Global affairs, conflict, diplomacy, international institutions and India’s place in the world.
Some places on the world map are small in size but enormous in consequence. The Strait of Malacca is one of them. It is not a large ocean. It is not a dramatic battlefield. It is…
Hormuz Chokepoint explained through sea lanes: why it matters for India, the evidence, global stakes and risks to watch next for serious readers today.
For most of its modern history, India behaved like a continental power trapped by land borders. Its strategic imagination was shaped by wars with Pakistan, the Himalayan challenge…
Indian Ocean Security explained through sea lanes: why it matters for India, the evidence, global stakes and risks to watch next for serious readers today.
China S String Pearls explained through sea lanes: why it matters for India, the evidence, global stakes and risks to watch next for serious readers today.
The Red Sea crisis has taught the world a hard lesson: sea lanes are not background infrastructure. They are strategic assets. For years, globalisation made shipping look invisib…
Maritime Domain Awareness India explained through sea lanes: why it matters for India, the evidence, global stakes and risks to watch next for serious readers.
Middle Powers Gain Influence explained through alliances: why it matters for India, the evidence, global stakes and risks to watch next for serious readers.
For three decades after the Cold War, the dominant story of world politics was integration. Markets would connect states. Trade would soften rivalries. Technology would spread pro…
Multipolarity Gives India Space explained through alliances: why it matters for India, the evidence, global stakes and risks to watch next for serious readers.
Indo-pacific Strategy explained through sea lanes: why it matters for India, the evidence, global stakes and risks to watch next for serious readers today.
America S Alliances Return explained through alliances: why it matters for India, the evidence, global stakes and risks to watch next for serious readers.
