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From Energy Dependence to Strategic Partnership: India, the UAE, and the Emerging Security Architecture of West Asia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s May 2026 visit to the United Arab Emirates took place at a particularly sensitive geopolitical moment. The ongoing tensions surrounding the U.S.–Iran confrontation, instability in the Gulf, threats to maritime routes, and uncertainty regarding the future regional order transformed the visit from a routine diplomatic engagement into a strategic signal. However, …

India, the UAE, and the Emerging Security Architecture of West Asia

The South China Sea: Asia’s Next Ukraine?

As the international system continues to grapple with the aftershocks of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, strategic analysts increasingly draw parallels between Europe’s most destructive war since 1945 and rising tensions in the South China Sea. The analogy is imperfect, yet it is analytically instructive. The region’s accelerating militarisation, sharpening great-power rivalry, and high risk of …

Chinese and Philippine vessels in a tense standoff in the South China Sea amid rising geopolitical conflict

₹7.85 Lakh Crore Defence Outlay: Powering India’s Tech-Driven Battlefield Transformation

India's national security is under siege from a perfect storm of upheavals convulsing its immediate neighbourhood, thrusting the nation into a high-stakes geopolitical cauldron where complacency is no longer an option. The 2024 ouster of pro-India Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh has unleashed chaos, leading to an interim regime under Muhammad Yunus, which grapples …

Indian military showcasing advanced technology amid rising defence budget push

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