Assessing Japan’s 2026 Defence White Paper The Defense of Japan 2026 White Paper underscores Japan’s perception of security threats but leaves open questions about policy independence from the US. Arnab Dasgupta | | Issue Brief
PMF and Iraq’s Foreign-Policy Autonomy The Popular Mobilisation Forces factions are the reason Iraq’s neutrality in the US–Israel wars on Iran has proved so fragile. Aquib Mohammed Khan | | Issue Brief
India’s Strategic Rebalancing with Russia and the Interplay of Bilateral Ties, Triangular Pressures, and Global Shifts This article advances an analysis of India’s strategic rebalancing with Russia, and argues that India’s recalibration reflects adaptive restructuring driven by layered interdependencies. It examines the institutional foundations of the... Manish , Aditi Saxena | March-April 2026 | Strategic Analysis
India–Vietnam Strategic Cooperation in Shaping Regional Responses to China in the Indo-Pacific The Indo-Pacific is increasingly marked by strategic rivalry and maritime coercion, placing pressure on the regional order and on States seeking to preserve strategic autonomy without entering formal alliances. Within... Prakash Panneerselvam , Phan Cao Nhat Anh | March-April 2026 | Strategic Analysis
Conditionality in Climate Finance: Balancing Effectiveness, Justice, and Sovereignty in the COP Framework This article analyses why conditionality persists in climate finance and how it can be redesigned to reconcile effectiveness with climate justice. Building on the principal-agent theory, the political economy of... Sushanta Kumar Mahapatra , Madan Meher | March-April 2026 | Strategic Analysis
Beyond the Euphoria: The Resilience of Atmanirbhar Bharat in a Fractured Global Order This article examines India’s drive towards national security self-reliance through defence innovation under Atmanirbhar Bharat and Make in India. The study situates this project within a historical continuum, interpreting India’s... Sujit Thakur | March-April 2026 | Strategic Analysis
Authoritarian Stability and the Challenge of Federal Aspirations in Myanmar’s Post-Independence Conflict The question of federalism is the structural core of the conflict between Ethnic Armed Organisations and Tatmadaw. This article uses Hobbes’ concept of the state of nature to examine why... Vijay Kumar Maidergi , Tabassum Iqbal | March-April 2026 | Strategic Analysis
Staging Dissent: Agit-Prop, Performative Mobilisation, and Legitimacy Struggles in Iran, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal Over the past four years, there have been at least five significant protest movements across Asia. Each has left a lasting impact on the region’s political and social landscape. This... Swati Pal | March-April 2026 | Strategic Analysis
Stablecoins, Statecraft and the Genius Act in Reinforcing US Dollar Hegemony The US dollar’s hegemony is under scrutiny amid debates over its potential decline, fuelled by the recent withdrawals of sovereign investments from US Treasuries. Countries like England, China and India... Meera Nangia | March-April 2026 | Strategic Analysis
Revisiting ‘A Philosophy for Nefa’ In the Context of Contemporary Social Realities in Arunachal Pradesh The evolution of the North East Frontier Agency (NEFA), now known as Arunachal Pradesh, from an unknown entity into one of India’s most prominent states, has been a long and... Opangmeren Jamir | March-April 2026 | Strategic Analysis
