Publications
India’s Strategic Options in a US–China G2 Scenario: Preserving Strategic Autonomy amid Tightening Bipolarity.
SUMMARY The emergence of a US–China “G2” dynamic, where global politics is increasingly shaped by competition between Washington and Beijing, poses a structural challenge to India’s long-standing commitment to strategic autonomy (Allison, 2017). As bi...
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India and ASEAN: The limits of Act East
Summary India’s Act East Policy was intended to deepen political, economic and strategic engagement with Southeast Asia, with ASEAN at its core. While diplomatic interaction has expanded and institutional frameworks have matured, tangible outcomes remain limited. Trade ...
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India and SCO: Why stay in a China-dominated forum?
What happened? India continues participating SCO despite China’s dominance, because it provides critical strategic advantages that India cannot afford to miss while balancing China’s influence, with accessing central Asia, energy resources and counter-terr...
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Vishwaguru in the Age of Algorithms: India’s AI summit and the politics of Global south
Summary:India marked its position to develop cutting edge AI models as it hosted one of the large AI summits, casting itself as the champion of the developing nations in a space monopolized for too long by the USA and China. It became clear the position India he...
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Connectivity Corridors, Maritime Routes, and Competitive Geoeconomics in the Indo-Pacific
1. SummaryThe Indo-Pacific region spans from East Africa to the western shores of the United States, including South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia and Oceania and the Pacific Island Countries.Though primarily Asia-Pacific, now renamed as ‘Indo- Pacific’...
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BRICS, Maritime Corridors and Contest for Indo-Pacific Influence
Summary:The Indo-Pacific has emerged as the central arena of twenty first century geopolitics due to itsstrategic maritime trade corridors, global trade routes and expanding naval competition. The growing importance of the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea and interconnected mar...
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Can the QUAD push North Korea to disarm: A talk on denuclearisation
Introduction “We reaffirm our commitment to the complete denuclearisation of North Korea” (MEA,2026). On 26th May 2026, the foreign ministers of QUAD met in New Delhi and released a collective statement on demanding North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons...
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The Global Gateway Initiative of Europe As an Alternative to the BRI of China
Summary: The Global Gateway strategy is an extension of the EU – Asia connectivity strategy launched back in 2018. While focusing on connectivity issues within Eurasia, this strategy was a symbol of increasing interdependence between the two continents from both geopoli...
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European Asylum and migration management strategy 2026
Summary: The first European Asylum and Migration Management Strategy was launched in January 2026?and spans a period of five years. It requires having a legal framework which is both effective and robust, ensuring migration management along with the partner countries ...
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