India tried two competing connectivity visions: the US-backed India-Middle East-Europe Economic (IMEC) corridor and the Iran-linked Chahbahar and International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) projects. The Iran war has exposed the fragility of this approach as the future of both visions hangs in the balance.
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‘Marka-e-Haq: Deterrence, Provocation and Strategic Maturity in South Asia,’ is a book that is both theoretically ambitious and grounded in…
The US-Israel War against Iran has once again highlighted the precarious nature of security in the Middle East and the…
By holding the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in “abeyance” since April 23, 2025, India has transformed water from a shared resource…
India’s missile program is one of the main elements that determines its strategic ambition. Its missile’s inventory is developing rapidly…
The Quad features an alliance of four states: the United States, India, Japan and Australia. It evolved from a simple humanitarian group in 2007 into a strategic and defense alliance in 2017 in response to China’s economic and military rise in the Asia-Pacific region.
Abstract This research investigates how Indian and Western media portray India’s nuclear ambitions. The study highlights how these portrayals legitimize…
When the United States and Israel launched war against Iran in February 2026, Tehran retaliated without a conventional parity. Iran’s retaliation constituted ballistic and cruise missiles and large numbers of Shahed-series one-way attack drones. In sustained salvos, they targeted American and Israeli key operational nodes such as air defence systems, E-3 AWACS aircraft, and KC-135 aerial refuelling tankers.
Indian Joint Air Defence Doctrine was released on 29 May 2026 by the former Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General…
This study examines the evolving dynamics of deterrence stability, crisis escalation, and strategic rivalry in South Asia one year after the May 2025 India-Pakistan crisis (Marka-e-Haq).
