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Surrendered CPI (Maoist) cadres
From Surrender to Integration: How Former Maoists Are Rebuilding Their Lives


P. V. Ramana

Former Maoist cadres are rebuilding their lives through education, healthcare ambitions, small businesses and public service—showing how self-motivation, backed by meaningful rehabilitation, can support reintegration.

India-US Partnership
Fraying India-US Partnership: A Waiver for Beijing, a Tariff for Delhi?


Gopalan Balachandran

India-US relations face a critical test as new legislation threatens punitive tariffs on India’s Russian oil imports, likely worsening bilateral ties and jeopardising any potential trade agreement between the nations.

US Sanctions
Firmness Without Fear in the Sanctions Era: What South Asia Can Learn from India


Simon Mohsin

India’s firm, pragmatic response to US sanctions demonstrates its strategic autonomy. To foster true regional stability, India must support smaller South Asian neighbours in building their own resilient, diversified partnerships.

Issue Briefs

Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan
The Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan Trilateral Security Partnership: Strategic Convergence and Regional Implications


Yaqoob ul Hassan

The Makkah defence pact unites Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan in a collective-security framework. Symbolic yet strategically significant, it diversifies Gulf security, expands Ankara’s footprint, and boosts Islamabad’s relevance—reshaping regional alignments and complicating India’s strategic calculations.

Houthi
From Disruption to Coercion: The Evolving Houthi Challenge in the Red Sea


Abhay Kumar Singh

Houthis have transformed Red Sea attacks into maritime coercion, leveraging Iran’s support but pursuing independent aims. Persistent insecurity looms, with dual chokepoint disruption posing severe risks to global trade and energy.

India-Pakistan
The Narrative Battlefield: Democratic Dissent in India and Information Warfare by Pakistan


Idrees Aftab

As Pakistan faces mounting internal challenges, its information warfare apparatus is intensifying propaganda campaigns against India to divert attention from domestic crises. The battle over Kashmir is increasingly being fought not only on the ground but also in the realm of narratives and global perceptions.