Strategic Energy Diplomacy: Deepening of India Bhutan Hydropower
Hydropower is no longer only a tool for development but rather a strategic instrument for energy security, Bhutan green growth and regional stability ...
NEIGHBOURHOOD STUDIES
Neighborhood Studies looks at the range of cross-cutting issues such as political developments, economic activities, cross-border activities and foreign affairs related issues and security surfacing in its immediate neighbors – India and China – in addition to its extended neighbors such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Maldives. The study focuses to explore and identify emerging priorities in the neighborhood and generate evidence and analysis.
ARTICLES
President Putin's visit to India, amid Russia-Ukraine Conflict, and Strained India-US Ties
President Putin’s visit to India, set against the backdrop of the Russia–Ukraine conflict and strains in India–US relations, highlights the resilience and complexity of India’s strategic positioning ...
Beyond Diplomacy: The Strategic Stakes of the 2025 India–Russia Summit
The 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit of 2025 will be a great milestone in the bilateral relations, changing a relationship that was always based on defence and energy into a real-life comprehensive strategic partnership ...
Cyclone Ditwah and India–Sri Lanka Relations: Humanitarian Crisis and Regional Dynamics
Cyclone Ditwah has exposed Sri Lanka’s acute vulnerability to extreme weather events, adding pressure to its fragile social and economic fabric ...
The South Asian Spring: What Accounts for the Region’s Burgeoning Democratic Movement?
The global political landscape appears to be receding from the “Third Wave of Democratisation,” giving way to a worldwide surge of authoritarianism ...
Australian Foreign Minister’s Visit to India
All things considered, India and Australia are enjoying a promising partnership at present, one that is marked by strategic convergence of interests in which the quest for upholding the rules-based international order dominates ...
Proximity, Power, and the Poetics of Diplomacy: Reassessing India–Maldives Relations
The India–Maldives dynamic remains a study in asymmetry shaped by history, contested sovereignty, market forces, and great-power competition ...
Assessing Foreign Security Issues in Bihar Elections 2025
In the Bihar elections, foreign issues have increasingly become a focus of political leaders’ campaigns, particularly for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ...
“Mining Autonomy: How India is Redrawing the Global Map of Rare Earth Power”
India's push for diversification is a significant step in redefining its economic sovereignty in a world where the politics of minerals are becoming more and more dominant ...
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The Triangle of Terrorism in Afghanistan: Taliban, AQ and IS-K One Objective with Different Approaches
The world, particularly the Western and the United States, is dealing with Islamic terrorism in Afghanistan and its surrounding region in two unclear ways ...