De-dollarisation is accelerating as U.S. sanctions and a shifting global balance push countries to diversify reserves, adopt local-currency trade, and build alternatives to SWIFT. Despite the dollar’s dominance, a multipolar currency system is emerging, offering India a strategic chance to internationalise the rupee.
Click to View MoreThe global order is shifting from US unipolarity to a fluid multipolar system shaped by US–China rivalry. The United States refocuses strategy, China expands influence, and Russia plays a revisionist swing role. For India, multi-alignment remains essential to preserve strategic autonomy.
Click to View MoreAt the Johannesburg G20 Summit, India proposed six initiatives: a Traditional Knowledge Repository, Africa Skills Multiplier Program, Global Healthcare Response Team, drug-terror nexus framework, Critical Minerals Circularity plan and Open Satellite Data Partnership. These aim to boost health, security, technology and reinforce India’s role as the Global South’s voice.
Click to View MoreMajor powers like Russia, China, and the US are reconsidering their own nuclear testing, which puts pressure on India's voluntary nuclear testing moratorium. This global security shift requires India to re-evaluate its position to maintain a "Credible Minimum Deterrence" against new threats.
Click to View MorePakistan’s revival brings both stability and strategic risk for India. A stronger Pakistan may gain global leverage and shift its military focus eastward. India must respond by boosting economic power, fortifying security, and deepening global partnerships to maintain regional dominance with cautious, forward-looking strategy.
Click to View MoreThe US has imposed sanctions on Russian oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil, raising the risk of secondary sanctions on countries and companies that continue to trade with them. India, a major importer of Russian crude, faces challenges as its refiners rely on US dollars, global financial systems, and insurance services for oil transactions. While there are no direct sanctions on Russian oil, the threat has prompted India to reconsider imports, diversify energy sources, strengthen domestic production, and expand renewable energy. The government and refiners are exploring risk mitigation strategies to maintain energy security while balancing economic and diplomatic interests.
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India–Australia relations in 2025 reflect growing strategic trust and operational cooperation across trade, defence, and technology. With ECTA, defence pacts, and industrial collaboration delivering results, both nations must now address trade imbalances and capacity gaps to consolidate gains and emerge as a stabilising force in the Indo-Pacific.
Click to View MoreAt the 7th Moscow Format, India joined Russia, China, Pakistan, and the Taliban in rejecting the U.S. plan to reclaim Bagram Air Base, calling foreign military deployment unacceptable. This marks India’s pragmatic shift toward engaging the Taliban to enhance regional stability.
Click to View MoreChina’s extensive dam-building on the Brahmaputra exemplifies its “hydropower diplomacy,” leveraging water to assert regional dominance. This threatens India’s water security, risking floods, scarcity, and ecological damage. India must safeguard riparian rights and accelerate its own dam projects to counter China’s hydro-hegemony.
Click to View MoreChabahar Port is vital for India’s regional influence, trade, and connectivity. Despite US sanctions and West Asia’s geopolitical challenges, India must persist diplomatically to secure access, ensuring the port’s continuity as a symbol of independent foreign policy and regional stability.
Click to View MoreThe West’s political “civil wars,” fueled by lost jobs, immigration anxieties, and deep polarization, fracture societies and weaken global leadership. For India, the lesson is clear: pursue inclusive growth, manage diversity, and safeguard strategic autonomy to navigate an unstable world.
Click to View MoreIndia's strategic autonomy, rooted in the Cold War, allows it to make independent decisions based on national interests, balancing relationships with global powers like the US and Russia. By building indigenous capabilities and participating in forums like BRICS and the Quad, India ensures sovereignty and strategic independence in a changing geopolitical landscape.
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