Issue Brief on “Bangladesh at the Crossroads: India’s Strategic Setback vs Pakistan’s Rising Diplomatic...
Following Sheikh Hasina’s exit from Bangladesh in August 2024, Bangladesh’s interim government began to reshape its foreign policy posture, gradually relocating from an India-centric...
Issue Brief on “US Energy landscape 2026: Transition, Tensions and Strategic Challenges”
The energy landscape of the United States is very vast and dynamic, which is shaped by a strong economy and abundant natural resources. A...
Issue Brief on “Kashmir Dispute and Strategic Stability of South Asia”
Introduction
Strategic stability in South Asia relies on a fragile balance shaped by unresolved historical disputes, unequal power relations, and the presence of nuclear weapons....
Issue Brief on “The Quiet Crisis of Kashmir: Identity, Violence & the Human Conditions”
Walter Benjamin, a German philosopher, died in 1940 while fleeing Nazi-controlled Europe. Documents, intellectual fame and a life founded upon ideas could not shield...
Issue Brief on “Generations Born into Conflict: The Psychological Inheritance of Kashmir”
The greatest damage done by war is not to cities or fields, but to the minds of the people who must live with its...
Issue Brief on “Iran’s Foreign Policy Under Pressure: A Snapshot of Current Dynamics and...
Iran’s foreign policy at the beginning of 2026 remains centred on one primary goal. That goal is safeguarding the security, sovereignty, and independence of...
Issue Brief on “Türkiye’s Evolving Stance on the Jammu and Kashmir Dispute: From Early...
Introduction
On September 24, 2025, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan brought up the issue of Jammu and Kashmir again during his speech at the 79th...
Issue Brief on “To balance or not? Maldives Tough Choice Between India and China”
Introduction
As global focus shifts from continental to maritime dominance, reflected in the evolution from Mackinder’s Heartland Theory to Spykman’s Rimland Theory, small island nations...
Issue Brief on “RSS 100 Years: Its Socio-Political Impacts, Achievements, and Future Objectives”
Introduction
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has completed its 100 years on 27 September 2025. Founded by Keshav Baliram Hegdewar in 1925, the RSS aims...
Issue Brief on “Weaponizing Water: India’s Abeyance of the Indus Waters Treaty and Its...
Introduction;
On 23rd April 2025, India unilaterally announced holding the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance, stating that the treaty would remain in abeyance until...
