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अगर ईरान होर्मुज़ को बंद करता है तो तेल का क्या होगा?
Jul 07, 2025

अगर ईरान होर्मुज़ को बंद करता है तो तेल का क्या होगा?

होर्मुज़ जलडमरूमध्य बंद करने की ईरान की धमकी बताती है कि

Chokepoint Checkers: Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Gambit
Jul 05, 2025

Chokepoint Checkers: Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Gambit

Iran’s threat to blockade the Strait of Hormuz reveals the high geopolitical and geoeconomic stakes tied to one of the world’s key energy arteries

India, China, and developments in the Persian Gulf
Mar 20, 2023

India, China, and developments in the Persian Gulf

The growing presence of China and India in the Persian Gulf indicates the prospects of power relations between regional, continental, and global actor

China’s shifting Persian Gulf Policy: Is it favouring the GCC over Iran?
Jan 04, 2023

China’s shifting Persian Gulf Policy: Is it favouring the GCC over Iran?

Multiple factors have contributed to a shift in Beijing’s Gulf policy but it does not mean that China intends to finance a new regional order

The spectre of a naval conflict in the Persian Gulf
May 22, 2019

The spectre of a naval conflict in the Persian Gulf

The threat posed by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy to the Strait of Hormuz is real, but exaggerated. Its advantages in open, asymmetric warfare wo

Tension in the Persian Gulf
Jun 25, 2019

Tension in the Persian Gulf

The U.S. and Iran are muddying the waters with accusations and counter-accusations

Dominance, Competition, and Adaptation: The US Quest for a Strategic Trifecta in the Indian Ocean
Nov 25, 2024

Dominance, Competition, and Adaptation: The US Quest for a Strategic Trifecta in the Indian Ocean

The United States (US) is recalibrating its strategy in the Indian Ocean, driven by the region’s rapidly evolving geopolitical and geostrategic landscape. The US approach has moved from unilateral dominance to a more collaborative strategy that emphasises shared leadership through a technology-driven security paradigm. This paradigm supports a rule-based order where regional stakeholders are empowered to adopt more significant roles. The founda

India supports Palestine with key interests in mind
Dec 26, 2017

India supports Palestine with key interests in mind

Indian interests in the Persian Gulf region are paramount. That is from where India gets 70% of its oil, and where seven million of Indian citizens labour and send back remittances of around USD 35 billion per annum.

Iran successfully launches military satellite
Apr 24, 2020

Iran successfully launches military satellite

Tehran is using the opportunity to send a strategic message to other powers in the region and beyond.

Iraq after the pullout
Dec 26, 2011

Iraq after the pullout

Last week the curtains came down on the 21st century's first unjust war - the US involvement in Iraq. But worse may follow after the American pullout. The implications for India of further turmoil in the Persian Gulf, particularly Iraq are enormous.

Middle Powers in the Gulf: Navigating the Return of the Taliban in Afghanistan
Feb 19, 2024

Middle Powers in the Gulf: Navigating the Return of the Taliban in Afghanistan

Amid the ongoing fundamental changes in the international order, such as the growing bipolar competition between the US and China and the promotion of multipolarity, middle powers may take more ownership of conflict points such as Afghanistan. To comprehend this possibility, it is important to trace the evolution of middle powers in the Persian Gulf. This paper looks at the complexities of the Gulf middle power states, with Afghanistan as the the

The Trump policy
Jan 19, 2018

The Trump policy

A breakdown of the deal and tension in the Persian Gulf has implications for India

Too close for comfort
Sep 17, 2019

Too close for comfort

Crisis in the Gulf will also have major consequences for India

Underwater Frontiers of Gulf Geopolitics: A Strategic Achilles’ Heel
Nov 05, 2025

Underwater Frontiers of Gulf Geopolitics: A Strategic Achilles’ Heel

Beneath the Persian Gulf’s waters lies a new arena of power—where control of cables and pipelines could decide the balance of global stability.

US-Iran conflict won’t leave India unscathed
Jan 07, 2020

US-Iran conflict won’t leave India unscathed

India has significant interests in the Persian Gulf region, but it appears to have dealt itself out of the game by tamely skewing its Middle East policy in favour of the informal US-Saudi Arabia-Israel coalition. Iran was given short shrift as New Delhi went along with Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ policy on Iran. New Delhi’s motives may have been practical.