External Publications

Russia’s recent test of the Burevestnik missile marks a dangerous escalation in global nuclear competition, challenging arms control norms and...

Originally published : https://www.eurasiareview.com/26102025-accountability-by-design-reforming-indias-defence-procurement-for-strategic-credibility-analysis/ Delays and cost overruns in Indian defence procurement are not just bureaucratic inefficiencies. They are symptoms...

Originally published : https://www.eurasiareview.com/24102025-single-point-orders-joint-fight-how-june-2025-reform-reshapes-indias-theatre-command-reality-analysis/ With the CDS now empowered to issue Joint Instructions and Orders, the June 2025 reform ends...

The trouble is that war-making has become almost the norm these days, what with the conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza, and...

This article was originally published at Firstpost: https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/beaten-in-op-sindoor-jem-forms-womens-brigade-to-target-india-13943148.html When the dust settled over Bahawalpur after Operation Sindoor, what emerged was...

It makes little strategic and commercial sense for Washington to invest in a project in Balochistan. For the US president,...

The things Pakistan does can never cease to amaze. Even as it is being pressured by the Americans to be...

originally published : https://sundayguardianlive.com/news/commanding-the-tactical-skies-the-imperative-for-surface-forces-to-control-the-battlespace-in-the-drone-era-154832/ New Delhi: The contemporary battlefield is no longer confined by the traditional triad of land, sea, and...

Originally published https://www.eurasiareview.com/06102025-chinas-occupation-of-tibet-is-not-just-illegal-its-an-environmental-and-security-catastrophe-in-the-making-oped/ As 7 October marks seventy-five years since China’s invasion of Tibet, the consequences of that act of...

Originally published : https://www.eurasiareview.com/05102025-inside-tibets-digital-prison-pla-and-police-merge-to-enforce-chinas-grip-analysis/ The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) controls Tibet through a combination of military force, comprehensive surveillance technology,...

Recently, the strategic community was confronted with a strange kind of deterrence that was outside much of the literature that...

originally published : https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/theaterisation-why-indias-armed-forces-need-to-play-as-one-team/ The debate on theaterisation of armed forces is once again in the news, following Operation Sindoor,...

Originally published : https://newsable.asianetnews.com/world/hong-kong-article-23-why-indian-trade-and-security-are-at-stake-articleshow-3acfno7 Beijing’s new Article 23 security law is more than an assault on Hong Kong’s civil liberties—it is...

This article was originally published at: https://www.eurasiareview.com/15092025-from-terrain-to-strategy-high-mobility-vehicles-at-the-core-of-indias-military-readiness-analysis/ When modern militaries talk of agility, they mean more than battlefield manoeuvres. Agility...

This article was originally published at: https://www.eurasiareview.com/10092025-theater-commands-in-india-joint-by-design-land-led-by-necessity-oped/ The notification of the Inter-Services Organisations (ISOs) (Command, Control, and Discipline) Act Rules...

The article was first published at: https://newsable.asianetnews.com/india/indian-defence-military-theaterisation-does-it-stand-ground-against-its-critics-articleshow-0gyd0xn The Indian military today faces a paradox. It has some of the largest...

Originally published at : https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/abarometer-of-chinese-thinking-on-modi-s-visit-101756826209765.html Before US President Donald Trump’s tariff testiness, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin...

Originally published at : https://www.ndtv.com/opinion/wang-yi-in-india-pakistan-afghanistan-whats-going-on-behind-the-scenes-9156401 Everyone seems to be everywhere at once. India's Foreign Minister, S. Jaishankar, was recently in...

Originally published at : https://www.republicworld.com/opinion/august-in-exileremembering-the-lost-homeland The lives of Tibetan youth born in exile in India are filled with both longing...

This article was originally published at: https://newsable.asianetnews.com/world/analysis-china-naval-exports-cheap-to-buy-costly-to-keep-strategy-explained-articleshow-g7ifae2 China’s defence industry has found a profitable lane in selling naval platforms to...

Originally published: https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/murder-in-august-pakistan-covert-role-in-sheikh-mujibur-rahman-assassination-13926458.html The birth of Bangladesh in 1971 cannot be reduced to a mere civil war. It was the...

In this article, Tanya Nagar highlights that the Himalayan frontier, particularly Sikkim, faces rising climate-induced disasters—landslides, floods, glacial lake breaches—that...

This article was first published at: https://newsable.asianetnews.com/india/defence-diaries-operation-sindoor-recognition-is-a-tribute-not-a-political-tool-articleshow-0r81fhn Following the release of a promotional video showing celebrated actor and quiz show host...

Originally published at : https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/amid-trumpian-turbulence-its-time-for-india-to-hide-its-capacity-bide-its-time-13923379.html This is no time to shut off your laptop and take a nap. Developments are...

This article was originally published at: https://newsable.asianetnews.com/india/india-australia-deepen-strategic-defence-trade-ties-shape-indo-pacific-security-articleshow-n2oy2xs In recent years, India and Australia have transformed their partnership into one of...