Strategic Analysis

Uzbekistan: The Key Pillar of India’s ‘Act North’ Engagement

India has redefined its engagement with Eurasia in the last few years. It has sought to re-energize ties with its extended neighbourhood based on its historical linkages, positive and benign...

From Energy Security to Energy Dominance: US’ Blending of Politics and Economics

In the aftermath of the successful ‘America First’ or ‘Make America Great Again’ presidential election campaign, President Trump’s era inaugurated the realm of energy politics. It began with the US...

Vasileios Balafas , Efstathios T. Fakiolas |
March 2020 |
Strategic Analysis

The Indian Military and Social Change

Over the years, the Indian Army has been engaged in two important roles: external defence and the maintenance of internal security. As the Army’s emphasis has shifted from the latter...

In Their Own Words: Understanding Lashkar-e-Tayyaba

The basic goal of states in an anarchical international system is survival. One of the best ways to ensure survival is to maximize security through self-help. States engage in self-help...

Active Defense: China’s Military Strategy since 1949

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has undertaken its most elaborate reforms since the past 30 years under President Xi Jinping. The current PLA restructuring since 2016 aligns with China’s...

Suyash Desai |
January 2020 |
Strategic Analysis

By More than Providence: Grand Strategy and American Power in the Asia-Pacific since 1783

In the ascription of causality in international relations (IR), there is either deliberate action or historical contingency. Historical contingency is an element that cannot be accounted for; however, deliberate action...

Kautilya and Non-Western IR theory

Kautilya’s Arthashastra, after its rediscovery in 1905, became an important reference point for the nationalist discourse in India. The treatise, with its foundational roots in the third-century BCE, helped the...

Pakistan’s US $ 6 Billion EFF Arrangement with IMF

Over the past year i.e. 2018–2019, Pakistan has been facing challenging macro-economic conditions that include a ballooning fiscal imbalance and a weak external position with gross reserves at $8 billion,...

V. Srinivas |
January 2020 |
Strategic Analysis

A Comparison of Defence Sector Innovation Ecosystems in China and India

The defence sector in all major countries has historically been a source of new technologies and innovation. As China and India grow in stature, the strengths of their defence sector...

Murli Murti |
January 2020 |
Strategic Analysis

India in Vietnam’s Foreign Policy

The upgrading of Vietnam–India relations from partnership (2003) to strategic partnership (2007) and a comprehensive strategic partnership (2016) is not merely the result of India’s Look/Act East Policy. It also...

Vo Xuan Vinh |
January 2020 |
Strategic Analysis

US–India Relations: The Shadowboxing Era

As the US presidential elections are just a few months away, the economic and strategic differences between India and the United States have come to the forefront. Trump–Modi partnership which...

Secure Through Development: Evaluation of India’s Border Area Development Programme

The Border Area Development Programme was initiated in the year 1986–87, to strengthen India’s security by ensuring developed and secure borders. Initially, the programme was implemented in the western border...

N. Manoharan , Depak Saravanan , Vasvi Saini |
January 2020 |
Strategic Analysis

Strategic Analysis

Uzbekistan: The Key Pillar of India’s ‘Act North’ Engagement

From Energy Security to Energy Dominance: US’ Blending of Politics and Economics

The Indian Military and Social Change

In Their Own Words: Understanding Lashkar-e-Tayyaba

Active Defense: China’s Military Strategy since 1949

By More than Providence: Grand Strategy and American Power in the Asia-Pacific since 1783

Kautilya and Non-Western IR theory

Pakistan’s US $ 6 Billion EFF Arrangement with IMF

A Comparison of Defence Sector Innovation Ecosystems in China and India

India in Vietnam’s Foreign Policy

US–India Relations: The Shadowboxing Era

Secure Through Development: Evaluation of India’s Border Area Development Programme

BRICS-EU: Bilateral Partners and Global Rivals

Washington’s ‘America First’ Global Strategy and Its Implications for the BRICS

BRICS in the Post-Liberal World Order: A New Agenda for Cooperation? Perspectives from South Africa

What is BRICS for China?

BRICS and the Evolving Russia-India-China Security Agenda

The Evolution of Russian Strategy Towards BRICS

The BRICS: Wither Brazil?

Role of BRICS’ Economic Cooperation for Global Governance and Institution-Building: An Indian Perspective