Strategic Insights

"Instead of the formation of a strict anti-Western bloc, the trend is towards a flexible, networked multipolarity... India considers itself as part of the Global South, which is 'Non-West' but not 'Anti-West'."

"The global order has become increasingly turbulent due to shifting power dynamics, the rise of multipolarity, and the erosion of traditional alliances."

"President Trump's interventionist overdrive... has signalled expansionism and coercive diplomacy a new normal for potential hegemons."

"America knows that India is unlikely to get into any formal alliance or play the role of proxy for them."

"A developing India needs APIs and minerals from China and technology from USA; hence, strategic balancing is a compulsion."

"India is viewed as a source of cultural and spiritual wisdom, a non-interfering force for peace."

"Safety of the sea lanes of communication is paramount for India in the Indian Ocean."

"The world is yet to accept mentally the transition of world war into a new dimension encompassing economic, space and cyber warfare."

"We live in a post-truth era where emotions often outweigh facts. Narratives determine political choices and affect military morale."

"The West claims to champion democracy... historically siding with military dictatorship in Pakistan over democratic India indicate shifting stances."

"Acquiring proven platforms becomes essential to maintain operational readiness where indigenous tech is yet to mature."

"India is the largest importer of defense equipment... which is not something to feel good about after 71 years of independence."

"Indian Military is carrying almost 68 percent of obsolete equipment, which must worry the decision makers."

"The senior most services chief should officiate as the CDS till the time the government selects the incumbent."

"The PLA is working on a multilateral approach to build a modern logistics system in border areas."

"Counter-terrorist operations require either a militarised police or a constabularised military."

"We Should Fix Our Aim Of Achieving Self Reliance Up To 80 Percent By 2030."

"The Army, with its ethos and esprit de corps, will remain the sword arm of the nation."

"Defence Industrial cooperation is key as we celebrate 75 years of India-Germany relations."

"Policies have to promote joint ventures and collaboration with foreign companies to boost 'Make in India'."

"India must go beyond talkathon, start questioning Chinese claims on Tibet, Hong Kong and Xinjiang."

"The engagement in 2025 can best be described as 'cautious re‑engagement'—economic interdependence despite mutual suspicion."

"India's 'special problem' includes having to repel a neighbour crucial to its supply chains."

"The unresolved border remains the single most important obstacle in China-India relations."

"Any escalation beyond Doklam could have been cost prohibitive without any worthwhile gains."

"The extension of strategic space by growing countries like China and India may not necessarily be a rivalry."

"No sovereign country should be pushed to take sides; the nation pushed will seek security elsewhere."

"China selectively fails to recognize any treaty between Tibet and British India."

"Containment of other regional players like India is a pre-requisite for a China centric Asia."

"Beijing’s strict capital controls are delaying Belt and Road projects."

"He who rides on a tiger can never get off—this Chinese proverb describes Pakistan's proxy policy."

"Indisputable that there will be a lowering of the nuclear threshold on induction of Tactical Nuclear Weapons."

"Everytime there is a terrorist attack, the Nation is up in arms... with time things slide back till a wake-up call comes."

"Imran Khan will have to convince the Army that finances for concurrent military engagements are no longer available."

"Article 370 revoked in J&K rattles some nations. Should India be concerned?"

"Unified action essential to tackle ISIL-K & AQIS menace."

"India aims to humanise global security... the real tools of peace are capability, empathy, and credibility."

"A professional approach to upholding impartiality can pay dividends in peacekeeping."

"India demonstrated the effectiveness of women as UN peacekeepers with the first all-female unit in Liberia."

"India must leverage its peacekeeping record to press for greater voice in UN structures."

"Thorough cost benefit analysis from the prism of national interest is needed before committing troops."

"Traditional wars now coexist with non-kinetic forms waged in cognitive, digital and economic domains."

"NATO's hold on global media has tilted the balance of information war in their favour in Ukraine."

"Strategic communications has become an important instrument in the War of Narratives."

"Traditional media is the gatekeeper of legitimacy; real-time videos blur reportage and propaganda."

"US attack on Iran is unlikely for now unless it results in regime change—it doesn't work out strategically."

"Early territorial compromises in Donbas could be pragmatic under current battlefield realities."

"China hasn't faced global ire despite incremental encroachment, while Russia faces projection as a breach of sovereignty."

"Is China’s ‘Front-line State Strategy’ going out of Control or North Korea Crazy?"

"Have big powers shoved Ukraine into a disaster?"