Defense
Drone Swarms and the Risk of Escalation in South Asia
In the contemporary strategic landscape of South Asia, drone swarms are adding a dangerous layer of complexity to an already volatile security situation. The...
KHAN Missiles and the Potential Balance of Power in ASEAN
In the last decade, Southeast Asia has experienced an acceleration in the modernization of defense equipment, especially Indonesia, which is now the first operator...
The End of New START: Is a New US-Russia Arms Race on the Horizon?
The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), the only remaining bilateral arms control agreement between the United States (US) and Russia, is set...
Forecasting the Next World War—Between Theory and Practice
Winston Churchill famously said, “Those who do not learn history are condemned to repeat it.” The truth is, even when we do learn history,...
India’s nuclear exceptionalism: An irony/ a question to non-proliferation framework
An international order constructed based on norms and treaties to stop the proliferation of nuclear weapons, India stands as a disturbing exception. India, despite...
Primal Connections: Death, Time and Nuclear War
“It is through death that there is time….” Emmanuel Levinas, God, Death and Time (1976)
The threat is not mysterious. In the final analysis, it...
America’s upcoming sixth-generation F-47 aircraft prospects
F-47 announcement:
On March 21st, 2025, President Trump declared that the US Air Force (USAF) would move on with Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter...
SCO and a New Era of Regional Cooperation
The SCO and a New Eurasian Regionalism
Amid shifting global geopolitics, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has emerged as a pivotal platform for regionalism in...
Is Pakistan developing an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile?
A prominent scholar of international security, Vipin Narang, has recently claimed in his co-authored article that Pakistan is developing Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) with...
India-Pakistan: Terror, Deterrence and the Dilemma of Stability
Authors: Suman Manchi and Dr. Rubina Pradhan*
The Pahalgam terror attack on 22 April 2025, followed by the Indian armed forces’ swift ‘Operation Sindoor,’ has...