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Why India needs a strategy of derisking from US & China
Why India needs a strategy of derisking from US & China Both countries have demonstrated sustained willingness to weaponise economic relationships when their political interests demand it
Why algorithmic sovereignty should be India’s top priority
A day after a U.S. submarine sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena inside Sri Lanka’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), I posed a straightforward question to an advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) system: “Was the sinking legal under international law?” The reply was instant: “It was not illegal.” No qualification, no reference to the deeply contested nature
Hubris and caution — China’s posture as 2026 begins
As 2026 begins, China presents a paradox: a nation wrestling with economic challenges yet projecting strategic confidence; a leadership tightening political control domestically while expanding its diplomatic and institutional reach abroad; and a system that is both anxious and assertive.