Diplomacy & International Relations

China’s Nuclear Carrier Aspirations and Strategic Impact (Atul Kumar – Observer Research Foundation)

China’s reported move to construct a nuclear aircraft carrier signals that the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is reaching an inflexion point in its...

Russia-South Korea ties: Drifting, Holding, or Hardening? (Abhishek Sharma, Rajoli Siddharth Jayaprakash – Observer Research Foundation)

Since the new administration under Lee Jae-Myung took office in Seoul, many changes have occurred in South Korea’s ties with its regional partners, except...

Japan’s Rearmament: Technology, Deterrence, and Alliance Dependence (Manoj Joshi – Observer Research Foundation)

In 2022, Japan laid the foundations for a new set of defence and security policies that shed the self-imposed post-World War II constraints on...

Nepal’s Gen Z Uprising: A New Test for India–China Dynamics (Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury, Subhangi Mukherjee – Observer Research Foundation)

In September 2025, Nepal witnessed one of the deadliest political uprisings in its modern political history—a youth-led anti-corruption movement without any party banners or...

Shared Aspirations, Diverse Priorities: BIMSTEC Perspectives on Connectivity (Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury – Observer Research Foundation)

As an emerging zone of convergence between South and Southeast Asia, the Bay of Bengal has gained strategic and economic prominence within the broader...

Egypt’s foreign policy will remain too little, too late in 2026 (Ahmed Aboudouh – Chatham House)

In the past two years, Egypt has played an active role on several fronts. It has mediated talks over Gaza and Iran’s nuclear programme,...

An imminent Indian ballistic missile test highlights escalation risks in the Indian Ocean (Nitya Labh – Chatham House)

In early December, India issued four Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) warning of a long-range missile test it would conduct over the Indian Ocean. The...

Ukraine’s Potential Role in NATO’s Arctic Defense (David Kirichenko – The Arctic Institute)

Cheap unmanned systems have become a defining feature of the Russo-Ukrainian war. Kyiv has not only built a defensive “drone wall” to hold back...

Reframing cyber attribution (Virpratap Vikram Singh – IISS)

In the last few years there has been an increase in public attribution of cyber incidents, where a government utilises a combination of technical...

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