Issue Brief on “Energy, Sanctions, and Strategic Vulnerability: The EU and Russia after the...
Introduction
The Iran war and the severe disruption of the Strait of Hormuz have generated a major energy-security shock with uneven consequences for the European...
Issue Brief on “Pakistan’s Melting Glaciers and Water Crisis: The Climate and Air Pollution...
Introduction:
Pakistan is facing an increasingly interconnected climate and environmental crisis in which rising temperatures, accelerating glacial melt, worsening air pollution, and growing water insecurity...
Issue Brief on “Africa Forward Summit 2026”
The Africa Forward Summit 2026 was held in Nairobi, Kenya, on 11–12 May 2026. The summit was co-hosted by Kenyan President William Ruto and...
Issue Brief on “New Districts in Ladakh: Muslim Concerns over Representation and Administrative Reorganisation”
Following the initial announcement by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in 2024, the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh Vinai Kumar Saxena, gave his approval for...
Issue Brief on “Food Security Risks in Pakistan Amid the Ongoing Middle East Crisis”
Introduction
Escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East particularly involving Iran, Israel, and the United States have once again underscored the strategic importance of global...
Issue Brief on “A Pause in Islamabad”
On 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, they triggered a six-week war that quickly spread beyond a...
Issue Brief on “Beyond Interceptors: Missile Defence as a Multi-Domain Tool of Strategic and...
Modern attacks do not aim to annihilate, but to bring about "functional paralysis". Resilience works because the attacker cannot cripple all the systems at...
Issue Brief on “The Recent Election Outcomes: Another Decisive Moment in India’s Political History”
Introduction
The recent results of legislative assembly elections in four Indian states – Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal – and the Union Territory of...
Issue Brief on “India’s policy in West Asia Crisis: The Dominance of Economic and...
Introduction
India’s policy during the current West Asia crisis is driven by strong economic, strategic and diplomatic stakes with the US, Israel and the Gulf...
Issue Brief on “The Dangerous Comfort of Superiority: India’s Military Modernization and Strategic Miscalculation”
India's massive military modernization over the past decade has enhanced its conventional capabilities but has also fostered a political-military culture of "strategic comfort." In this...
