Dr. Angana Guha Roy is an Independent Researcher based in New Delhi. Dr. Roy completed her Ph.D. in Foreign Policy at the University of Delhi, focusing on middle powers in international relations. She was previously the Associate Director at the Asian Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs and has worked as a Fellow for the John Lukacs Institute for Strategy and Politics at Ludovika University and the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs in Budapest.
Indo-Pacific Regional Architecture in Normative-Pragmatic Spectrums
The Indo-Pacific is increasingly shaped by a hybrid order in which inclusive multilateralism coexists with faster, interest-driven minilaterals. While ASEAN-led frameworks preserve normative legitimacy, minilaterals like QUAD and AUKUS deliver…
Europe and the Western Balkan’s Multipolar Moment
An analysis of how Western Balkan nations have evolved to become a strategic priority for European security and the EU's revitalized enlargement plan. The recent extension of Serbia’s gas deal…
The Asia-Pacific Strategy Playbook Is Unfolding Steadily
Asia’s strategic landscape is fracturing as the US leans into burden-shifting, China expands its leverage through diplomacy and economic pressure, and regional powers recalibrate autonomously, producing a multipolar Indo-Pacific where…
The Russia-Ukraine Peace Framework is Evolving
US-Ukraine peace efforts remain stalled as core disputes persist, while the war continues to reshape Europe’s security order, diplomacy and energy ties in deeply destabilising ways. In the last week…
Europe’s Moment of Truth and Diplomatic Reset
As the US pivots toward burden-shifting and transactional diplomacy, Europe navigates fractured China ties, unstable transatlantic trade assumptions, and a strategic turn toward Asian partners. France will assume the presidency…
The Asia-Pacific Strategy Playbook Is Unfolding
Asia’s strategic landscape is fracturing as the US leans into burden-shifting, China expands its leverage through diplomacy and economic pressure, and regional powers recalibrate autonomously, producing a multipolar Indo-Pacific where…
US-Japan-South Korea Trilateral: Alliances in Alignment?
Trilateral US–Japan–ROK security cooperation deepened in 2025 through major exercises, ministerial meetings, and new maritime frameworks, reinforcing deterrence amid rising North Korean and Chinese threats. However, political shifts, historical grievances,…
India’s Carbon Journey Toward Net-Zero
India’s carbon strategy balances growth with green transition, advancing renewables, electric mobility, and a new carbon market, yet coal dependence and uneven enforcement continue to challenge its path to net-zero.…
China’s Strategic Shift to ‘Small and Beautiful’ Projects
China’s “small and beautiful” projects mark a new phase in its global strategy, shifting from mega BRI infrastructure to targeted, community-based development that deepens influence across the Global South. At…