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Tuesday, July 7, 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

Following Rahul Gandhi’s script, Priyank Kharge takes on the RSS

R Jagannathan -
By questioning the RSS’s legal registration status, Priyank Kharge aims to lock in minority and Dalit support for Congress on a national level.

From witch hunt to Netflix, Rhea Chakraborty’s return is the plot twist of the century

India needs to prepare a strategy document that charts coal’s decline, year on year

Economy

Global investors show interest in India as oil risks reduce

Subhadip Sircar -
Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Barclays see improving prospects for Indian markets after months of subdued investor interest.

Defence

Why China’s ballistic missile test has rattled Indo-Pacific neighbours

Kyra Menon -
The launch was conducted in a safe, regulated & professional manner, says Foreign Ministry. Beijing had last fired a long-range ballistic missile into Pacific in September 2024.

National Interest

Congress is ceding ground to BJP on nationalism. It’s pushing India towards one-party system

Shekhar Gupta -
The Congress party’s abandonment of nationalism is the most intriguing aspect of its post-2014 politics. The real Congress was never a party of bleeding heart pacifists.

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