Strategic Analysis

Deobandi Movement: Theological Strands and Socio-Political Offshoots

India has always been a melting pot of antithetical extremes. Even at the elementary levels of spiritual and intellectual consciousness, it has shown a remarkable capacity to harmonise even the...

Adil Rasheed |
May-June 2026 |
Strategic Analysis

India’s Policy Towards the European Union in the Post-Cold War Era: Partners in the Liberal Order?

Patryk Kugiel’s India’s Policy Towards the European Union in the Post-Cold War Era: Partners in the Liberal Order? is a systematic and well-structured analysis of the development of India’s engagement...

Waseem Ahmad , Madhuri , Anisur Rahman |
May-June 2026 |
Strategic Analysis

Proxy War in Afghanistan: The Politics of State-wrecking

Research on the failure of International State Building in Afghanistan focuses on counter-insurgency, the internal dynamics of the conflict and political legitimacy, ethnic and tribal conflict, identity politics and social...

Navneet Khan |
May-June 2026 |
Strategic Analysis

Strategic Concepts—Old and New

Although security is basically a national problem, the strategic factors that are applied to the process of finding a military solution to it cannot be considered in an isolated, purely...

D. K. Palit |
May-June 2026 |
Strategic Analysis

The Indo–Soviet Treaty and China

The post-Second World War era may be divided broadly into four periods in terms of international strategic power balance. The first period stretched up to 1953–54, when the USA had...

S. K. Ghosh |
May-June 2026 |
Strategic Analysis

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...

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

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