Author name: Venkatakrishnan Asuri

Venkatakrishnan Asuri is an undergraduate student at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. His interests include South Asian security, Chinese studies, and India’s neighbourhood. His works have appeared in platforms, such as CNN News18, the Deccan Herald and the Deccan Centre for International Relations.

The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement: Collective Deterrence & Its Structural Limits

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Riyadh has taken a calculated bet that building visible security partnerships, even imperfect ones with a poor regional track record, is less risky than continuing to depend on an American security umbrella that has twice failed to respond when Saudi territory was struck. Whether that bet pays off will be determined by what Turkey and […]

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India’s Eastern Energy Corridor & Energy Security

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While the western seaboard will remain central to crude imports, refining, and global energy trade, the integration of offshore gas production, pipeline infrastructure, and downstream industrial demand along the eastern coast provides India with an additional layer of energy security. For decades, India’s energy security has been shaped by the geography of the western seaboard.

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The South Caucasus’ New Strategic Crossroads

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The South Caucasus is emerging as a key arena for great power competition, with the United States expanding its presence in a region historically considered part of Russian and Iranian spheres of influence. While Armenia’s reorientation towards the West continues, its dependence on Russia constrains its pace of diversification. Though the corridor remains in its

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