The India-UK Offshore Wind Taskforce presents a strategic opportunity to strengthen supply chains, financing, auction markets, and transmission infrastructure for India's emerging offshore wind sector. ...
Trade agreements are widening market access for Indian agriculture, but converting that access into export competitiveness requires stronger standards, traceability, and value chains ...
This essay examines the structural weaknesses in Bangladesh's energy sector and argues that renewable energy expansion and regional energy cooperation are essential to building long-term energy security and resilience. ...
Social media no longer just reflects reality; it quietly constructs it through invisible systems of algorithms, attention and influence ...
Iran's threat to tax undersea cables in the Strait of Hormuz exposes the fragility of global digital infrastructure as well as the depth of India's strategic vulnerability ...
National scorecards alone cannot capture sustainable development; stronger global metrics and data systems are essential for collective progress ...
As the Islamic State embeds itself in gaming ecosystems, meme culture, and algorithmic feeds, the battle for young minds is being fought on terrain that regulators have yet to map ...
India's electricity challenge is no longer about generating power; it is about building the systems that can store, transmit, and deliver it reliably ...
As India revives talks with the EAEU, the challenge is to turn a Russia-heavy trade relationship into a broader strategy for market access, supply-chain resilience, and Eurasian engagement ...
Pakistan's establishment of a dedicated conventional rocket force intensifies escalation dynamics, compelling India to invest in counterforce, denial, and dominance across every rung of the ladder ...
As the Global South charts its own development path, India's self-help group model offers Africa a proven, people-first template for sustainable rural livelihoods ...
Despite women’s visibility as political leaders, voters, and workers, Bangladesh’s democratic institutions continue to limit their substantive influence, privileging elite dynastic women over grassroots leaders ...
India closed FY26 with impressive numbers, but monetary and fiscal policy now face a harder test: managing inflation without subduing the growth that keeps investors calm ...
A decade after its launch, the FOIP framework is less about creating a preferred regional order and more about helping partners cope with an increasingly unpredictable one ...
A jointly governed decarbonisation fund and SME-focused standards reforms could transform CBAM from a trade irritant into a catalyst for climate collaboration ...
India's maritime future will hinge on forging partnerships in the technologies and sectors driving the next phase of maritime growth ...
A sustainable blue economy requires redistributing not just resources, but voice, power, and decision-making authority ...
Counterterrorism, regional stability, and connectivity are driving Moscow’s evolving partnership with the Taliban-led Islamic Emirate ...
As maritime trade routes evolve into strategic economic corridors, they are redefining global ocean governance at the intersection of connectivity, security, sustainability, and economic resilience ...
The 2026 Hormuz crisis demonstrated that control of strategic chokepoints can be used not only to disrupt global flows, but also to rewrite the terms on which access is granted ...
From theatre commands and force restructuring to indigenisation and network-centric warfare, the new CDS faces a crowded agenda in an increasingly volatile security environment ...
Border securitisation may sharpen India-Bangladesh tensions, but renewed momentum on Teesta offers a pathway to restore trust and stability ...
The future of maritime connectivity lies not only in keeping sea lanes open, but in ensuring that the benefits of global trade are shared by the economies that host and depend on them ...
Maritime geography is changing rapidly; the rules governing connectivity, access, and resilience are not keeping pace ...
With major powers distracted elsewhere, a permissive geopolitical environment, the TTP challenge, and shifting regional alignments have pushed Afghanistan and Pakistan into their most serious confrontation yet ...
As Pakistan's narco-terror networks target J&K's youth, a 100-day campaign mounts a frontline defence ...
Ashish Upreti is a serving Indian Army officer with over 25 years of experience in operations, crisis management and strategic communications. He has represented India at international forums and written articles and opinion pieces for national and international publications. In ...
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Ashish Upreti is a serving Indian Army officer with over 25 years of experience in operations, crisis management and strategic communications. He has represented India at international forums and written articles and opinion pieces for national and international publications. In ...
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