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Srijan Sharma

Srijan Sharma

Srijan Sharma is a national security analyst specialising in intelligence and security analysis, having wide experience working with national security and foreign policy think tanks of repute. He has extensively written on matters of security and strategic affairs for various institutions, journals, and newspapers: The Telegraph, Daily Pioneer ThePrint, Organiser, and Fair Observer. He also served as a guest contributor to the JNU School of International Studies.

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    The Real Picture of the Thaw in Indo-China Relations: Not a Reset, But Balance

    by Srijan Sharma September 17, 2026
    by Srijan Sharma September 17, 2026

    India’s bilateral meeting with China on the sidelines of the recently concluded BRICS is largely seen as a reset in Indo-China ties. However, this ‘reset’ is not the full picture …

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    India’s Grand Strategy Success in BRICS: Added Sense and Practicality to Multilateralism

    by Srijan Sharma September 13, 2026
    by Srijan Sharma September 13, 2026

    After hectic back-channel negotiations in the shadows of conflict, power rivalry and tensions, India managed to secure consensus for a uniform declaration, a tightrope walk. A close look at the …

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    BRICS Summit: India’s Strategic Autonomy Faces Test and Opportunity To Rise

    by Srijan Sharma September 8, 2026
    by Srijan Sharma September 8, 2026

    India will host the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi next week and has already set the tone by re-anchoring the acronym BRICS to mean “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation …

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    Indus Water Treaty: Pakistan’s Senseless Lawfare Not To Fight But To Internationalize

    by Srijan Sharma September 4, 2026
    by Srijan Sharma September 4, 2026

    Ever since India decided to keep the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance, Pakistan has launched a full- scale, propaganda- driven lawfare across various platforms, desperately trying to internationalize a bilateral …

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    Economic D-Day: US’s Desperation to Isolate Iran is Just Another Rhetoric in Fury

    by Srijan Sharma September 1, 2026
    by Srijan Sharma September 1, 2026

    After months of exhausting all options and with limited impact from Operation Economic Fury on Iran, the US now appears to be launching a full-scale economic offensive against Iran to …

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    New Delhi Must Give Dhaka Reality Checks as Gambling with Indo-Bangla Ties is a Costly Affair

    by Srijan Sharma August 29, 2026
    by Srijan Sharma August 29, 2026

    Tariq Rahman’s India visit cancellation, ambiguity over BRICS, and hard push for Hasina’s extradition are nothing more than a simple domestic position-strengthening exercise that almost every Bangladesh Prime Minister from …

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    The Generals’ Survival Playbook: Zia, Musharraf Struggled and Lost – Is Munir Next?

    by Srijan Sharma August 21, 2026
    by Srijan Sharma August 21, 2026

    Pakistan is in a state of poly-crises and is hardly managing it, or rather, crushing and diverting attention by playing survival geopolitics with slim substance. On the economic and security …

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    Mecca  Joint Defence Agreement: The Pact’s Politics Are Less About Region, More About Power Politics

    by Srijan Sharma August 11, 2026
    by Srijan Sharma August 11, 2026

    The much-debated Islamic NATO dream in the Middle East may have seen some light, at least on paper. Still, a closer examination suggests that this pact is symbolic, aiming to …

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    US’s Desperation to Hold a Grip in the Middle East Is No Less Than Brinkmanship

    by Srijan Sharma July 27, 2026
    by Srijan Sharma July 27, 2026

    After getting stuck in the fog of war in the Middle East with Iran, the US is again playing a brinkmanship card in the region that will only fan the …

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    It’s High Time For US To Realize That It Cannot Bring Down the Shield With One Kink

    by Srijan Sharma July 15, 2026
    by Srijan Sharma July 15, 2026

    Hitting more than 170 targets in Iran in 48 hours across two waves is an unprecedented escalation. The recent third wave of attacks, targeting more than 100 sites, has set …

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    Bangladesh’s Hyper Pragmatism is a Disaster; India Must Hold Its Grip Tight

    by Srijan Sharma July 7, 2026
    by Srijan Sharma July 7, 2026

    As Bangladesh began to show its first signals of hard geopolitical steering, drifting away from India and embracing China, that too strategically, India must ensure that its tactical footprint and …

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    India’s Crisis Diplomacy Was A Success, but More Realism Is Needed

    by Srijan Sharma June 27, 2026
    by Srijan Sharma June 27, 2026

    Some sense of diplomacy and peace has prevailed in West Asia after the US-Iran deal was signed. However, its durability remains questionable. India’s strategic response to almost five months of …

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    The Hard Reality of the Deal: US’s Strategic Failure and Iran’s Win

    by Srijan Sharma June 17, 2026
    by Srijan Sharma June 17, 2026

    The long-awaited deal, on the horizon, has finally been agreed upon by the US and Iran, with the final MoU due to be signed in Geneva. While the deal ends …

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    Track Diplomacy: Talks With Pakistan Are a Mirage; India Must Stick to the ‘Stop Terror To Start Talks’ Doctrine

    by Srijan Sharma June 14, 2026
    by Srijan Sharma June 14, 2026

    The first serious backchannel talks, or Track-1.5 dialogues, between two countries began in 1987, when India was engaged in Operation Brasstacks, a massive war exercise by the Indian armed forces …

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    Iran-Israel strikes: US and Israel May Be Playing Another Gamble With Iran?

    by Srijan Sharma June 9, 2026
    by Srijan Sharma June 9, 2026

    In an unprecedented situation, ceasefire prospects have been further complicated, and the risks and regional anxiety of a complete collapse of the ceasefire or of the deal on the table …

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    Pakistan Has Lost Its Strategic Depth; The Russia-Taliban Pact Won’t Help Either

    by Srijan Sharma June 7, 2026
    by Srijan Sharma June 7, 2026

    Guns have fallen silent at the Af-Pak border after deadly clashes between the Taliban and Pakistan, with only limited skirmishes. The ceasefire maintaining this silence at the border is fragile, …

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    Asim Munir’s Peace Drama Hits a Dead End

    by Srijan Sharma June 3, 2026
    by Srijan Sharma June 3, 2026

    Asim Munir’s Peace Drama Hits a Dead End. Now He Faces Desperation; India Must Prepare for a Swift Response After months of mediation drama and so-called shuttle diplomacy by Field …

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    US Strategy of “Escalation Control Through Strength” Risks Both Exit and Agreement

    by Srijan Sharma May 30, 2026
    by Srijan Sharma May 30, 2026

    Recent US strikes on Iranian missile sites and strategic installations have injected fresh uncertainty into already fragile negotiations between Washington and Tehran. For months, the United States had relied on …

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    Crucial Lessons from the US-Iran War to Make Operation Sindoor 2.0 More Lethal and Decisive

    by Srijan Sharma May 1, 2026
    by Srijan Sharma May 1, 2026

    The ongoing US-Iran war holds crucial lessons for India to sharpen its war-fighting capabilities, both in the short and long term. A few years ago, the Russia-Ukraine war gave the …

  • Opinion

    Mumbai’s Knife Attack: ISIS Imprints Are Dangerously Alarming; India Must Prepare For Terror In Shadows

    by Srijan Sharma April 29, 2026
    by Srijan Sharma April 29, 2026

    The recent Mumbai knife attack, in which a 31-year-old man, Zaib Zubair Ansari, stabbed two security guards after allegedly asking them to recite the Kalma and attacking them when they …

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    Why Al-Qaeda in the Sahel Demands an Urgent Western Policy Reset

    by Srijan Sharma April 28, 2026
    by Srijan Sharma April 28, 2026

    The Sahel region has faced multiple crises for decades, but it is far from a weakened area slipping into further turmoil. Terror groups are resurging and establishing the Sahel as …

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