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India's electricity challenge is no longer about generating power; it is about building the systems that can store, transmit, and deliver it reliably ...
India's Myanmar policy must move beyond Naypyidaw: fragmented authority across the borderlands now determines connectivity, mobility and the future of Act East ...
As India revives talks with the EAEU, the challenge is to turn a Russia-heavy trade relationship into a broader strategy for market access, supply-chain resilience, and Eurasian engagement ...
Pakistan's establishment of a dedicated conventional rocket force intensifies escalation dynamics, compelling India to invest in counterforce, denial, and dominance across every rung of the ladder ...
As the Global South charts its own development path, India's self-help group model offers Africa a proven, people-first template for sustainable rural livelihoods ...
Despite women’s visibility as political leaders, voters, and workers, Bangladesh’s democratic institutions continue to limit their substantive influence, privileging elite dynastic women over grassroots leaders ...
India closed FY26 with impressive numbers, but monetary and fiscal policy now face a harder test: managing inflation without subduing the growth that keeps investors calm ...
A decade after its launch, the FOIP framework is less about creating a preferred regional order and more about helping partners cope with an increasingly unpredictable one ...
A jointly governed decarbonisation fund and SME-focused standards reforms could transform CBAM from a trade irritant into a catalyst for climate collaboration ...
India's maritime future will hinge on forging partnerships in the technologies and sectors driving the next phase of maritime growth ...
A sustainable blue economy requires redistributing not just resources, but voice, power, and decision-making authority ...
Counterterrorism, regional stability, and connectivity are driving Moscow’s evolving partnership with the Taliban-led Islamic Emirate ...
As maritime trade routes evolve into strategic economic corridors, they are redefining global ocean governance at the intersection of connectivity, security, sustainability, and economic resilience ...
The 2026 Hormuz crisis demonstrated that control of strategic chokepoints can be used not only to disrupt global flows, but also to rewrite the terms on which access is granted ...
From theatre commands and force restructuring to indigenisation and network-centric warfare, the new CDS faces a crowded agenda in an increasingly volatile security environment ...
Border securitisation may sharpen India-Bangladesh tensions, but renewed momentum on Teesta offers a pathway to restore trust and stability ...
The future of maritime connectivity lies not only in keeping sea lanes open, but in ensuring that the benefits of global trade are shared by the economies that host and depend on them ...
Maritime geography is changing rapidly; the rules governing connectivity, access, and resilience are not keeping pace ...
With major powers distracted elsewhere, a permissive geopolitical environment, the TTP challenge, and shifting regional alignments have pushed Afghanistan and Pakistan into their most serious confrontation yet ...
As Pakistan's narco-terror networks target J&K's youth, a 100-day campaign mounts a frontline defence ...
Chinese scholars view the summit as proof that Beijing has moved from surviving US pressure to managing relations with Washington ...
The Sevilla Commitment marks a meaningful effort in sovereign debt governance, but creditor fragmentation, weak enforcement and missing actors could keep it closer to a coordination platform than a reformed governance architecture ...
The release of Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview has forced South Korea to confront both the fragility of its digital infrastructure and the gaps in its sovereign AI strategy ...
China's dominance in lithium and cobalt refining masks a deeper vulnerability: a sulphur supply chain concentrated in the Gulf and exposed to Hormuz disruption ...
Spain's opposition to the Iran war rests on two pillars: a commitment to international law and the hard lessons of the 2003 Iraq War ...
Kushagra Agrawal is a Research Intern with the Strategic Studies Programme at the Observer Research Foundation. ...
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Durga Narayan is a Field Operations Lead, Karnataka - UNFPA Project on Interstate Migration and Socioeconomic Vulnerabilities. ...
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