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Tuesday, March 10, 2026
TopicStrategic affairs

Topic: strategic affairs

Strategic thinkers ignored India’s foreign relations pre-1947. Dhruva Jaishankar fills the gap

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Rather than an all-encompassing treatise, Dhruva Jaishankar considers his book, ‘Vishwa Shastra’, a jump-off point for those interested in India’s strategic thinking.

Carnegie India report on iCET highlights successes & strategic path forward for India-US ties

Sanya Mathur -
New Delhi: “The mood was great” over the India-US initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET), but is the partnership really delivering and what’s...

Advocate on behalf of India & ‘Global South’ — what upcoming Adani-funded think tank aims to do

TCA Sharad Raghavan -
While the Chintan Research Foundation is not yet officially launched, ThePrint has learnt the Adani Group will be providing Rs 100 crore for it. Its initial focus will be on climate, strategic affairs & economy.

India and Egypt work towards building strategic relationship with focus on defence & security

Nayanima Basu -
From holding joint military exercises to exporting wheat as Russia and Ukraine stop supplies, New Delhi and Cairo are redrawing their relationship as geopolitical tensions rise.    

The West is tired of China’s power games. India could take advantage

+TFP Lt General Prakash Menon -
From Covid to waning popularity of BRI, there is lots that is not in China's favour. India could step-up its game.

In declassified US’ secret Indo-Pacific strategy, India is central, Pakistan has fallen out

Tara Kartha -
The ‘US Strategic Framework for the Indo-Pacific’ has an entire chapter on India. And it says only New Delhi can box in a resurgent China.

Modi’s bid to sway China’s Xi with personal outreach was a big error. India’s paying for it

Shekhar Gupta -
India is now paying for those obsessions, and needs hard introspection, realism and course-correction, be it on China, US or Russia.

Military literature festivals are best way to counter hyper-nationalism

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
Most writings on Indian strategic and military affairs are by foreign scholars, which can change with events like Military Literature Festival.

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Opinion

The oil pipelines that could decide the Iran war

Javier Blas -
Washington: Iran’s strategy in its war with the US and Israel is by now clear: Impose an intolerable economic cost on President Donald Trump,...

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Economy

Russian crude never left India’s import mix. It made up 1/3rd of oil imports from 2024 to 2026

Udit Bubna -
After dominating India’s crude imports since 2023, Russian supplies slowed amid US sanctions, but a 30-day ‘waiver’ amid West Asia tensions could now push flows back towards 2 mbpd.

Defence

India and Indonesia finalise BrahMos deal, contract to be signed early next fiscal

Snehesh Alex Philip -
One battery of the BrahMos missile is to be procured in the initial phase. The plan is to scale up the procurement in phases.

National Interest

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Shekhar Gupta -
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.

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