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

Uncovering Hidden Logistical Risks in the Indo-Pacific

The vulnerability of global supply chains now extends far beyond major strategic straits, permeating a complex network of secondary nodes whose importance is often overlooked. Intermediate ports, rail corridors, transhipment...

Gilles A. Paché |
March-April 2026 |
Strategic Analysis

The Israeli Air Force Today

The Heyl H’Avar Israel (HHAI) or the Israeli Air Force is one of the most remarkable air arms in the world today. In size it is out-numbered four times by...

Ravi Rikhye |
March-April 2026 |
Strategic Analysis

Mobilising China’s One-Child Generation: Education, Nationalism and Youth Militarisation in the PRC

The Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress, on September 2024, adopted a revised National Defense Education Law which besides expanding the outreach of the campaign to the larger...

Mayuri Banerjee |
March-April 2026 |
Strategic Analysis

Flawed Strategy: Why Smart Leaders Make Bad Decisions

Beatrice Heuser’s Flawed Strategy: Why Smart Leaders Make Bad Decisions delves into a basic question: why do smart, well-informed leaders still make such poor choices in war and crisis? Her...

Namita Barthwal |
March-April 2026 |
Strategic Analysis

Rwanda 1994: A Failure of Leadership and a Preventable Genocide

Rwanda 1994: A Failure of Leadership and a Preventable Genocide is a well-researched and provocative work that challenges the dominant explanatory framework of the Rwandan Genocide. Much of the established...

India’s Mutual Security Arrangements with Nepal

The Himalayan kingdoms of Nepal, Bhutan and Sikkim constitute India’s natural line of defence in the north. The British maintained a firm and complete control over this natural frontier, particularly...

S. D. Muni |
March-April 2026 |
Strategic Analysis

Shifting Alignments in the Himalayas: The China, Nepal, Bhutan and India Dynamics

China’s expanding engagement has reconfigured established patterns of regional interaction that historically reflected India’s predominant influence, without necessarily constituting a formalised structure of hierarchical control. This research paper analyses China’s...

Sachin Jaggi |
January-February 2026 |
Strategic Analysis

The Eurasian Logic of Ostpolitik: Testing the Limits of Normative Geoeconomics

This study explores the convergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity in India-China border management, emphasising the shift from Traditional Security Studies (TSS) to Non-Traditional Security Studies (NTSS). It critically...

Athanasios Grammenos |
January-February 2026 |
Strategic Analysis

Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity in Border Management: Reconfiguring Non‑Traditional Threat Responses in the India-China Context Satish IrungbamORCID Icon

This study explores the convergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity in India-China border management, emphasising the shift from Traditional Security Studies (TSS) to Non-Traditional Security Studies (NTSS). It critically...

Satish Irungbam |
January-February 2026 |
Strategic Analysis

Security and Sustainability: India’s Response to China’s Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing in the Southwest Indian Ocean

Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing threatens marine ecosystems in regions with fragmented regulation and limited enforcement. In the Southwest Indian Ocean (SWIO) region, distant-water fishing intersects with questions of...

Beyond Water Allocation: Rethinking the Indus Waters Treaty at a Critical Juncture

This Commentary advances three interconnected claims. First, it establishes that the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) has reached a critical juncture shaped by the convergence of ecological stress, escalating security tensions,...

Minakshi Koch |
January-February 2026 |
Strategic Analysis

Destruction Beyond the Battlefield: The Ecological Toll of War

The prioritisation of military objectives by governments can always bring risks in terms of causing permanent damage to sources of water, farmlands, and populations. The dilemma in the case has...

Madhuri , Waseem Ahmad |
January-February 2026 |
Strategic Analysis

Transforming Military Logistics in India: The Strategic Impact of National Logistics Policy and GatiShakti Yojna

Logistics plays a critical role in operational readiness of National Militaries. The National Logistics Policy (NLP) 2022 and the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP) contribute holistically in creating an...

Mukesh Chadha |
January-February 2026 |
Strategic Analysis

Entanglements in World Politics, Peter J. Katzenstein, Shaftesbury Road, United Kingdom, Cambridge University Press

If the first quarter of the twenty-first century has taught strategists anything, it is that our models are broken. The Russo-Ukrainian War was not supposed to devolve into a networked...

Khyati Singh |
January-February 2026 |
Strategic Analysis

The China–Russia Relationship: The Dance of the Dragon and the Bear

As part of the Global Power Shift series of Springer, Robert Hamilton’s The China–Russia Relationship: The Dance of the Dragon and the Bear provides a current and fact-based analysis of...

Rajinder Singh |
January-February 2026 |
Strategic Analysis

Iran as a Regional Power: Flexibility and Constraints

Few states have achieved such rapid prominence from a position of relative obscurity as has Iran in recent years. This dramatic upsurge in Iran’s international role has resulted from conscious...

Onkar Marwah |
January-February 2026 |
Strategic Analysis

Peaceful Nuclear Explosions

It is important to assess the promise of Peaceful Nuclear Explosions (PNEs) which has been highly exaggerated by some, and unduly underplayed by others. Despite two decades of effort, the...

Peaceful Nuclear Explosions

It is important to assess the promise of Peaceful Nuclear Explosions (PNEs) which has been highly exaggerated by some, and unduly underplayed by others. Despite two decades of effort, the...

T. T. Poulose , C. Raja Mohan |
January-February 2026 |
Strategic Analysis

India’s Defence Diplomacy as Soft Power Instrument Towards Southeast Asia

G.V.C. Naidu |
November-December 2025 |
Strategic Analysis