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India: a middle power, more or less?

India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar recently asserted(Opens in new window) that India is not.......

India’s Quest for Political Alternative Beyond the BJP and Congress

The crisis in contemporary India is a crisis manufactured by the political duopoly of the.......

Bhabani Nayak

When Diplomacy Fails, Can Literature Keep India and Bangladesh Talking?

India and Bangladesh have more in common than a border. Their experiences are linked by.......

Anusreeta Dutta

Protests Have Not Failed: Sign of Success?

What should be the success of protest against Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.......

Nilofar Suhrawardy

The Quiet Transformation of India's Nuclear Posture

Over the course of its history, India has consistently adhered to a nuclear no-first-use posture,.......

Syeda Tahreem Bukhari

Kashmir: The Unfinished Struggle for Self-Determination

Every year, 27 October serves as a reminder of one of South Asia’s longest-running disputes.......

Sudhanshu Roy

Manipur Conflict Deepens as Ethnic Conflict Enters a New Phase

In the early hours of 19 October 2026, a group of about sixteen villagers set.......

Dr.Rajendra Chattopadhyay

the Undocumented :Book review

Book review Imprint: Vintage Books, Published: Aug/2026, ISBN: 9789377304645 (Hardback), Length: 264 Pages, MRP: ₹699.00.......

South Asia Journal

Manipur’s Crisis of Silence: How Ethnic Grievances Turned into Prolonging Conflict

The most recent violence in Manipur has revealed the weaknesses of a peace process which.......

Sara Nazir

Current Foreign Policy of India: Compulsions and Constraints

While navigating through compulsions and constraints on way to the current foreign policy of India,.......

Sudhanshu Roy

Hindutva’s Deepening Footprint in India’s Military Structures

India has long projected itself as a secular republic whose constitutional framework guarantees equality, religious.......

Saima Afzal

Vladimir Putin’s 2025 Visit to India: Strategic Implications for Global Diplomacy and Security

The forthcoming visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to New Delhi in the earlier December.......

Saima Afzal

China Floods Indian Ocean With Spy Ships Just As India Prepares For Massive Missile Test

Four Chinese research vessels, all capable of collecting oceanographic, bathymetric, or acoustic data with military.......

India’s Sudarshan Chakra and the Illusion of Missile Defence in South Asia

Following the resounding defeat to India on technological front, New Delhi plunged into another arm.......

Abdul Basit & Syeda Tahreem Bukhari

From Declaration to Denial: The Silencing of Kashmir’s Voices

Seventy-seven years after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted, millions of people.......

Saima Afzal

Caste as India’s Hidden Constitution: Power, History, and the Struggle Between Hierarchy and Equality

India’s social history cannot be understood solely through religion. For over three millennia, caste and.......

South Asia Journal

The Rise of Nitin Nabin’s and Power Structure in India

The appointment of Nitin Nabin as the Bharatiya Janata Party’s National Working President in December.......

Sudhanshu Roy

Impact of U.S. Leftovers Weapons on South Asian Security Landscape

The aftermath of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 has triggered a cascade of.......

Dr. Mathew Jones

Impact of Propaganda on Regional Security and Counterterrorism Strategies

A conflict of strengthening rhetoric aimed at undermining the relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan has.......

Umair Khan

Exploring the Gaps in Nuclear Safety and Security

India projects itself internationally as a responsible nuclear power with robust safety and command-and-control systems........

Professor Mathew James