January 9, 2026

India-Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement and the Reshaping of Gulf Economic Ties

The article explains how the new India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), signed in December 2025, deepens bilateral trade, investment and strategic cooperation while reshaping India’s wider economic engagement with the Gulf region. It highlights tariff liberalisation on most goods, expanded market access for Indian exports and services, and Oman's role as a strategic gateway to the GCC, Central Asia and East Africa along vital energy and maritime routes.
November 26, 2025

India at the G20 Summit 2025: Shaping Global South Priorities and Strategic Autonomy

In Short: The G20 Summit 2025 at Johannesburg The G20 Summit convened in Johannesburg on 22-23 November 2025, marking the first G20 meeting on the African continent, with India at the G20 Summit making its presence felt. South Africa adopted […]
August 7, 2025

US Tariffs on India: The Cost of Russian Oil Ties

US tariffs on India reach 50% amid rising tensions over Russian oil imports, straining ties and testing India’s strategic balancing act In Short: Introduction The former Bolshevik leader and head of the Soviet Union, Vladimir Lenin, once stated that “There […]
June 20, 2025

Iran-Israel Conflict and its Ripple Effects on India

The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) initiated Operation Rising Lion on June 13 to strike Iranian nuclear and military facilities, marking a major escalation in the Iran-Israel Conflict   In Short: Israel launches attacks against nuclear and military facilities in Iran, […]
November 22, 2018

India now ‘Pacific-minded’

Abstract The narrative of Indo-Pacific has been attracting vital attention in the global affairs, and India, formerly reluctant to respond, is now showing greater enthusiasm to embrace it. Though the narrative, in its indirect way, is poising itself against the […]