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 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, …
India-Japan modern diplomatic relations formally began on April 28, 1952. The two countries’ ties have been stronger than ever during the tenures of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. In the sidelines of ASEAN regional forum of 2007 in Manila, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe formalised the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, …
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Background India’s relationship with Central Asia is not new. It is rooted in centuries of historical interaction, cultural exchanges, trade linkages and shared strategic interests. The five Central Asian countries i.e. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan occupy a vital position in the Eurasian region and hold growing strategic importance in India’s foreign policy framework. …
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 …
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