Category Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies

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).

Mauritius Strengthens India’s Maritime Influence

With the Maldives veering towards China, Mauritius is emerging as a decisive factor in ensuring India's dominance in the Indian Ocean Region

On February 29, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritian counterpart, Pravind Jugnauth, jointly inaugurated a new airstrip and jetty on the Mauritian archipelago of Agaléga, thereby underlining India’s role as a net security provider in the Indian Ocean Region.

The Israel-Hamas conflict: A Call for Ceasefire

How much is enough “to rake up the conscience and comfort levels of the international community especially for USA- the sole benefactor of the Netanyahu led Israeli onslaught on the hapless and hopeless Palestinian civilians in Gaza. All norms of humanity appear to have been sacrificed for the political ambitions of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who frittered away all the sympathy and support from the world in no time after the October 7 terrorist attacks by an equally culpable Hamas.

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