Comments & Briefs

The Total Failure of the Recall Campaign in Taiwan

The defeat of the recall motions against opposition KMT parliamentarians can be interpreted as the Taiwanese people’s message to the government to reconsider its security discourse.

September 02, 2025

  • Prashant Kumar Singh
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    How Imminent is the Next Israel–Iran War

    Some strategic experts fear there is a high probability of a renewed and expansive Israel–Iran war in the coming months.

    September 01, 2025

  • Adil Rasheed
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    The Unease amid Newfound Warmth in Pakistan–Bangladesh Relations

    Pakistan–Bangladesh bilateral relations may be witnessing some warmth due to Bangladesh's changed domestic political situation, but the ghost of 1971 still casts a shadow.

    September 01, 2025

  • Ashish Shukla
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    US–China Tech Rivalry: The Geopolitics of Semiconductors

    The growing rivalry between the US and China over semiconductors has become one of the sharpest points of tension in their bilateral relationship.

    August 29, 2025

  • Ishanya Sharma
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    Sergio Gor and the Future Trajectory of India–US Relations

    Additional responsibilities related to South and Central Asian Affairs on the new US Ambassadorial nominee could lead to diminished attention on the India–US ‘Global and Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’.

    August 29, 2025

  • Ashok Sajjanhar
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    Counter Drone Systems: A Primer

    A multi-layered counter-drone architecture integrates electronic warfare systems, kinetic hard kill systems, and emerging technologies such as Directed Energy Weapons.

    August 29, 2025

  • Brahmshakti
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    Pakistan’s Nuclear Ploy

    Pakistan no longer gains a substantial strategic advantage from its nuclear posturing, even as it continues to view the display of a nuclear threat as a strategic tool in conflict scenarios.

    August 27, 2025

  • Rajiv Nayan
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    Japan’s ‘Nuclear Taboo’ 80 Years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    While Japan is staunchly committed to maintaining its traditional opposition to nuclear weapons, rising shades of domestic opinion are challenging decades of consensus.

    August 22, 2025

  • Abhishek Verma , Arnab Dasgupta
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    Stealth Frigates and India–Russia Defence Cooperation

    India–Russia collaboration on stealth frigates reflects the promise of defence co-production and the challenges of defence indigenisation.

    August 20, 2025

  • Rahul Wankhede
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    Türkiye and the PKK: Disarmament and the Path Ahead

    The July 2025 Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) disarmament process is widely regarded as the most credible opportunity to bring the armed struggle, initiated in 1984, to a definitive end.

    August 19, 2025

  • Abhishek Yadav
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