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Crops of Conflict
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As water and climate become instruments of geopolitical leverage, India has an opportunity to turn agricultural resilience into a new form of South-South diplomacy.
Climate change is making an old truth harder to ignore: food security is national security. As...
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The Russia Squeeze
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Washington’s new Russia sanctions give Donald Trump a powerful economic weapon, but India’s response will have to balance energy security, trade and strategic autonomy.
The United States has acquired a new weapon in its economic arsenal, and it is powerful...
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A Flemish Foothold
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Belgium’s place at the heart of Europe is giving India a new opening into the continent’s trade, technology and defence networks.
Despite not being a great power nor having France’s military weight nor Germany’s industrial heft, few countries of the...
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Persistent Eye
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With the successful launch of the EOS-05 aboard the GSLV-F17, India has finally acquired its first dedicated Earth-imaging satellite designed to operate from a geosynchronous orbit. The imaging satellite is a significant step towards strategic self-reliance and will make us...
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Rivers of Discord and Power
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As the Indus Waters Treaty collapses under the weight of arbitral boycotts and upstream infrastructure competition, South Asia’s river basins are fast becoming the region’s defining geopolitical flashpoint.
For over six decades, the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 stood as...
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Terror Farce
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There is something almost comical about China and Pakistan sitting together at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and solemnly condemning terrorism. The recent Bishkek Declaration declared that “double standards” in the fight against terrorism was unacceptable. It called for action...
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What India Must Do to Reach the WTC Final
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India sit fifth in the 2025-27 World Test Championship standings with 68 points from 11 matches and a points percentage of 51.52. That figure places them behind Australia (80 per cent), South Africa (75), New Zealand (72.22) and Bangladesh (55.56)....
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New Alliances, New Pressures, New Fault Lines
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To its west, old relationships in the Gulf are acquiring new strategic and military dimensions. Across the Atlantic, Washington is increasingly using tariffs as an instrument of foreign policy. At the same time, India holds the BRICS presidency in 2026...
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ASEAN Out, Brazil In
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India’s decision to pull out of the inaugural FIFA ASEAN Cup for a high-profile friendly with Brazil sends the wrong signal at a time when its Act East policy demands consistency and commitment.
On the eve of India’s 80th Independence...
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India at 80: Proud, Unfinished
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There is something wonderfully Indian about reaching 80 and still arguing about whether we are celebrating 79 years or the 80th Independence Day. The answer is simple: India became independent on 15 August 1947, making this year’s celebration the 80th...
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The Microwave War Is Coming
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As drones and electronic warfare reshape the battlefield, high-power microwaves offer India an unconventional weapon.
Wars are becoming increasingly dependent on something that cannot be seen, heard or easily defended against: electromagnetic energy. Drones need electronics to fly while missiles...
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The Economics of Next-Generation FTAs
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While India is rewriting its trade strategy, market access will matter only if domestic industry can turn it into investment, jobs and deeper global value-chain integration.
After years of cautiously pursuing Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), India has signed landmark deals...
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