Shivesh Mehta is a second-year master’s student at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations, Manipal Institute of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Institution of Eminence), Manipal, India. Trade and transport corridors have evolved from being simple platforms of movement to sophisticated instruments of statecraft and power projection and this …
Inside the AI Ecosystem: Firms, Infrastructures and Human Expertise
Vishal Reddy is a second-year master’s student at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations, Manipal Institute of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Institution of Eminence), Manipal, India. Contemporary Artificial Intelligence (AI) development increasingly extends beyond isolated technological innovation, emerging instead through complex interactions among private firms, computational infrastructures, data …
Crypto Infrastructure as Strategic Capacity: Security Implications for India
Shiv Ram Pande has more than ten years of experience in capital markets and is currently the Founding Member of BitSave. Harsh Himatsingani has served in roles in IDFC Bank and NDB Bank, and is associated with BitSave as a Brand & Growth Associate. The global adoption of crypto-asset infrastructure has increasingly moved beyond private …
The Rwanda – Democratic Republic of Congo Peace Deal: Role of External Actors and Critical Minerals
Shalini Varma S is a second-year master’s student at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations, Manipal Institute of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Institution of Eminence), Manipal, India. Despite being one of the most resource-rich countries in the world and playing a central role in critical mineral supply chains, …
From Zone of Peace to Zone of Competition: The Transformation of Arctic Geopolitics
S. Geethanjali is a second-year master’s student at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations, Manipal Institute of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Institution of Eminence), Manipal, India. “Let the North of the globe, the Arctic become a zone of peace” – when former president of Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev …
India’s Evolving Diplomacy in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A Balancing Act
Noiranjana Kashyap is a Doctoral Research Scholar at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations, Manipal Institute of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Institution of Eminence), Manipal, India. The Gaza conflict, which commenced in October 2023, represents a contemporary expression of the longstanding Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Its origins delve deep into history, …
Fault Lines beneath the Sea: Deep-Sea Mining and the Challenge to Pacific Unity
Shweta Shah is a Doctoral Research Scholar at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations, Manipal Institute of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Institution of Eminence), Manipal, India. The Pacific region is rapidly emerging as a critical theatre in the global contest over Deep-Sea Mining (DSM), an industry involving the exploration, …
Major Sporting Events: Cyber Threats and Geopolitics of Global Spectacles
Nistha Kumari Singh is a Ph.D. Research Scholar and Dr. TMA Pai Fellow at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations, Manipal Institute of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Institution of Eminence), Manipal. In the realm of international sports, geopolitical tensions and cybersecurity are inextricably linked. A Major Sporting Event (MSE) …
Silent Lines, Critical Threats: Securing India’s Undersea Cable Lifelines
Pavan Chudasama is a second-year master’s student at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations at Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Institution of Eminence), Manipal, India. Undersea cables form the backbone of global telecommunications, carrying approximately 95 percent of the world’s communications through a network of 597 cable systems and 1,712 landing stations, spanning 1.48 …
Strategic Generosity: China’s Expanding Footprint in South Asia through Foreign Aid
R. Ajitesh is a second-year master’s student at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations at Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Institution of Eminence), Manipal, India. China integrates its foreign aid policy deeply within its worldwide economic policy as well as geopolitical goals and strategic interests. China provides aid following a method of pragmatic economics …









