Comments & Briefs

India–Cyprus Relations: From Comprehensive to Strategic Partnership

India and Cyprus are transforming a long-standing friendship into a strategic partnership spanning defence, security, connectivity and economic cooperation.

June 05, 2026

Abhishek Yadav

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China Pursues ‘National Strategic Integration’ for its Centenary Goals

China is building a strategic system to integrate all its national strategies and develop strategic capabilities to accelerate its economic and security goals.

June 04, 2026

Abhishek Kumar Darbey

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Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting: Key Takeaways

The New Delhi Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting reinforced the framework's practical mechanisms for shaping the Indo-Pacific's political and economic architecture.

June 01, 2026

Simran Walia

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The Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Courses for its Future

The Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in May 2026 underscored the Quad’s continuing relevance as a provider of regional public goods and services in the Indo-Pacific.

May 29, 2026

Arnab Dasgupta

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The Deepening India–South Korea Cooperation in Arms Production and Shipbuilding

India–South Korea relations are moving towards deeper engagement in strategic industries, such as arms production and shipbuilding

May 29, 2026

Ranjit Kumar Dhawan

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India’s BRICS Test: Can New Delhi Hold a Fractured Bloc Together?

The challenge before India’s BRICS presidency is not to eliminate internal differences but to manage them effectively enough to preserve functional cooperation.

May 29, 2026

Rajeesh Kumar

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Death Sentences to Former Chinese Defence Ministers: Xi Jinping Cracks Down on PLA Corruption

Xi Jinping has been using the anti-corruption drive against PLA officers to deal with disloyal personnel or rival factions.

May 26, 2026

Abhishek Kumar Darbey

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From American Primacy to Negotiated Bipolarity: The Strategic Meaning of the Trump-Xi Summit

At the Trump–Xi summit, Beijing attempted to normalise the idea of negotiated bipolarity, a world no longer organised solely around American primacy.

May 22, 2026

Swati Arun

Issue Brief

NASM-SR and the Evolution of India’s Indigenous Maritime Strike Capability

Naval Anti-Ship Missile–Short Range (NASM-SR) represents an indigenous effort to equip smaller aerial platforms with stand-off maritime strike capability.

May 22, 2026

Rahul Wankhede

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