Comments & Briefs

Trump and Greenland

President Donald Trump’s interest in Greenland appears to be driven by a desire to secure US interests in the Arctic for long-term geostrategic and economic reasons.

January 08, 2026

  • Ajey Lele
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    Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland: Implications for Alliances in the Red Sea Basin

    Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland has significant implications for peace, security and stability in the Horn of Africa.

    January 07, 2026

  • Abhishek Mishra , Afroz Khan
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    India–US Defence Cooperation in Advanced Undersea Systems

    Cooperation in the development of Advanced Undersea Systems was a common thread in India–US defence engagements in 2025.

    January 06, 2026

  • R. Vignesh
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    China–Japan Diplomatic Row and Beijing’s Anger Diplomacy

    Beijing engaged in a sustained display of anger following Prime Minister Takaichi’s remarks that a Chinese naval blockade of Taiwan could be considered an existential threat by Japan.

    January 02, 2026

  • Mayuri Banerjee
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    Four Decades of the Australia Group

    The Australia Group remains a vital instrument for reinforcing international norms against chemical and biological weapons proliferation.

    January 02, 2026

  • Aayushi Sharma
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    Iraq Parliamentary Election 2025: An Assessment

    Iraq held its parliamentary election on 11 November 2025, the sixth after the US-led invasion of 2003.

    January 01, 2026

  • Tabassum
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    Elections amid Civil War in Myanmar

    Myanmar’s elections are designed to legitimise control rather than transfer power.

    January 01, 2026

  • Om Prakash Das
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    Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Views on India’s Nuclear Quest

    Prime Minister Vajpayee not only led India across the nuclear rubicon overtly but also worked to secure international legitimacy in the nuclear domain.

    January 01, 2026

  • Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak
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    Emerging Regional Split on Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan

    Deteriorating ties between Pakistan and the Taliban are shaping an emerging regional split vis-à-vis Afghanistan.

    January 01, 2026

  • Deepika Saraswat
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    India Prepares for February 2026 AI Impact Summit

    The February 2026 New Delhi AI Impact Summit is expected to reorient the global conversation on AI from principles to their practical, tangible impact.

    January 01, 2026

  • Ajey Lele , Meghna Pradhan
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