US-Iran war underlines India's need for a Gulf doctrine: Arrive earlier, act faster, absorb less damage

India, June 22 -- The US-Iran memorandum of understanding is a crisis bargain, not a reconciliation. It gives India a reprieve. The crisis has shown that the Strait of Hormuz may lie on foreign maps, ... Read More

Iran war underlines theneed for a Gulf doctrine

India, June 22 -- The US-Iran memorandum of understanding is a crisis bargain, not a reconciliation. It gives India a reprieve. Thecrisis has shown that the Strait of Hormuz may lie on foreign maps, b... Read More

Operation Sindoor & the doctrine of consequence

India, May 5 -- For years, India was asked to turn grief into restraint. After Pahalgam, it turned grief into consequence. Families had been shattered before. The nation had mourned before. Television... Read More

Information war in West Asia and lessons for India

India, April 22 -- The first sign of a foreign policy crisis for many Indians no longer comes from South Block. It comes as a forwarded video. By the time the government explains the crisis, the publi... Read More