India

Frank O’Donnell quoted in India Today on India’s sixth-generation fighter aircraft options
Frank O’Donnell was quoted in India Today on India’s sixth-generation fighter aircraft options, cautioning that GCAP and FCAS should not distract from proven platforms and domestic capability ...

Safer Together: Patterns of Security Co-operation in Asia
The June 2026 special issue of the Global Asia journal features nine short essays from APLN's project 'Asia Dialogue on China-US Relations'.

PFBR Powering India's Nuclear Energy with Dr Manpreet Sethi
ANURADHASAYS - APLN Senior Research Adviser Manpreet Sethi explained the significance of the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor on India’s nuclear energy plans and energy strategy.

Naval Competition in South Asia and the Limits of Confidence Building Measures
Sudarshan Shrikhande argues that regional stability in South Asia depends less on formal maritime CBMs and more on the strategic judgment of leaders, who must manage a complex "maritime-continental ...

AI is Quietly Reshaping Nuclear Risk in South Asia
Sahar Khan explores how the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the conventional militaries of India and Pakistan is reshaping nuclear risks in South Asia.

Escalation Dynamics Under the Nuclear Shadow—India’s Approach
Rakesh Sood examines how India and Pakistan have perceived and responded to each other’s nuclear signalling across multiple crises.

Headwinds will shape the world this year
THE TRIBUNE - APLN member Shyam Saran argued that India should pursue deeper regional trade integration and explore greater strategic coordination with Asian partners.

Responsibility Over Rivalry: Why India and Pakistan Should Reject Nuclear Testing
Sahar Khan and Haleema Saadia suggest that Trump's nuclear testing announcement has presented India and Pakistan a rare moment of normative leadership to jointly reaffirm their nuclear moratoriums.

What India’s Attendance at SCO Summit Means
Pankaj Saran writes that Modi’s visit to China for the SCO Summit signalled cautious steps toward normalisation with Beijing after years of tension.

Managing Multiple Multipolarities: Evolving interstate relations in the Asia-Pacific
Manpreet Sethi, Fang Liu, and Elaine Natalie explain how different understandings of multipolarity in China, India, and Indonesia shape geopolitics in the Asia-Pacific.
