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Strategic Studies Programme

From Stress to Strategy: Gulf Capital and India's Development Finance Reckoning
Expert Speak
Developing and Emerging Economies May 02, 2026

From Stress to Strategy: Gulf Capital and India's Development Finance Reckoning
Soumya Bhowmick
UAE’s Exit from OPEC: An Opportunity for India
Commentaries
International Affairs May 02, 2026

UAE’s Exit from OPEC: An Opportunity for India
Arya Roy Bardhan
A Limited Reset: Moscow Navigates Nepal’s Political Transition
Expert Speak
International Affairs May 02, 2026

A Limited Reset: Moscow Navigates Nepal’s Political Transition
Aleksei Zakharov
The Paradox of NATO: Between Ideals and Interests
Expert Speak
International Affairs May 01, 2026

The Paradox of NATO: Between Ideals and Interests
Juxhina Gjoni
China’s Focus Is on US, Not Iran
Commentaries
International Affairs May 01, 2026

China’s Focus Is on US, Not Iran
Harsh V. Pant
Exporting Security: Japan Expands Its Defence Footprint Abroad
Expert Speak
International Affairs Apr 30, 2026

Exporting Security: Japan Expands Its Defence Footprint Abroad
Purnendra Jain
Reassessing PLA Corruption and Military Performance: Implications for India
Expert Speak
International Affairs Apr 30, 2026

Reassessing PLA Corruption and Military Performance: Implications for India
Kartik Bommakanti
Peacenik Pakistan?
Commentaries
International Affairs Apr 30, 2026

Peacenik Pakistan?
Ajay Bisaria
The Strategic Reawakening of Germany and Japan
Commentaries
International Affairs Apr 30, 2026

The Strategic Reawakening of Germany and Japan
Harsh V. Pant
France Libre: Paris Makes a Strategic Commitment to Enduring Sea Power
Expert Speak
International Affairs Apr 29, 2026

France Libre: Paris Makes a Strategic Commitment to Enduring Sea Power
Guillaume Gandelin
The Middle East Crisis and Southeast Asia’s Energy Vulnerability
Expert Speak
International Affairs Apr 29, 2026

The Middle East Crisis and Southeast Asia’s Energy Vulnerability
Sreeparna Banerjee | Abhishek Sharma
Disciplined Expansion: Decoding China’s 2026 Defence Budget
Expert Speak
China Military Apr 29, 2026

Disciplined Expansion: Decoding China’s 2026 Defence Budget
Atul Kumar
From Self-Defence to Deterrence: The Quiet End of Japan's Postwar Experiment
Expert Speak
International Affairs Apr 28, 2026

From Self-Defence to Deterrence: The Quiet End of Japan's Postwar Experiment
Manoj Joshi
Between Breakdown and Balance: Rethinking Global Nuclear Order
Commentaries
Nuclear Security Apr 28, 2026

Between Breakdown and Balance: Rethinking Global Nuclear Order
Harsh V. Pant
Pakistan’s Rent-Seeking Approach in the Aftermath of Operation Sindoor
Expert Speak
Neighbourhood Apr 28, 2026

Pakistan’s Rent-Seeking Approach in the Aftermath of Operation Sindoor
Nishant Yadav
Fractured Polity: Another Assasination Attempt on Trump
Commentaries
International Affairs Apr 28, 2026

Fractured Polity: Another Assasination Attempt on Trump
Vivek Mishra
Operation Sindoor: A Turning Point Shadowed by US Ties
Commentaries
International Affairs Apr 27, 2026

Operation Sindoor: A Turning Point Shadowed by US Ties
Harsh V. Pant
The Iran Factor in Trump’s Cyber Strategy
Expert Speak
International Affairs Apr 27, 2026

The Iran Factor in Trump’s Cyber Strategy
Soumya Awasthi | Vivek Mishra
Winning Without Fighting? How Russia Is Shaping China’s Taiwan Playbook
Expert Speak
International Affairs Apr 24, 2026

Winning Without Fighting? How Russia Is Shaping China’s Taiwan Playbook
Rahul Rawat | Rajoli Siddharth Jayaprakash
From Growth to Security: China’s Techno-Statist Turn with 15th Five-Year Plan
Expert Speak
International Affairs Apr 24, 2026

From Growth to Security: China’s Techno-Statist Turn with 15th Five-Year Plan
Kalpit A Mankikar | Amit Ranjan Alok
How Air Power will Reshape Geopolitics in the Gulf
Commentaries
International Affairs Apr 24, 2026

How Air Power will Reshape Geopolitics in the Gulf
Kabir Taneja
India’s Defence Ambitions Could Prove Transformative
Commentaries
Defence and Security Apr 23, 2026

India’s Defence Ambitions Could Prove Transformative
Harsh V. Pant
Between Tariffs and Truces: Southeast Asia in a Recalibrating US–China Order
Expert Speak
International Affairs Apr 23, 2026

Between Tariffs and Truces: Southeast Asia in a Recalibrating US–China Order
Prisie L. Patnayak
Global Shocks, Uneven Transmission: The Northeast in India’s Supply Chains
Expert Speak
International Affairs Apr 22, 2026

Global Shocks, Uneven Transmission: The Northeast in India’s Supply Chains
Sangmuan Hangsing
Turmoil in Angola: Ghost of Wagner or Politics of Survival?
Expert Speak
International Affairs Apr 22, 2026

Turmoil in Angola: Ghost of Wagner or Politics of Survival?
Samir Bhattacharya
Trump, Vance and the Politics of Scapegoating
Commentaries
International Affairs Apr 22, 2026

Trump, Vance and the Politics of Scapegoating
Harsh V. Pant
The Future of China and Pakistan’s ‘Iron Friendship’
Occasional Papers
International Affairs Apr 22, 2026

The Future of China and Pakistan’s ‘Iron Friendship’
Antara Ghosal Singh
Military Power and Its Discontents
Commentaries
International Affairs Apr 21, 2026

Military Power and Its Discontents
Harsh V. Pant