The Western Indian Ocean has emerged as a critical theatre of geopolitical contestation, driven by intensifying competition among regional and extra-regional powers. With China’s expanding maritime footprint, Iran’s strategic assertiveness,...
The sinking of the IRIS Dena on 4 March 2026, following a torpedo strike by a United States submarine in the Indian Ocean, marks a rare and consequential escalation in contemporary naval warfare. Occurring within a neutral state’s Exclusive...
The bilateral relationship between the two states of India and the United States has evolved considerably over the past few decades, transforming from the Cold War estrangement to an increasingly strategic partnership, shaped by historical ...
The evolving security landscape of South Asia reflects a complex interplay of domestic instability, transnational threats, and great-power competition, with significant implications for India’s internal security architecture. The persistenc...
The maritime security landscape in the East China Sea has experienced a major and long-term shift in the last ten years, shifting away from the periodical territorial conflicts to a state of long-term strategic rivalry characterised by pers...
Modern warfare development now depends on advanced technology systems which provide better situational awareness and improved decision-making capabilities. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, which people commonly call drones, have become essential t...
In the changing nature of modern-day war, airspace is no longer restricted to fighter jets or missile landings. The skies are now crowded like never before, changing the definition of an "aerial battlespace"- dramatically. In addition to th...
The Arctic, commonly understood as the region north of the Arctic Circle (66° 34? N), has long existed in global imagination as a distant, frozen, and largely inaccessible space. For most of modern history, it was not a centre of economic o...
The growing and emerging nations, whether in the BRICS group (Including the Expanded members) or other economic and geopolitical settings face a dilemma as they balance their path down a tightrope where they have to focus on a steady growth...
In the current geopolitical scenario, where border tensions are no longer traced with conventional strategic monitoring techniques, the character of global border security and their impact is changing. Innovations and technological advances...
A lot has changed in the South Caucasus after the outbreak of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the subsequent takeover of the territory by Azerbaijan. From being a mere territorial dispute, the conflict has attracted extra-regional players...
Jellyfish population explosions are increasingly emerging as indicators of deeper structural stress within marine ecosystems rather than isolated biological events. Their growing frequency across diverse geographies highlights the cumulativ...
