In an ever-evolving, unpredictable world order, a moderate, realistic and flexible country has several opportunities to shape and influence it. It has been observed that opportunities in the international system do not wait for long. There is no true democracy in the global arena. Illustration by The Geostrata A middle-income country like India, which does not hold commanding formal positions at the high tables of bodies like the UN, must try to take the initiative in fields

India's maritime policy is experiencing a robust transformation that now emphasises technological innovations, smart diplomacy, and regional leadership. India is expanding its reach from coastal defence to the entire Indo-Pacific region through contemporary definitions of maritime power grounded on Artificial Intelligence and multilateralism. Cover by The Geostrata India's maritime policy reflects its maritime aspirations, with doctrines like SAGAR and the Indo-Pacific Oceans

In a region where history echoes with rivalries and challenges like terrorism and maritime conflicts that threaten peace, India stands...

Strait of Malacca, formally known as Melaka, is a waterway linking the Andaman Sea in the Indian Ocean to the South China Sea in the...

“You can change your friends but not your neighbours,” quoted by former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, is a truism in international relations....

Since the 1950s, the South China Sea has been an extremely political and volatile source of conflict in maritime security. Occasionally,...

During the recent cycle of 18th general elections, National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which is led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),...

Over recent years, popular media and discussions have dubbed India an emerging major power. Enthusiastically, journalists and scholars...

Quad is the informal name of the groupings of India, Australia, the US, and Japan, as one of the ideal examples of a ‘balance of power’....

India and China are leading powers in Asia, trying to outmanoeuvre each other. China's recent ascent to prominence as a global force has...

One of the pillars of our foreign policy has been an attempt to ‘Decolonise Multilateralism’. Discussing and reforming the 21st-Century multilateralism towards a more inclusive global commitment. Today India's voice carries strategic weight globally due to her enhanced economic power, political stability, and nuclear-capability. Illustration by The Geostrata Multilateralism however, needs to acknowledge current global crises viz. power shifts, geopolitical rivalries, zero-su

“We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.” ~ Carl Sagan "We have achieved a soft landing on the moon; India is on the moon,” were the...

The term Decolonization in its literal sense refers to the process whereby the colonized countries gained independence from their...