INDIA IN AN UNCERTAIN WORLD: STRATEGIC AUTONOMY AND NATIONAL CAPABILITY

Introduction US hegemony provided relative stability, through the international rules-based order, to the unipolar world that emerged post the Cold War era. This stability has now come under strain, as China has grown to be a great power militarily, economically, industrially, and technologically, leading to increasing great-power competition. Also, economic interdependence, built painstakingly as aContinue reading “INDIA IN AN UNCERTAIN WORLD: STRATEGIC AUTONOMY AND NATIONAL CAPABILITY”

What a US-China thaw could cost India

When the leaders of the world’s two largest economies meet, the whole world watches the theatrics, the body language, and the substance. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to the US and summit with President Donald Trump took place against the backdrop of a surge in China’s global trade, while Trump has been struggling withContinue reading “What a US-China thaw could cost India”

Fine Balancing By India – BRICS in the Times of Uncertain World

The Russia-Ukraine conflict is already in its fifth year, and the end is still not in sight. The United States, though not completely abandoning NATO, is executing a strategic shift under the Trump administration—termed “NATO 3.0”—that significantly reduces American force commitments and pressures Europe to take the lead in its own conventional defence. The 2026Continue reading “Fine Balancing By India – BRICS in the Times of Uncertain World”

Trump’s Board of Peace – Challenges and Opportunities India

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair initially proposed placing the Gaza Strip under international administration in August 2025. United States President Donald Trump presented a similar plan in late September 2025, which was partially accepted by both the Israeli government and Hamas the following month. Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace” (BoP) was to be anContinue reading “Trump’s Board of Peace – Challenges and Opportunities India”

Mediterranean QUAD: Will India Join 3+1 Grouping To Counter “Islamic NATO”? Can UAE Join In Amid Saudi Rift? OPED

UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is scheduled to visit the Indian capital, New Delhi, amid flaring tensions in the Middle East. In Iran, the United States is mulling an attack on the Islamic Republic amid raging protests in the country and possibly even removing the Supreme Leader, Ali Hosseini Khamenei, from power. TensionsContinue reading “Mediterranean QUAD: Will India Join 3+1 Grouping To Counter “Islamic NATO”? Can UAE Join In Amid Saudi Rift? OPED”

How US Airpower Dominance Paved the Way to Capture Venezuela’s Maduro

The United States military and law enforcement officials captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and his wife Cilia Flores, in a high-stakes military operation on January 3, a mission carried out by the US Army’s Delta Force and backed by extensive use of American airpower. After months of growing military pressure on Maduro, President Donald TrumpContinue reading “How US Airpower Dominance Paved the Way to Capture Venezuela’s Maduro”