Pakistan-India’s crises, since 1998, demonstrate compelling evidence that nuclear weapons have not prevented small scale conflicts in South Asia. Most importantly, the May 2025 crisis evolved into the most serious military standoff since the 1971 war, in which for the first time, both countries exchanged missile strikes against each other’s counterforce targets across the international borders.
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There is a balancing act between Russia and the West in Indian foreign policy. It is argued that as a result of the United States’ pressures, India has begun to lose its strategic autonomy and tends to the West. On the other hand, New Delhi’s strategic ties with Moscow has continued. All these developments oblige us to analyze the trends in India’s foreign policy.
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.
In December 2025 the Trump administration releases the National Security Strategy (NSS) 2025. A fundamental component of the report sets…
Abstract The security architecture of South Asia is fundamentally different from that of the Cold War era. During the Cold…
India has started conducting its first ever a Cold Start drone and counter drone war exercise on 7th October 2025…
The traditional concept of nuclear deterrence, which is based on mutual vulnerability, is weakening due to the rapid advancement of…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on President Donald Trump to launch military strikes against Iranian nuclear targets, to further…
Summary India’s hedging strategy balances commitments to both BRICS and the US-led Quad. The Modi-Xi rapprochement signifies reduced tensions between…
