Issue Brief on “China’s Policy Towards Jammu and Kashmir Dispute”
Introduction
China’s policy towards Jammu and Kashmir has been primarily shaped by its close ties with Pakistan, its strategic competition with India, and its broader...
Issue Brief on “Beyond the Hype: Hypersonic Weapons, Security Challenges in the Changing Strategic...
Introduction
Hypersonic missiles are often portrayed as a revolutionary “game-changing” weapon, yet experts caution that this is misleading. The physics of low-altitude, manoeuvring flight mean...
Issue Brief on “The 21st Century Arms Race: Identifying Global Hotspots and Risks to...
Introduction
Global arms competition has entered a new, multi-domain phase. Over the past decade, states have increased both spending and capability modernization across nuclear, conventional...
Issue Brief on “From the Himalayas to the Indus: India’s Double Standards on Water...
The largest hydroelectric power station in the world is currently the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in Hubei Province, China, with an...
Issue Brief on “US Tariffs on India: Economic and Strategic Dimensions”
On July 30, the US President Donald Trump imposed 25 percent reciprocal tariffs on various Indian goods exported to the US market. The reciprocal...
Issue Brief on “Banning FAT Schools: Security Imperative or Cultural Suppression?”
Background
On August 23, 2025, the Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir government announced the takeover of 215 private schools, including 80 in Baramulla,37...
Issue Brief on “Cross-Domain Deterrence in the Age of AI and Cyber Weapons: Credibility,...
Introduction
Deterrence means stopping aggression by threatening costs that an attacker would find unacceptable. Contemporary conflicts no longer stay only in land, sea, or air...
Issue Brief on “Calibrated Escalation: India’s Doctrinal Evolution and the Stability–Instability Paradox”
India's reliance on tactics rooted in its Joint Land Warfare Doctrine (JLWD) reflects an alarming shift towards integrated, high-tempo operations. Rather than strengthening stability,...
Issue Brief on “Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Air Warfare”
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming our lives and the way we work. It is the simulation of human intelligence that machines process to...
Issue Brief on “The Militarization of Outer Space and the Future of Arms Control”
Introduction
Outer space now underpins global security, and satellites provide vital communications, navigation, meteorology, and early-warning functions. Space-based systems are woven into military command-and-control and...
