Seven Strategic Verticals
Each vertical produces an annual flagship report and maintains a dedicated research program and government interface.
China Studies & Border Geopolitics
Rigorous analysis of Chinese strategic intent, border dynamics, and India's deterrence calculus.
→What is China's long-term objective along the LAC?
→How should India calibrate deterrence without triggering escalation?
Maritime & Indian Ocean Strategy
Securing India's blue-water future across the world's most strategically vital ocean.
→How does India establish Indian Ocean primacy against Chinese naval expansion?
→What role should India play in IORA and the Indian Ocean security architecture?
Technology & Supply Chain Sovereignty
Semiconductor independence, trusted supply chains, and India's technology strategy.
→How does India achieve semiconductor independence?
→What is India's role in the global chip supply chain?
Energy & Climate Diplomacy
India's energy transition, climate diplomacy, and clean energy geopolitics.
→How does India balance energy security with climate commitments?
→What role does India play in global climate negotiations?
Defense Industrial Base
Strategic manufacturing, defense exports, and India's defense industrial ecosystem.
→How does India reduce import dependency in defense?
→What is the path to becoming a major defense exporter?
Digital Governance & AI Geopolitics
Data sovereignty, AI governance frameworks, and the geopolitics of digital infrastructure.
→How should India govern AI at national and international levels?
→What is India's strategy for digital infrastructure sovereignty?
Global South & Development Finance
India's leadership of the Global South, development finance alternatives, and South-South cooperation.
→How does India lead the Global South without alienating the West?
→What alternatives to Chinese development finance can India offer?