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SSPC ISSUE BRIEF (November 10, 2026)

India and the European Union: Critical Minerals and the Test of Economic Security

Swapnil Kumari | Rajeev Ranjan | Abhijit Poddar

Critical minerals have emerged as a key measure of India–EU economic security cooperation, connecting the energy transition and advanced technologies with the resilience of industrial supply chains. This Issue brief examines how India’s National Critical Mineral Mission and the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act lay the groundwork for cooperation in mineral sourcing, processing, research, and recycling. It assesses the opportunities created by the 2026 strategic framework, as well as the financing, technological, and implementation constraints that may limit progress.

India and the European Union: Critical Minerals and the Test of Economic Security

SSPC ISSUE BRIEF (October 28, 2026)

India and The European Union: Building Resilient Interdependence through Technology Cooperation

Swapnil Kumari | Abhijit Poddar

India and the European Union’s expanded strategic framework raises a practical question: how can closer cooperation reduce technological and economic vulnerabilities without requiring geopolitical alignment? This paper advances resilient interdependence as a framework for integrating trade, research, industrial development, and security cooperation.

India and The European Union: Building Resilient Interdependence through Technology Cooperation

ISSUE BRIEF (October 08, 2026)

Generative AI and Terrorist Propaganda in South Asia

Ruchika Kakkar

The paper demonstrates that GenAI accelerates existing activities of terrorist groups rather than fundamentally altering organizational or operational capabilities, and that increased media output has not demonstrably expanded recruitment. Counter-terrorism responses should prioritize multilingual monitoring, digital forensics, and platform cooperation.

Generative AI and Terrorist Propaganda in South Asia

Counter Terrorism Perspectives

India’s ‘PRAHAAR’ Doctrine Addresses Evolving Terrorist Threat Landscape

ANIMESH ROUL (Terrorism Monitor, September 17, 2026)

India introduced PRAHAAR, its first comprehensive counter-terrorism policy, marking a decade-long shift from reactive responses to preventive disruption. It addresses emerging technological threats, including encrypted communications, drone logistics, cryptocurrency funding, and the misuse of digital or biological materials.

India’s ‘PRAHAAR’ Doctrine Addresses Evolving Terrorist Threat Landscape

SSPC ISSUE BRIEF (October 18, 2025)

RECALIBRATING INDIA’S AIRPOWER STRATEGY: Managing Fighter Squadron Deficits in a Two-Front War Scenario

AJAY KUMAR DAS

The issue brief examines whether the IAF can sustain its required squadron strength against Pakistan and China and how this shortfall affects its readiness for a two-front war. It also assesses how force multipliers, technology, and evolving doctrines can offset numerical disadvantages and redefine India’s airpower strategy.

RECALIBRATING INDIA’S AIRPOWER STRATEGY: Managing Fighter Squadron Deficits in a Two-Front War Scenario

Book Review (October 22, 2025)

50 Years of the Biological Weapons Convention: Tracking the Journey

Mahesh Ranjan Debata

"50 Years of the Biological Weapons Convention" honors the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) in its Golden Jubilee year (2025), recognizing it as “a foundational pillar of global disarmament and non-proliferation.”