High-Level Visits From China : New Diplomatic Strategy

Strategic Communication, Manufacturing of Narratives and India–ASEAN Relations

The Partner System Repriced

This paper proposes that the 2025–26 rupture in US-India relations arose from two key factors that enmeshed: presidential decision-making based on dogmatic foreign policy beliefs and transactional style in place of strategy; and the silent but long accumulating frustration in the United States…

Leveraging BRICS & SCO for India’s Energy Security Strategy

Energy security featured prominently in discussions at both the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and BRICS in 2026, as volatility continues in global energy markets. India can leverage these organisations to attract investments and forge partnerships in clean technology supply chains.

ASEAN–India Defence Think Tank Forum 2026

The ASEAN–India Defence Think Tank Forum is proposed as a Track-1.5/2.0 platform connecting strategic research communities with defence policymakers and ...

Militia vs Maritime gains: Seizure of The Hanish Islands and Making of a Non-State Maritime Power

In the middle of September 2026, Houthi rebels carried out and completed a campaign that made a strategic statement out of what were largely uninhabited islands. The group expanded its presence in the region by the capture of the Greater and Lesser Hanish Islands in the Southern Red Sea furthering…

CLAWS – Cyberpeace Chair of Excellence | Essay Competition 2026

🌐 Theme: Strategic Communication in the Digital Age How can India safeguard its cognitive security, counter AI-enabled disinformation, strengthen digital sovereignty and shape strategic narratives in an increasingly contested information environment? 🎓 Open to students, researchers, armed forces…

REVIEW OF “SECURITY COOPERATION IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS: POLITICS, PRIORITIES, AND PATHWAYS OF THE REGIONAL SECURITY PATCHWORK”

Edited by Joanne Wallis, Henrietta McNeill, James Batley and Anna Powles. Routledge, London and New York 2025. 334 pages, ISBN: 978-1-003-61319-0, (Open Access) As strategic competition between the United States and China increasingly plays out across the “Blue Pacific”,[1] the question of how the…

MARINE SPATIAL PLANNING AS A STRATEGIC GOVERNANCE TOOL — INDIA’S DOMESTIC CAPABILITY AND REGIONAL LEADERSHIP IN THE INDIAN OCEAN

Keywords: Marine Spatial Planning, Indian Ocean, Regional Cooperation, Ocean Governance This paper argues that India should understand Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) not merely as an environmental management and conservation tool, but as a strategic asset. A carefully governed MSP architecture, one…

21st Century World Embroiled in Endless Conflict

Abstract The twenty-first century has challenged the post-Cold War expectation that globalisation, economic interdependence and technological connectivity would produce a more peaceful and stable world. Instead, strategic competition has expanded across military, economic, technological…

The Atlantic Brief | Volume I | Issue No. 02

The brief outlines the primary geopolitical, economic, and security developments defining September 2026. The issue highlights Europe’s intensified focus on defence preparedness in response to Russian hybrid warfare and drone activity, prompting NATO and the EU to bolster intelligence-sharing and…

Assessing South Africa’s G20 Presidency

The U.S. will host the 2026 G20 Summit on December 14-15, but South Africa is not invited – a departure from G20 norms and a rebuff to Africa, the Global South, and the G20 itself. Its historic term as the first African presidency in 2025 ended on a mixed note: despite a successful summit, tensions…

Essay: Mecca Accord re-engineers regional security?

The sustainability of the Mecca Accord is determined by its response to three geopolitical challenges represented by India, Iran, and Israel. The India test centres on preventing the export of South Asian conflicts to the Gulf, the Iranian test rests on institutionalising sustainable deterrence…

RETHINKING MARITIME CONNECTIVITY — TOWARDS CONNECTED MARITIME SYSTEMS

Setting the Context Maritime connectivity has emerged as an increasingly important component of national and regional economic and strategic policy. Yet, the growing prominence of the term has not been accompanied by a corresponding clarification of what maritime connectivity actually encompasses…

BRICS after the New Delhi Summit

The recent BRICS Summit in New Delhi was declared a success. Its 140-paragraph New Delhi Declaration is the longest yet. With members divided over the Russia-Ukraine and West Asia wars, leaders avoided naming countries or taking positions, focusing on issues affecting the Global South and deepening…

Modi-Xi: Balancing, Not Reset

In less than 60 days, India and China held four major bilateral dialogues, all targeted at finding a solution to the boundary issue whilst maintaining peace on the border. In August, they held diplomatic level talks, followed by discussions between the Special Representatives, culminating in a…

SAUDI ARABIA’S MULTINATIONAL MARITIME DEFENCE ALLIANCE — IMPLICATIONS FOR INDIA

Keywords: Saudi Arabia, Multinational Maritime Defence Alliance (MMDA), Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Maritime Security, Regional Maritime Security Architecture, Institutional Proliferation, India–Saudi Arabia Relations, India’s Indian Ocean Strategy, Maritime Interoperability The months of July and…

India's 'Pacific Islands' Outreach: Understanding Regional Narratives, Geopolitics & Opportunities - MP-IDSA

About the Monograph The narrative of ‘the return of geopolitics’ to the Pacific Island Countries (PICs) is gaining traction in the larger discourse of the Indo-Pacific, primarily driven by the… Continue reading India’s ‘Pacific Islands’ Outreach: Understanding Regional Narratives, Geopolitics &…

AI for India: Identifying Future Directions

India’s AI ecosystem shows high potential but faces scaling, talent, and governance gaps; strategic investment, innovation, and inclusive adoption are key to unlocking its global competitiveness.

Pakistan’s Bid for Relevance | Military diplomacy and strategic manoeuvres

Pakistan geopolitical repositioning, US-Pakistan ties, India-Pakistan tensions, Operation Sindoor, China-Pakistan defence, Trump mediation, Iran-Israel conflict, Balochistan resources, Indo-Pacific strategy, strategic balancing