Mekong Ganga Vs Mekong-Lancang; India and China’s vision for Southeast Asia
Icon-download Introduction The Mekong River is the longest river in Southeast Asia, spanning the length of approximately 4,900 km and covering over six Asian countries.1 It is also nicknamed as the ‘Mother of Water’ as it is a crucial source of livelihood for the populations living around the Mekong basin, across particularly the Southeast Asian […]
India-China Engagement in Africa: A Case Study of Nigeria
Icon-download Introduction India and China have been looking towards African countries since the last two decades now. Nigeria being Africa’s biggest economy has become the focal point of this cross connection between the two. To understand the multilateral relationship, we look at the past of all the three countries and how the current equation came […]
Whole-of-Nation, Whole-of-Sea: A Framework for Integrated Maritime Security
Icon-download Introduction India’s strategic location in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), with a 11,098 kilometres coastline and surrounded by major trading routes moving over 90% of goods by volume and over 74% by value makes maritime security a top national priority.i Increasingly complex threats like piracy, territorial disputes, illegal fishing, maritime terrorism, and cyberattacks now […]
China’s Look South and the Challenge to India’s Regional Primacy
Icon-download Introduction South Asia in the current times, has been witnessing, has witnessed rapid evolution in its political environment leading to changing national priorities and geopolitical alignments. For decades, India has balanced its geopolitical linkages through cultural ties, development assistance and its centrality. These collaboration efforts come with significant good will, a vital necessity when […]
Operation Sindoor: India’s Technological Assertion and the World’s Strategic Response
Icon-download Abstract Op Sindoor represents evolution of India’s doctrine for operations in multi domain environment. Standoff response against multiple terror targets and their ideological bases both in POJK and across international border with great accuracy and precision highlights this technological advancement. This calibrated act marks a new doctrine of punishment for acts of cross border […]
India-Pakistan Nuclear Equation and Arms Control in South Asia
Icon-download Introduction South Asia is considered to be one of the most volatile nuclear flashpoints in the world. This is due to the presence of the two nuclear-armed neighbours- India and Pakistan, their long-standing rivalry and unresolved territorial disputes. The role played by China in this enduring rivalry further complicates the regional insecurity. Recently, the […]
Supercapacitors: Journey towards enhanced storage batteries
Icon-download Introduction As we dwell into the modern era where safety has become an important aspect of almost every item that we consume, be it as little as a blender to as massive as an aircraft engine, the need to ensure cost effectiveness, operability, efficiency and sustainability, has provided humankind with various challenges that needs […]
Securing the Bay: Underseas Cable Security in India’s Bay of Bengal Strategy Introduction.
Icon-download Introduction In the contemporary period, when global power struggle dominates the global security architecture, there has been a rise of contestation in the domain of digital infrastructure, where undersea cables have become significant for global internet, economies and intelligence operations. Famously referred to as ‘submarine cables’, these fibre-optic cables transport more than ninety-five per […]
Rafale Marine Program: India France Partnership in Naval Aviation Systems
Icon-download Introduction Maritime trade routes have continued to be a crucial and an area of contestation during various periods of history. The Indian Ocean remains extremely crucial with its significant Sea Lanes of Communication (SLOCs) for the global maritime trade. It links Africa and Asia and is home to one-third of bulk cargo ships and […]
Asia-Africa Growth Corridor and India’s African Ambitions
Icon-download Introduction The continents of Asia and Africa have had long standing trade connections, preceding the colonial history of both. This history is often forgotten amidst the current fragmentation of narratives by various contemporary thinkers, however, timely efforts have been made, by numerous nations to sustain this relationship, not just for countering the western influence […]
