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Global Horizons
Amb. Nalin Surie

May 2026 saw consequential meetings around the globe — Trump in Beijing, Putin in Beijing, Modi across Europe, Rubio in India, QUAD FMs in Delhi — yet the Iran standoff kept global energy markets on edge and tested every alliance. A month of high-stakes diplomacy, unresolved tensions, and shifting balances.

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The China Monitor May 2026 reviews: continuing India-China strategic dialogue, BRICS Foreign Ministers' meeting, Xi-Trump Summit aimed at managing U.S.-China competition, China-Russia strategic convergence, and Beijing's crackdown on corruption within the PLA.

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India Strategic Review
Lt. Gen. D. S. Hooda

The month of May saw a rapidly shifting South Asian landscape: rising security challenges in Pakistan, deepening China-Pakistan engagement, continued India-China border dialogues, evolving India-Bangladesh dynamics, and growing humanitarian concerns in Afghanistan. Regional geopolitics remains in flux.

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Economic Security and Resilience Review
Dr. V.S. Seshadri

This issue assesses the Trump–Xi summit in Beijing on May 14–15, 2026, which highlights the limits of high‑level engagement: while trade, investment, technology controls and critical minerals were discussed, however, deeper structural tensions remain unresolved. The report also covers Modi’s visits to the UAE and Europe, yielding energy and defence‑industrial commitments, the Quad’s launch of a Critical Minerals Framework, and US–India agreements on nuclear and minerals cooperation. The author further highlights emerging vulnerabilities in India’s foreign investment position and new trade measures in Europe and Asia underscoring the shifting landscape of global economic security.

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Indo-Pacific Monitor
Cmde. Lalit Kapur

▪️Trump’s China visit signalled conciliation on trade.
⁠▪️Rubio’s maiden India visit signalled a stabilisation of bilateral ties.
▪️The QUAD Foreign Ministers’ Meeting reaffirmed an evolving U.S. Indo-Pacific approach.
⁠▪️Japan’s Prime Minister Takaichi and senior ministers criss-crossed Asia under a renewed FOIP push.

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Focus Europe

Amb. Ruchira Kamboj

This issue assesses the EU Foreign Affairs Council and Defence Ministers meetings held on May 11–12, 2026, which reveal a clear strategic shift: Europe is moving from a primarily humanitarian, economic and normative stance to one focused on security, resilience and defence‑industrial readiness, driven by the war in Ukraine, instability in West Asia and uncertainty in the transatlantic relationship.

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India Strategic Review
Lt. Gen. D. S. Hooda

Diplomacy falters, economies strain, politics shift.

Pakistan’s US–Iran mediation stalled. Afghanistan tensions persist amid a deepening humanitarian crisis. Bangladesh faces slowing growth and political friction. Sri Lanka remains exposed to global shocks. Nepal’s reform agenda is under scrutiny. Maldivian gov sees political setbacks. A region navigating layered uncertainty.

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Indo-Pacific Monitor
Cmde. Lalit Kapur

This month's edition covers:
🇮🇷 US–Iran war
🇮🇳 India commissions 3rd SSBN & 4th Nilgiri-class frigate
🇦🇺 Australia buys 3 Mogami-class frigates from Japan — Tokyo's largest post-war defence export
🇰🇷South Korea–India charted a five-year bilateral roadmap
🇮🇩 Indonesia–US Major Defence Cooperation Partnership

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African Pulse
Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj  

This issue examines the surge in summit diplomacy across Africa, driven by intense competition for critical minerals, consumer market growth, and Africa's rising collective influence in multilateral forums. As India prepares to host the India-Africa Forum Summit, it must move beyond goodwill and improve scale, speed, and project delivery while building structured commercial partnerships with African stakeholders.  

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East Asia Explorer
Dr. Pradeep Taneja, Dr. Satish Chandra Mishra, and Dr. Ashok Kumar Chawla

This issue analyses Australia’s 2026 National Defence Strategy (NDS) and its accompanying investment program, the political and economic implications of the Strait of Hormuz blockage for Indonesia and how the rise of PM Sanae Takaichi reflects the logical outcome of Japan's consensus-driven politics rather than any break from tradition.

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Economic Security and Resilience Review
Dr. V.S. Seshadri

Strategic ties deepen, trade strains, reforms urged.

India–Korea summit unlocks industrial, steel and maritime frameworks. Relief measures roll out as Gulf conflict drives up costs. Exports dip, deficit widens despite modest annual rise. India–NZ FTA signed, US trade talks clouded by tariff disputes. Chabahar port faces sanctions uncertainty. Turkey pushes rail corridor, UAE exits OPEC. EU plans CBAM expansion, China tightens supply chain rules. A month of shifting partnerships and economic challenges.

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The China Monitor reviews: continued India–China high-level engagements amid “strategic mistrust”; sharper Chinese signaling on Taiwan ahead of President Trump’s Beijing visit; steady Russia-China convergence; and Chinese assertions of economic resilience amid global turmoil.

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Global Horizons
Amb. Nalin Surie

Global Power Shifts Intensify

Iran reels from US–Israel war yet compels Washington into uneasy talks, with the Strait of Hormuz remaining blocked. India’s Gulf stakes sharpen ahead of PM Modi’s UAE visit. UAE exits OPEC+, breaking Saudi dominance and reshaping Gulf oil politics. Europe’s rift with US widens, softened only by King Charles’ deft diplomacy. India–ROK summit delivers a bold new strategic framework.

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Focus Europe
Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj

This issue examines the outcomes of two landmark European Council meetings — a formal session in Brussels (March 19–20) and an informal summit in Cyprus (April 23–24) — held against a backdrop of intensifying geopolitical turbulence.

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Defence Forces Vision 2047: Aspirations and Challenges
Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda

India unveils Vision2047, a roadmap to transform its military for the future. Focused on modernization and long-term capability building, its success will hinge on implementation and progress by 2030.

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Developing India’s Military Capability — from institutional framework for production to budgetary prioritising, the drive for self-reliance to integration of cutting-edge technology. This episode dives into pathways to a future-ready Indian Military.

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African Pulse
Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj

This issue examines the surge in summit diplomacy across Africa, driven by intense competition for critical minerals, consumer market growth, and Africa's rising collective influence in multilateral forums. As India prepares to host the India-Africa Forum Summit, it must move beyond goodwill and improve scale, speed, and project delivery while building structured commercial partnerships with African stakeholders.

Read more on our website: https://t.co/rZigDwvBsg

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East Asia Explorer
Dr. Pradeep Taneja, Dr. Satish Chandra Mishra, and Dr. Ashok Kumar Chawla

This issue analyses Australia’s 2026 National Defence Strategy (NDS) and its accompanying investment program, the political and economic implications of the Strait of Hormuz blockage for Indonesia and how the rise of PM Sanae Takaichi reflects the logical outcome of Japan's consensus-driven politics rather than any break from tradition.

Read more on our website: https://t.co/PO6sEaB7Uo

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Global Horizons
Amb. Nalin Surie

Global Power Shifts Intensify

Iran reels from US–Israel war yet compels Washington into uneasy talks, with the Strait of Hormuz remaining blocked. India’s Gulf stakes sharpen ahead of PM Modi’s UAE visit. UAE exits OPEC+, breaking Saudi dominance and reshaping Gulf oil politics. Europe’s rift with US widens, softened only by King Charles’ deft diplomacy. India–ROK summit delivers a bold new strategic framework.

Read more on our website: https://t.co/8uHYgyE7IY