What is ‘Indian Pharmacopoeia’ and How it Integrates with India’s Foreign Policy
When a country’s drug standards start shaping market access, regulatory trust and public-health cooperation abroad, pharmacopoeia (According to Merriam Webster, It means a book describing drugs, chemicals, and medicinal preparations, especially: one issued by an officially recognized authority and serving as a standard) becomes an instrument of statecraft. India’s journey with the Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP) […]
UPI Emerges as India’s Tool for Global South Leadership
During his recent Five nation tour, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the UPI (Unified Payments Interface) at the heart of his diplomatic agenda . Namibia became the first African nation to adopt the UPI system while Trinidad and Tobago became the first South American nation to adopt the payment system. In addition to the above […]
SAGAR and Maritime Domain Awareness: Operationalizing India’s role as a responsible net security provider in the Indian Ocean Region
Introduction The Indian Ocean Region (IOR) has emerged has one of the most strategically contested maritime spaces of the 21st Century, hosting critical sea lines of communication (SLOCs), vital chokepoints and resource-rich littoral zones. As global geopolitical competition intensifies, particularly between the United States and China, the IOR’s strategic relevance has increased exponentially. For India, […]
Blue Water Navies: The World’s Ocean-Going Powers, and Where India Stands
For most of human history, navies were tied closely to the shorelines of their nations. Ships patrolled coasts, protected harbors, and fought short-range battles. But in the modern era, some navies have broken free of those constraints, becoming true ocean-going forces with the ability to operate far from home for extended periods. These are known […]
Understanding Manipur Ethnic Clash and the Proposed Three-Phase Resettlement Plan
The conflicting political demands of Manipur’s three main ethnic groups— Meiteis, Kuki-Zo, and Nagas- have kept Manipur on edge for decades. The Nagas were the foremost to demand a separate state in the 1950s, followed by the Meiteis in the 1960s, and the Kuki-Zo formed a militant outfit only to defend themself from the Nagas […]
Is Japan Facing a Leadership Crisis?
Importance of the Upper House Election The election in Japan’s Upper House (House of Councillors) was held on 20th July in which half of the seats were contested. Although the election in the Upper House does not determine the government- the House of Representative (Lower House) holds the prerogative to elect the Prime Minister, but […]
All You Need to Know About the Thailand-Cambodia Dispute
The recent dispute between Thailand and Cambodia over the border has opened many flood-gates which has necessitated deeper analysis. The dispute has not been limited to clashes between armed forces of Thailand and Cambodia and has resulted in a political conundrum which led to the suspension of Thailand Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office on […]
A Chance Of Lost Hope Amidst the Changing World For Nepal
A land of spirituality, a plethora of cultures along with high mountains reaching the highest mountain point in the world and flat plains rich for cultivation. Described by its founding Monarch King Prithvi Narayan Shah “A yam between two boulders” is the country of Nepal. Kathmandu, that is the Yam, has to be strong and […]
Exposing Asia’s Strategic Fatigue in Balancing the US-China Rivalry and its love for Autonomy
While reading the statements made and the concerns discussed during the recent Shangri La dialogue 2025, one can clearly interpret what Asian