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India-US Relations: When Objectives Overlap, Perspectives Differ

New Delhi, July 13 -- In May 1994, Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao visited the US, addressed a joint session of the US Congress and met President Bill Clinton at the White House during which Clinton ... Read More


Iran's Hormuz Card Has a Shelf Life: Energy Diversification Will Reduce its Strategic Leverage Over Time

New Delhi, July 12 -- Hormuz is not a unique chokepoint. The Suez Canal, Bab el-Mandeb, the Strait of Malacca, and even the Panama Canal demonstrate the same strategic principle. Every critical choke ... Read More


Cocos (Keeling), Sabang and Car Nicobar: India's Quiet Maritime Rewiring

New Delhi, July 11 -- The India-Australia developments around Cocos (Keeling) Islands (CKI) form part of a wider strategic rebalancing, not as an isolated island story. From a remote island outpost; C... Read More


Goals Beyond Borders: Can Bangladesh Leverage its Football Craze as a Soft-power Tool?

New Delhi, July 11 -- Messi scores; the whole Bangladesh erupts with joy, with people dancing on the streets. Dhaka, Chattogram, Rangpur, and Rajshahi have been delighted with the colours of different... Read More


Is Hamas Expanding Footprint into South Asian Nations, Including Pakistan and Bangladesh?

New Delhi, July 10 -- Warnings from Israel regarding the possible expansion of Hamas activities into South Asia have triggered fresh concerns among security analysts. Recent remarks by Israeli Ambassa... Read More


Beyond Defense and Tech Cooperation: A Water Agenda For U.S.-India Relations

New Delhi, July 10 -- Foreign policy looks at water and sees the sea. It misses the village well. It measures power in shipping lanes and naval bases, in the choke points where fleets and cargo pass.... Read More


India's Indo-Pacific Assertion: Act East Policy in Action in Modi Visit

New Delhi, July 8 -- India's Act East Policy, launched in 2014 as an upgrade to the earlier Look East approach, has steadily matured into a strategic framework that anchors New Delhi's engagement with... Read More


The Ahmedabad Terror Verdict: A Strategic Milestone in the Evolution of the Indian State

New Delhi, July 8 -- The Gujarat High Court's judgment of 7 July 2026 is far more than the confirmation of 38 death sentences and 11 life sentences in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bombing case. It is a s... Read More


From Muziris to Modern Shipbuilding, a Reassertion of India's Maritime Identity

Muziris, July 6 -- India is today, for all practical purposes, almost an island nation for trade. With negligible commerce moving across its western, northern and much of its eastern land borders, the... Read More


China at the Core of the India-Japan Strategic Partnership

New Delhi, July 6 -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's first official visit to India at the invitation of Prime Minister Modi from 1-3 July 2026 for the 16th Japan-India Annual Summit and to di... Read More