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EU Internal Divisions Pose Long-Term Challenge for India’s Trade and Security Strategy

The upcoming mega trade agreement between the European Union...

From Reaction to Resolve: India’s Strategic Shift Toward Psychological Sovereignty and Long-Term Power

For decades, India’s strategic thinking remained constrained by a...

From Open Sources to Open Eyes: AI, OSINT and India’s Blind Spots in Modern Warfare

In an era where wars begin long before the...

The Perils of Personalised Diplomacy and Strategic Delusion

India’s reliance on personalism in diplomacy risks eroding the...

Op Pawan – LTTE and IPKF – When Everything Went Perfectly… Wrong

"Many modern-day Metternich and other advocates of realpolitik justify a militarist or power-centred approach to international politics on the ground that the nations, like...

OP Pawan: Infantry in the Crossfire

It was a dirty war. The Force was inducted for Peace Keeping. It soon turned into Peace Enforcing, and all hell broke loose. We...

75 Years of Independence: Contribution of the IPKF in Sri Lanka – No Bugles Blew

The period from the last week of Jul till 15 Aug 22 has seen some interesting and emotionally loaded events, in the Indian military...

Who will bring the remains of Indian Army dead soldiers from Sri Lanka?

The island of erstwhile Ceylon, because of its diverse flora, fauna, rainforest landscapes, scenic highlands and sandy beaches, and above all the overtly friendly...

Intelligence failures during Operation Pawan and the lessons for India

India's engagement in Sri Lanka in July 1987 was the country's first foreign deployment outside of the UN charter since independence. When this operation is...