Awards cannot save nations from ecological ruin; true strength lies not in false brilliance, but […]
Month: June 2026
Everything Important Is Outside the Syllabus
Walk into any college classroom and you will find bright young minds preparing for examinations […]
Just Wars or Justified Wars?
Who Decides When Killing Becomes Moral? Can Wars Be Just Wars do not begin with […]
Morabeza: Cabo Verde’s Greatest Victory
Every FIFA World Cup produces its fairy tale. This year, it belongs to Cabo Verde. […]
Empire Meets Karma: The Long Arc of History and the Law of Consequence
History has a curious habit. It rarely settles its accounts within a generation. Nations, like […]
The Soul of Strategy: From Dharma Yuddha to Digital Deterrence
The Evolution of Indian Way of War As Indian satellites watch over distant oceans, cyber […]
The Changing Face of Growth: India and the Global Economy
The global economy is being reshaped by geopolitical tensions, technological disruption, shifting trade patterns, climate […]
Multiple Dimensions of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)
A recent LinkedIn discussion, initiated by Professor Francesco Moscone of Brunel University London, sparked my […]
The War for the Last Ice
How the Arctic is Emerging as the Twenty-First Century’s New Geopolitical Battlefield For centuries, the […]
Conflict Termination & Iran War
Introduction While active hostilities have halted in Iran and a “Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between […]
Violent protests in PoJK reflect the pulse of present day Pakistan
Introduction Pakistan is witnessing violent protests in Pakistan Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (PoJK) for the […]
THE WINNERS, LOSERS AND SURVIVORS: Decoding Strategic Consequences of the US–Iran MoU
Wars usually end with a victor and a vanquished. Diplomacy, however, is far more complicated. […]
The Swiss Accord and the Limits of American Power
The fourteen-point digital accord signed by the United States and Iran in Switzerland this week […]
India Amid the New Global Fault Lines: AI, Climate and Geopolitics
The global economy entered the second half of 2026 confronting a convergence of forces that […]
Mental Decolonisation: India’s Next Freedom Struggle
Political independence was achieved in 1947. Mental independence remains a work in progress. The recent […]
Between Wars: Building an Anti-Fragile India for an Uncertain World
The Peace After the Storm The proposed peace agreement between the United States and Iran, […]
Geography Never Retires: Why India’s Strategic Century Will Be Decided by Mountains, Seas and Supply Chains
Napoleon blamed the Russian winter. Hitler blamed the Russian winter. In reality, both were defeated […]
Future Wars and India’s Multi-domain Preparedness, Kasauli’s Strategic Seminar Highlights Challenges
Present on the occasion, apart from the distinguished speakers, were the GOC-in-C Central Command, Gen […]
India’s External Sector: Resilient but Vulnerable
India’s external-sector position cannot be understood in isolation, in silo, from the profound changes occurring […]
Why We Hate – and Why We Shouldn’t
The Age of Connection, the Era of Division The twenty-first century has witnessed extraordinary achievements. […]
Us-Israel-Iran War: Failed Negotiations & Realistic End State
Introduction As the situation is once again spiraling out of control as on 8 June […]
Is Washington Fighting Forced Labour or Protecting Its Markets?
Washington’s decision to propose a 12.5 per cent tariff on imports from India and dozens […]
Building Beyond Borders: BRO Videsh for Neighbourhood First and Act East
Connectivity is the New Currency of Power For much of modern history, power was measured […]
Winning the World, Losing the Neighbourhood: Causes, Consequences and the Way Ahead
Nepal’s Drift and the Larger Strategic Question The recent deterioration in ties between India and […]
The Tyranny of Merit: When Young India Stops Believing the Game is Fair
The Promise and the Betrayal For generations, India has offered its youth a simple bargain: […]
RBI’s June 2026 Policy: Navigating Uncertainty with Prudence
The RBI finds itself on a sticky wicket ahead of its upcoming monetary policy meeting, […]
India Must End Bureaucratic Segregation in Defence Governance
Politico-Military Fusion for the Era of Multidomain Warfare “A wise man should restrain his senses […]
The Mirage of Lasting Peace: How Humanity Weaponised Its Own Genius
“We have guided missiles and misguided men.” Martin Luther King Jr. The ashes of history […]
The Future Belongs to Nations That Occupy Space
History rewards nations that arrive before others recognise the frontier As nations race to explore […]
How the Ongoing Wars Reinforce the Primacy of Land Operations
Introduction Technologies such as drones, hypersonic ammunition and cyber warfare have been at the forefront […]
