One of the founding members of BRICS, and having already held its Presidency thrice i.e. 2012, 2016 and 2021, India again assumed its Chair for the fourth time on January 1, 2026. Now India plans to host the 18th BRICS Summit from September 12-13, 2026, wherein the leaders of the BRICS member nations and partner …
As India takes the BRICS chair in 2026, the test before the grouping is no longer whether it joins the global space economy, but whether participation builds capacity or entrenches diplomacy. A governance network, dependency mapping, lunar dialogue, and capacity chains could provide BRICS with the foundations to move from participating in existing rules to …
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, officially established in 2001, marked the 25th anniversary of its formation this year. From August 31 to September 1, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO at Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic. This moment came at a critical juncture when the …
The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan is being described as the foundation of an “Islamic NATO.” That analogy is premature. The agreement is important not because it immediately creates a new military bloc, but because it signals a shift toward regional hedging and shared deterrence at a time when Middle …
The retraction of the term “Indo” from the hitherto Indo-Pacific US command (USINDOPACOM) to the US Pacific Command (USPACOM), has raised alarming questions over the existence of the newly formed regional identity. The removal of the term from the strategic vocabulary of a major power has made the Indo-Pacific identity stand at crossroads of its …
Abstract This article analyses the geopolitical and security exposure of the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) in light of ongoing conflict across West Asia and the Persian Gulf. Originally conceived as a flagship multimodal network designed to institutionalise Eurasian trade, energy, and digital connectivity—while cementing India's position as a critical global trade node and a …
In the contemporary era, one could possibly argue that football has become more than just a sport. Historically rooted in the collective consciousness of the masses, the sport has long served as a potent mechanism for societal assertion, political resistance, and the consolidation of state power. It functions as a dynamic arena where macroeconomic shifts …
The Pahalgam terror attack did not merely provoke outrage. It exposed, yet again, the fragile fault line on which South Asian security rests: terrorism, nuclear deterrence, and interstate rivalry packed into one combustible geography. India’s response, through Operation Sindoor, was therefore not just an act of retaliation. It marked a strategic moment. One year later, …
In August 2007, the late Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, stood before the Indian Parliament and gave a historic speech called the “Confluence of the Two Seas”. Delivered almost two decades ago, even before the Indo-Pacific became the buzzword of 21st-century geopolitics, the former Japanese PM envisioned the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean …
Following an invitation from the President of Seychelles, H.E. Dr Patrick Herminie, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has concluded a three-day state visit to Seychelles from 27 to 29 June, 2026. While PM Modi was invited as the Guest of Honour for the 50th Independence anniversary of Seychelles, this visit also coincided with the completion …
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