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Shadow Diplomacy: Moscow’s Use of Former Illegals to Access India’s High-Tech Ecosystem

A former deep-cover Russian intelligence officer, whose clandestine identity was exposed in 2010 after his arrest in the United States, is now at the forefront of the Kremlin’s efforts to…

December 10, 2025India, Russia, Sanctions

Geoeconomics Geopolitics Nonproliferation

Putin’s Visit to India: Strategy, Objectives, and Geopolitical Implications Context & Timing

In December 2025, Putin made his first visit to India since the start of Russia's war in Ukraine. The visit occurs amid intense Western (especially U.S.) pressure on India over…

December 5, 2025China, India, Russia, USA

Geoeconomics

Russia Under Sanctions: Diversifying Trade Routes to the East

After its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia faced unprecedented sanctions pressure from the West. Moscow’s response was to reorient its trade flows toward Asian markets — primarily South…

October 6, 2025India, Russia, Sanctions

Energy Geoeconomics

Sanctioning Leverage: U.S. Influence Through India’s Russian Oil Trade

Price and discount — Since 2022 Russia has sold crude at a meaningful discount to benchmark grades; Indian refiners bought large volumes to secure low-cost feedstock and protect refining margins. As…

August 8, 2025India, Russia, USA

Conflict Geopolitics Warfare

After the Guns Fall Silent: Strategic Implications of the India–Pakistan War

The recent war between India and Pakistan—though short in duration—has left behind a complex legacy. While active hostilities have ceased under international pressure, particularly from the United States and China, the…

May 15, 2025China, India, Pakistan

Conflict Geopolitics

Evaluating the Risk of Conflict Between Pakistan and India”

While a large-scale conventional war between Pakistan and India remains unlikely due to the nuclear deterrent and international diplomatic pressure, the risk of limited conflict or escalation through proxy engagements,…

April 25, 2025India, Pakistan

Geopolitics Governance

Myanmar’s Unrest: Impact on India’s Strategic Realities

Civil unrest has been a longstanding phenomenon in Myanmar, situated to the northeast of India. Myanmar has been entangled in a protracted civil conflict spanning seven decades, with ramifications extending…

December 27, 2023India, Myanmar

Intelligence ops

Indian actions abroad: assassination program

According to the Intercept, Leaked Pakistani intelligence backs up Canada’s claim of an Indian assassination program. The Indian government’s intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing, or RAW, has been…

November 28, 2023India

Warfare Corruption

Regular criticisms of Russian weapon systems quality shows how much its military conventional potential is exaggerated

The low quality of Russian weapons systems turned to be a systemic problem of the Russian defense complex. In particular, it became more than evident in the light of the…

April 27, 2021India, Russia, weapon

Conflict

India-China in Nepal Conundrum

Following a recent political chaos in Kathmandu, now everyone’s eye is on high-profile visits from two Asian giants and neighbors of Nepal, India and China. In just seven months, there…

January 7, 2021China, India, Nepal

India