More than four centuries ago, Gujarati merchants set sail from India to Oman, carrying textiles, rice, and spices across the Arabian Sea. What began as commerce grew into trust—and that trust, quietly nurtured over generations, now underpins India’s maritime strategy in a region where ports are as powerful as armies. A Constant in a Shifting
10 Questions for Pranav Doshi 1.) What was the core insight or moment that inspired you to write your article on Gulf realpolitik and Pakistan? After 8 years in the UAE, and trying to understand the social and geopolitical structures of the Arabian Peninsula, what struck me was the growing divergence in strategic maturity between
Since their violent partition in 1947, driven by the British policy of divide and rule, India has carried the deeper scars of division, not just in terms of human tragedy, but in the lasting cost to its strategic environment. The creation of Pakistan wasn’t just a cartographic exercise. It was a rupture built on a