 2026, will take place in the shadow of the Iranian nuclear crisis, the suspension of...

22.04.2026 20

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Hina pandey

Beyond the Accidents: LCA Tejas and the Politics of Perception in Defence Markets

The accidents involving the LCA Tejas aircraft should not be viewed solely as technical setbacks nor dismissed as media overreaction. They represent...

22.04.2026 20

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Rahul Wankhede

Maldivian Economy under Muizzu Administration

According to the World Bank, the Maldives faces significant downside risks in 2026 due to upcoming large debt repayments, foreign-exchange liquidity...

22.04.2026 10

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Gulbin Sultana

Correlating US Aggression on Cuba, Venezuela and Iran: The Oil Factor

Venezuela and Iran, the two countries that President Trump has targeted for military operations to date, along with the US, account for about...

20.04.2026 30

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Saurabh Mishra

The Japan–US Summit Meeting and Its Impacts on Japan’s Security Posture

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent summit with US President Donald Trump yielded a range of outcomes. The Brief analyses the reasons why Japan...

16.04.2026 20

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Arnab Dasgupta

Exhaustion and Endurance: Contrasting US–Russian Defence Industrial Resilience and Lessons for India

The US’s emergence as the sole superpower after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 led to a strategic shift from conventional warfare to...

16.04.2026 10

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Rajneesh Singh

Conflict Dynamics in Mozambique and India’s LNG Investments

Mozambique’s LNG future faces uncertainty as Rwanda signals a potential troop withdrawal from Cabo Delgado, exposing the fragility of externally...

16.04.2026 20

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Mohanasakthivel J

Pakistan’s Mediation in the West Asia Crisis: Strategic Survival and Diplomatic Utility

Islamabad is seeking to transform economic fragility, security exposure, and strategic dependence into relevance by positioning itself as a useful...

15.04.2026 20

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Lauren dagan amoss

China and the Iran Crisis

In the last few years, China has directed its diplomacy to advance the narrative of being a responsible major power. Through its mediation attempts...

13.04.2026 20

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Mayuri Banerjee

US Weapons Sales to West Asia amidst the Iran War

The State Department noted that the proposed sales will meet the national security objectives of the United States and help its regional partners meet...

13.04.2026 40

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S. Samuel C. Rajiv

US/Israel–Iran War: Ceasefire and Beyond

Competing declarations of victory from Washington and Tehran accompanied the announcement of the ceasefire. However, as the talks commence, strategic...

10.04.2026 40

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Tanmay pathak

Japan and the Iran Crisis

09.04.2026 20

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Simran Walia

Twentieth Anniversary of BRICS and India’s BRICS Summit Presidency

BRICS began as BRIC in 2006, and with the inclusion of South Africa, it acquired its present nomenclature in 2010. Five more countries—Egypt,...

09.04.2026 30

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Prashant Kumar Singh

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,...

08.04.2026 20

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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...

07.04.2026 30

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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...

07.04.2026 20

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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...

06.04.2026 30

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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...

06.04.2026 30

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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...

06.04.2026 40

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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 10

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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 20

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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 20

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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 30

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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 20

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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 30

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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 20

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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 30

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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 30

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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 50

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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 40

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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 40

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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...

24.03.2026 30

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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...

24.03.2026 50

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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 50

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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...

19.03.2026 60

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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 60

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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 60

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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 30

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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 60

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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 70

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Namita Barthwal