National Power, Defense & Strategic Capabilities Desk

The Hormuz Test: What the Strait of Hormuz Oil Crisis Reveals About India’s Energy Security

In early March 2026, restaurants across the entire country started shutting down. In Gujarat, the ceramic industries got shut down as well. The fertilizer industry became...

How India Balances Strategic Ties with Israel and the Arab World

Introduction: India's Strategic Balancing Act in West Asia West Asia has emerged as one of the most strategically significant regions shaping India's foreign policy in the...

Is Trade the New Defence Today?

Today’s India is paving the way for the rest of the world to follow. Its practice of Atmanirbharta has become a stepping stone to a reality that our ancestors had always...

The West Asia Crisis Impact on the Indian Economy: Navigating Energy Shocks

Introduction The West Asia crisis impact on Indian economy growth prospects has become increasingly visible as rising oil prices, supply-chain disruptions, and market...

India-Israel Relations History: Tracing the Strategic Partnership

Abstract For decades, Indian Foreign Policy remained passive to diplomatic relations with Israel. This classic anomaly was underlined by a four decade long phase of...

The Great Nicobar Project: India’s Bet to Counter China

The Great Nicobar Project was launched in 2021 by NITI Aayog. It focuses on expanding India farther in the Andaman Sea and Southeast Asia. Its main objective is to grow port...

“Operation Sindoor continues”: One Year later India still stands against Pakistan’s Terror Camps

  On the dreaded day of April 22, 2025, a newlywed couple from Haryana, Indian Navy Lieutenant Vinay Narwal and his wife Himanshi Narwal, were on the streets of Baisaran...

Taiwan’s Role in the Global Semiconductor Industry

Introduction Taiwan stands at the epicentre of the global semiconductor industry, often described as the “silicon shield” of the modern economy. Semiconductors are the...

China’s Semiconductor Drive and Military Ambitions

Introduction Semiconductors have emerged as the backbone of modern technology. They have enabled advancements in artificial intelligence, communication, and defence systems....

India’s Semiconductor Mission: Can It Fuel the Military Modernization?

Introduction In contemporary world, national power is being determined by the technological capability and semiconductors have emerged as the new critical technology in the...