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SH-15 Guns: Pakistan’s Artillery Strategy Post Op Sindoor

SH-15 Guns: Pakistan’s Artillery Strategy Post Op Sindoor

Debalina Ghoshal Aug 5, 2026 5 min read

Article by Debalina Ghoshal Pakistan has deployed a large number of Chinese-made SH-15 guns near the Indian border, which calls for a comprehensive understanding of Pakistan’s artillery strategy post Op Continue Reading

Jammu and Kashmir: Development on One Side and Its Absence on the Other

Jammu and Kashmir: Development on One Side and Its Absence on the Other

Aditi Dubey Aug 5, 2026 6 min read

Article by Aditi Dubey When a population raises a grievance, a government must answer it. The nature of that answer, more than any speech or slogan, reveals the nature of Continue Reading

India’s Outlook on Maritime Security and Lessons for Africa

India’s Outlook on Maritime Security and Lessons for Africa

John Mwangi Githigaro Aug 4, 2026 6 min read

Article by Dr John Mwangi Githigaro The article reflects on India’s security outlook in the maritime space and the lessons it offers for Africa. It draws on a recent familiarisation Continue Reading

India’s UNSC Campaign for Temporary Seat

India’s UNSC Campaign for Temporary Seat

Debalina Ghoshal Aug 2, 2026 13 min read

Brief No. 131 | Brief by Debalina Ghoshal | Download Brief Here India is campaigning for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). This effort is focused on the Continue Reading

Calibrating the “One Theatre” Concept: A Blueprint for Consent-based Security Cooperation and Technological Autonomy

Calibrating the “One Theatre” Concept: A Blueprint for Consent-based Security Cooperation and Technological Autonomy

Soojeong Choi Aug 2, 2026 22 min read

Brief No. 130 | Brief by Soojeong Choi | Download Brief Here As minilateral security architectures rapidly redefine the Indo-Pacific, a major structural challenge emerges for middle powers striving to preserve their Continue Reading

Ladakh UT Setting Example: Apricot Exports Mark a New Chapter in Horticultural Growth

Ladakh UT Setting Example: Apricot Exports Mark a New Chapter in Horticultural Growth

Aditi Dubey Jul 30, 2026 6 min read

Article by Aditi Dubey In a significant development for the region’s economy, Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena recently flagged off a five-tonne consignment of premium Halman apricots from Kargil orchards Continue Reading

Bangladesh Artillery Modernisation

Bangladesh Artillery Modernisation

Debalina Ghoshal Jul 24, 2026 7 min read

Article by Debalina Ghoshal Amid the efforts of India’s Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah, for…

Who Owns the Story of Punjab?

Who Owns the Story of Punjab?

Aditi Dubey Jul 16, 2026 6 min read

Article by Aditi Dubey “Wars do not end when the last bullet is fired. They…

POJK: JAAC Call for 15 July Long March

POJK: JAAC Call for 15 July Long March

Dr. Biplab Rath Jul 14, 2026 3 min read

Article by Dr Biplab Rath Background The Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), which has been leading anti-government protests across Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir (PoJK), has announced a Long March to Continue Reading

Khalistan’s Empty Promise: Fringe Separatism Thrives on Disruption, Fraud, and Hatred

Khalistan’s Empty Promise: Fringe Separatism Thrives on Disruption, Fraud, and Hatred

Aditi Dubey Jul 14, 2026 6 min read

Article by Aditi Dubey The so-called Khalistan referendum, aggressively promoted by groups like Sikhs for…