Rethinking US-Israel Relations: A Call for Change in the Middle East
In a globalising world, where alternative power centres emerge and grow, US cannot continue to turn a blind eye to humanitarian crisis created by Israel in Gaza.
Category Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies
India’s Supportive Role in Addressing Bhutan’s Needs: A Story of Understanding and Urgency
The two nations have had a history of cooperation, support, and mutual growth.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to Bhutan last week marks his third visit to the country. The visit closely follows Bhutan’s newly-elected PM Tshering Tobgay’s official visit to India between March 14 and 18. These back-to-back visits demonstrate the special relationship between both countries and the tradition of regular high-level exchanges between them. India-Bhutan relations are the epitome of a win-win relationship between two neighbours who vastly differ in size. PM Modi’s recent visit intends to build on this special relationship, especially as Bhutan confronts its internal and external challenges.
A Decade of Modi’s Foreign Policy: From Aspiration to Assertion
A day might be a long time in politics, but in foreign policy, even a decade is usually not long enough to merit a serious appraisal.
Putin’s Re-election and the Challenge to Western Dominance
The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war is being perceived, at a popular level, as the war by the West against Russia as the Grey Zone warfare and one-sided narratives predominate their respective global spaces.
Navigating China’s Indian Ocean Ambitions: Mohamed Muizzu’s Role in Malé
Mohamed Muizzu is helping Beijing expand its presence in the Indian Ocean
India’s Nuclear Deterrence Advancement: The Strategic Impact of MIRV Technology
The Agni-5 ballistic missile test dubbed the “Divyastra”, that was conducted by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), is strategically consequential. With a range of over 5,000 kilometres, the Agni-5 is the longest-range missile India has tested so far. But it is not simply its range but, equally, its potency which represents a watershed moment for India’s nuclear deterrent. The potency of India’s nuclear deterrent is enhanced because this variant is integrated with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicles (MIRVs).
The Contested Indo-Pacific: Between ‘Free and Open’ and ‘Spheres of Influence’
As the global strategic landscape goes through an unprecedented churn, there is no doubt that the Indo-Pacific has emerged into a new theatre of big-power geopolitical and geo-economic contestation, which is specifically underwritten by the Sino-American rivalry.