Relations between India and Japan are ancient. Buddhism originated in India in the 6th century BCE, travelled to Central Asia and China, and was formally introduced in Japan in the mid-6th century CE through South Korea, with...
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Cyber Insecurity
In a recent security breach, 19,000 of sensitive files related to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu (South India), one of India's largest nuclear power plants, was compromised. The ransomware gang 'World Leaks'...
Senapati: A Warning from the Hills
Why the Latest Violence Must Become a Wake-Up Call for India’s Naga Peace Process
5th Edition of the India Space Congress-2026
The 5th edition of the India Space Congress (ISC) was held in New Delhi from June 15–17, 2026. Themed "Reimagining Space. Reinventing Collaboration. Realising the Next Era of Space" and hosted by the Space Industry...
India-US Relations: When Objectives Overlap, Perspectives Differ
One of the most durable strengths of India-US relations lies outside the government. The five million strong Indian diaspora has become an extraordinary bridge between the two societies. Indian Americans occupy influential...
Defending the Siliguri Corridor: Securing India’s Strategic Lifeline to the Northeast
The Geography of Vulnerability
Colonial Cacophony
India has been actively targeting colonial vestiges to foster national identity rooted in indigenous heritage. Politically, this decolonization led by the current administration aims to erase symbols of imperial rule, British-era...
China’s Water Threats, India’s Malacca Leverage and Growing Indo-Pacific Contestation
While China's leverage over India runs through an upstream river Beijing controls, India's leverage over China runs through a choke-point India will now sit astride. The Strait of Malacca is a 930-km passage between the Malay...
Enforcing 'Ethnic Unity' in China: New 'National Identity' Law has Implications for Dalai Lama Succession and Tibetan Diaspora
From the Indian perspective, the extraterritorial jurisdiction clause directly implicates the Tibetan exile community residing in India, potentially exposing CTA officials, Dharamsala based researchers and Tibetan advocacy...
Bleeding Manipur
Manipur continues to bleed. On May 13, 2026, three Baptist pastors and their driver were killed in an ambush in Kangpokpi district, Manipur. The group was traveling back to their native place in Kangpopki after attending a church...
