Noted 19th-century American naval officer and strategist Alfred Thayer Mahan is acclaimed for theorising the historical significance of naval power, arguing that control of the seas and maritime trade were …
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Returning from a state visit to China in 2024, the then-newly elected Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu took a swipe at India, declaring that the Indian Ocean does not belong to …
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The just-concluded 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, held with pomp and ceremony, drew global attention as a gala event of non-Western emerging powers; the interest exhibited by the Association …
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s maiden visit to Fiji in 2014 was significant in Indian foreign policy, highlighting the growing importance of the South Pacific in India’s Act East Policy and …
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India prepares for the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi next month, the timing of which carries immense significance. It is being held amid crisis-ridden international relations entering an era …
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When General Zia-ul Haq was asked about the reason behind Pakistan cultivating hostility towards India as its premier state policy, he said that Egypt and Turkey would remain Egypt and …
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Amid speculation that India has been caught off guard by the United States dropping “Indo” from the nomenclature of its Pacific Command, New Delhi’s apparent indifference reflects its equanimity on …
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For long, strategic thinkers lamented India’s lack of a clear maritime strategy, stemming from a continental security mindset driven by land-oriented concerns, weak naval foundations, and limited geo-economic obligations. However, …
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The most significant aspect of the West Asia war was not the tenacity of a weaker power encountering a superpower’s military onslaught but the vulnerability of the economic choke points …
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Hegseth’s Indo-Pacific Security Outlook at Shangri-La Corresponds to India’s Regional Security Vision
The current US foreign policy is widely perceived as assaulting the USA’s global alliance system, adhering to President Donald Trump’s unhinged and vacuous distaste for alliance politics. The Trump administration’s …
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Finnish President Alexander Stubb recently argued that the “Global West” — comprising Western democracies and their allies — and the “Global East” — largely China-led, anti-West, and allegedly “illiberal” states …
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One of the prime conditions for the ascension on the global prestige ladder is to be a major arms exporter. Countries with advanced defence industries and global arms market exert …
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In 1939, as the storm of World War II was gathering over Europe and Asia, the Neville Chamberlain government found itself overwhelmed while handling challenges in the nearby Mediterranean Sea …
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The appointment of Noor Ahmad Noor as the Taliban regime’s new chargé d’affaires to India this January, when juxtaposed with the direction of Taliban Minister for Tribal Affairs Nurullah Nouri …
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The ongoing US–Israel–Iran conflict has, on the one hand, sent shockwaves through global energy supply chains, especially in Asia. On the other hand, it has made US allies and partners …
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At the dawn of 2026, as South Asia bathed in the cheerful wave of democratic celebrations in Bangladesh and Nepal, the results of the public mandate were equally significant. When …
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Unrest in the neighbourhood naturally has spillover effects, but it takes an insidious turn when attempts are made to associate the mayhem with a larger geostrategic game plan by the …
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Asim Munir may be happy as a gopher in soft dirt, anointing himself as the de facto ruler of Pakistan, but he should be bewailing this apparent misadventure. His country …
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As Tarique Rahman was taking the oath as Bangladesh’s eleventh prime minister on a pleasant spring evening of 17th February, he was setting the dawn of a new era. The …
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Seven decades ago, when India jointly organized the Asia-Africa Summit in Bandung, Indonesia, in April 1955, the urge was to project the resolution of the two great continents to jointly …
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During its counterinsurgency operations (COIN) in the restive Afghanistan-Pakistan border in post 9/11 era, the Pakistan Army sustained immense casualties at the hands of the Al-Qaeda and Taliban, who went …
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