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Delhi Policy Group is among India’s oldest independent think tanks with its primary focus on strategic & international issues of critical national interest.🇮🇳

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India Strategic Review Lt. Gen. D. S. Hooda Pakistan deepened its defence partnerships with Saudi Arabia and Türkiye, even as domestic political tensions and its conflict with Afghanistan intensified. India-China border friction persisted, India-Bangladesh ties showed signs of renewed engagement, and regional powers navigated shifting strategic equations. A month marked by fragile diplomacy, competing interests and geopolitical uncertainty. Read more on our website: delhipolicygroup.org/publica…
Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu held meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during his state visit to Pakistan from October 20 to 22, 2026. Source: Official X Handle Dr Mohamed Muizzu

ALT Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu held meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during his state visit to Pakistan from October 20 to 22, 2026. Source: Official X Handle Dr Mohamed Muizzu

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Japan’s Transformed Security and Military Posture: Sustainability and Ramifications Vice Admiral Anil Chopra In this brief, the author examines Japan’s shift from post-war pacifism towards a more proactive security posture, driven by growing threats from China, North Korea and Russia. Japan’s defence buildup, expansion of counterstrike capabilities and stronger security partnerships are reshaping the Indo-Pacific, but demographic decline, fiscal pressures and energy dependence raise questions about the transformation's sustainability. The brief also examines the implications for regional stability and India–Japan relations, highlighting opportunities for deeper defence technology cooperation and maritime coordination. Read more on our website: delhipolicygroup.org/publica…
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth met with Japan's Minister of Defence Shinjirō Koizumi in the Philippines, on October 27, 2026. Source: X/@ModJapan_en

ALT US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth met with Japan's Minister of Defence Shinjirō Koizumi in the Philippines, on October 27, 2026. Source: X/@ModJapan_en

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In collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs (@MEAIndia), the Delhi Policy Group (DPG) hosted a delegation of US Congressional Staff for an interactive discussion on October 24, 2026. The delegation comprised staff directors and professional staff members from several key Committees of the US House of Representatives. The DPG Senior Faculty shared with the delegation a broad overview of India’s strategic outlook and priorities, security environment and defence capability, as well as perceptions regarding the future of the India-US partnership. This was followed by a Q&A interaction which provided an opportunity for both sides to exchange perspectives on the opportunities and challenges shaping India-US relations.
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BRICS 2026: The Geopolitics of Consensus Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj The 18th BRICS Summit held in New Delhi showed eleven diverse countries can still find consensus when the focus stays on practical cooperation. The test now is converting that ambition into sustained implementation. Read more on our website: delhipolicygroup.org/publica…
BRICS leaders in front of Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. Source: X/Narendra Modi

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Prospects and Terms of an India-China Economic Reset Dr. V. S. Seshadri In this brief, the author examines whether India and China can reset their economic relationship amid a changing global trade and geopolitical environment. He argues that a reset could offer economic opportunities for India, but that it cannot simply mean a return to the pre-2020 model of expanding trade and investment without adequate safeguards. Read more on our website: delhipolicygroup.org/publica…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a bilateral meeting on September 12, 2026, on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi. Source: PMO Gallery

ALT Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a bilateral meeting on September 12, 2026, on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi. Source: PMO Gallery

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The Evolving Grammar of Power in Japan Dr. Ashok Kumar Chawla In this brief, the author assesses evolving political trends in Japan under the leadership of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. He observes that politics rarely changes in Japan through a sudden dramatic break; changes come gradually, through institutional adaptation, shifting political calculations, and the accumulation of small but consequential adjustments. PM Takaichi’s recent Cabinet reshuffle offers a revealing window into this long-term trend. Read more on our website: delhipolicygroup.org/publica…
PM Takaichi addresses the press following the Cabinet reshuffle on September 17, 2026. Source: Prime Minister's Office of Japan

ALT PM Takaichi addresses the press following the Cabinet reshuffle on September 17, 2026. Source: Prime Minister's Office of Japan

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Economic Security and Resilience Review Dr. V.S. Seshadri In this issue, the author reviews the 18th BRICS Summit in which member states reaffirmed cooperation on WTO reform, local-currency trade and diversified critical-mineral supply chains, while stopping short of endorsing a common currency or challenging the US Dollar. India used the summit to engage China, Russia and Iran on trade, energy, connectivity and maritime security. Meanwhile, new US sanctions on Russian and Iranian oil purchases raised concerns for India’s energy security, while the short extension of the US–China trade truce and China’s controls on critical minerals kept supply-chain risks elevated. Read more on our website: delhipolicygroup.org/publica…
PM Modi, President Xi and President Putin together during the BRICS Summit. Source: BRICS 2026

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Global Horizons Amb. Nalin Surie This issue examines mounting challenges to the post-war international order, the growing use of economic coercion, and the emergence of new forms of warfare. It covers U.S. moves involving Greenland, Cuba and Canada, alongside supply-chain vulnerabilities and high-technology competition. It reviews India’s hosting of the 18th BRICS Summit, the Modi-Xi meeting and President Xi’s state visit to the U.S. It also examines the conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia, Europe’s continued support for Ukraine despite limitations in military equipment supplies, and India’s engagement at the UN General Assembly, including EAM Dr. S. Jaishankar’s call for greater accommodation of a multipolar world. Read more on our website: delhipolicygroup.org/publica…
PM Modi, President Xi and President Putin during the BRICS Summit, New Delhi on 12 September 2026. Source: PIB

ALT PM Modi, President Xi and President Putin during the BRICS Summit, New Delhi on 12 September 2026. Source: PIB

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Focus Europe Amb. Ruchira Kamboj & Awantika Singh Sengar Europe is recalibrating as security, migration and political pressures reshape the continent—from a push for greater strategic agency in defence and the Arctic to the rise of far-right forces and growing constitutional tensions in the UK. Amid these shifts, India-EU ties are gaining new strategic momentum with defence, investment, energy and the advancing FTA opening new avenues for cooperation. Read more on our website: delhipolicygroup.org/publica…
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen delivering the State of the Union address, September 16, 2026. Source: European Commission

ALT President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen delivering the State of the Union address, September 16, 2026. Source: European Commission

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The China Monitor reviews: India-China dialogue on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit, President Xi's state visit to the U.S., the EU's concerns about trade deficit with China, and the sharpening of security risks owing to the weaponisation of outer space. Read more on our website: delhipolicygroup.org/publica…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping held a meeting on the margins of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12, 2026. Source: X/@narendramodi

ALT Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping held a meeting on the margins of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12, 2026. Source: X/@narendramodi

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India Strategic Review Lt. Gen. D. S. Hooda South Asia in September: Pakistan faced mounting pressure on multiple fronts—from Afghanistan and India to a first test of its Saudi-Türkiye defence pact. India-China ties remained cautious, while Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka navigated growing economic and strategic vulnerabilities. Read more on our website: delhipolicygroup.org/publica…
India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and President of Sri Lanka Anura Kumara Dissanayake virtually inaugurated three Bailey Bridges constructed by the Indian Defence Forces on September 9, 2026. Source: PIB, Government of India

ALT India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and President of Sri Lanka Anura Kumara Dissanayake virtually inaugurated three Bailey Bridges constructed by the Indian Defence Forces on September 9, 2026. Source: PIB, Government of India

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Indo-Pacific Monitor Cmde. Lalit Kapur Three multilateral summits dominated India's discourse during the month of September: the 26th SCO Summit in Bishkek, the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, and the high-level debate at the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. The Trump-Xi Summit in Washington DC indicated continuation of the fragile economic truce between the US and China, but offered little substance. The stalemate in the US-Iran confrontation continued, marked by sporadic kinetic action. Japan continued strengthening its defensive capabilities, including through expanded defence cooperation with India, while India continued with its maritime engagement of partners to the east and west. Read more on our website: delhipolicygroup.org/publica…
Family Photo of BRICS leaders at the Summit, September 12, 2026. Source: MEA Photo Gallery

ALT Family Photo of BRICS leaders at the Summit, September 12, 2026. Source: MEA Photo Gallery

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The Evolving Grammar of Power in Japan Dr. Ashok Kumar Chawla In this brief, the author assesses evolving political trends in Japan under the leadership of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. He observes that politics rarely changes in Japan through a sudden dramatic break; changes come gradually, through institutional adaptation, shifting political calculations, and the accumulation of small but consequential adjustments. PM Takaichi’s recent Cabinet reshuffle offers a revealing window into this long-term trend. Read more on our website: delhipolicygroup.org/publica…
PM Takaichi addresses the press following the Cabinet reshuffle on September 17, 2026. Source: Prime Minister's Office of Japan

ALT PM Takaichi addresses the press following the Cabinet reshuffle on September 17, 2026. Source: Prime Minister's Office of Japan

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Prospects and Terms of an India-China Economic Reset Dr. V. S. Seshadri In this brief, the author examines whether India and China can reset their economic relationship amid a changing global trade and geopolitical environment. He argues that a reset could offer economic opportunities for India, but that it cannot simply mean a return to the pre-2020 model of expanding trade and investment without adequate safeguards. Read more on our website: delhipolicygroup.org/publica…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a bilateral meeting on September 12, 2026, on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi. Source: PMO Gallery

ALT Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a bilateral meeting on September 12, 2026, on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi. Source: PMO Gallery

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India-Japan Relations: Shaping the Modi-Takaichi Era Dr. Ashok Kumar Chawla This brief assesses the outcomes of 16th India-Japan Summit, interrogates what was delivered, what remains conditional, what the relationship needs to sustain, and what it must deepen over the decade ahead. Read more on our website: delhipolicygroup.org/publica…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds bilateral talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on July 02, 2026. Source: Prime Minister of India

ALT Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds bilateral talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on July 02, 2026. Source: Prime Minister of India

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BRICS 2026: The Geopolitics of Consensus Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj The 18th BRICS Summit held in New Delhi showed eleven diverse countries can still find consensus when the focus stays on practical cooperation. The test now is converting that ambition into sustained implementation. Read more on our website: delhipolicygroup.org/publica…
BRICS leaders in front of Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. Source: X/Narendra Modi

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Japan’s 2026 Defense White Paper Cmde. Lalit Kapur Japan’s annual defense white paper is intended to provide citizens an overview of the country’s security challenges and what has been done during the preceding year to address them. In this brief, the author summarises the core elements of the 2026 paper, China’s response and implications for India. Read more on our website: delhipolicygroup.org/publica…
Japan’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi meets India’s Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh in Tokyo on July 13, 2026. Source: X/@ModJapan_en

ALT Japan’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi meets India’s Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh in Tokyo on July 13, 2026. Source: X/@ModJapan_en

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Evolving India’s Defence Industry Through Private Sector Prime Contractors V. Adm. Anil Chopra Amid growing technology denial and strategic competition, importing major weapon systems is no longer a viable option. India must prioritise a globally competitive defence industrial base. This requires the emergence of large private-sector prime contractors. Accelerating the Strategic Partnership Model, placing assured demands, flexible contracting and risk-sharing are all essential to incentivise the larger private corporations. Drawing established large companies into investing in the defence sector, and evolving them as prime contractors and lead integrators, will strengthen indigenous capability and reduce strategic vulnerability. Read more on our website: delhipolicygroup.org/publica…
The Mahindra Armoured Light Specialist Vehicle (ALSV), said to be India's first completely indigenous tactical military vehicle and designed and built by Mahindra Defence Systems, participates at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) held in Abu Dhabi. Source: X/SP Shukla

ALT The Mahindra Armoured Light Specialist Vehicle (ALSV), said to be India's first completely indigenous tactical military vehicle and designed and built by Mahindra Defence Systems, participates at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) held in Abu Dhabi. Source: X/SP Shukla

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Global Horizons Ambassador Nalin Surie This issue examines US's neo-colonial push to reassert global dominance amid eroding trust in international law, and China's exploitation of this uncertainty by floating a China-US-Russia dialogue that threatens multipolarity. It covers escalating US-Iran tensions, a new Saudi-Türkiye-Pakistan security pact and destabilizing uncertainty from Trump's DPRK overtures. India’s diplomatic engagements take center stage, from its active participation in the SCO summit and the deepening of ties with Uzbekistan to the 25th round of Special Representatives’ talks with China. Read more on our website: delhipolicygroup.org/publica…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the 26th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on September 1, 2026. Source: X/PIB

ALT Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the 26th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on September 1, 2026. Source: X/PIB

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Economic Security and Resilience Review Dr. V. S. Seshadri This issue reviews PM Modi's Uzbekistan visit and the mining MOU strengthening India's critical mineral and energy supply chains. On trade, it flags growing uncertainty from pending US Section 301 investigations, the contested "Great Transhipment Scam" report naming India among transhipment-risk countries, and the new US National Security Science and Technology Strategy's tightening of tech and investment controls. It closes by noting the US-Canada trade breakdown, expanded Iran sanctions, and the EU's CBAM debate as signs of growing use of economic tools for strategic ends. Read more on our website: delhipolicygroup.org/publica…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to boost bilateral cooperation during his two-day state visit to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from August 29 to 30, 2026. Source: PMO Gallery

ALT Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to boost bilateral cooperation during his two-day state visit to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from August 29 to 30, 2026. Source: PMO Gallery

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