Indo-Pacific

In 2026, the Himalayas are no longer a seasonal theater of operations. They are a zone of permanent activation. The...

Modern warfare in 2026 is not defined by order-of-battle charts or headline-grabbing inductions. It is defined by integration density, industrial...

Cyber operations rarely unfold with the visibility of missile tests or naval deployments. There are no parades, no launch footage,...

India’s defense diplomacy in 2026 is neither alliance-driven nor transactional in the old sense. It is layered, interest-based, and increasingly...

Modern war punishes institutional silos.In 2026, India’s most consequential defense reform is not a weapons platform or missile system. It...

Strategic forecasting is not about prediction. It is about identifying structural pressure before it fractures. Between now and 2035, India...

The global security environment in 2026 is not defined by a single dominant rivalry. It is defined by layered competition....

India’s security environment is not shaped only by what happens in Ladakh or the Indian Ocean. It is shaped by...

Modern conflict rarely announces itself with troop mobilizations anymore. It often begins quietly — inside networks, across satellite links, through...

A surface-level comparison between India’s INS Vikrant and China’s Liaoning often gravitates toward displacement, aircraft numbers, or deck geometry. That...