India’s strategic ascent: Why the world’s largest democracy Is fast becoming a global power on par with China, the United States, Russia and the European Union

For much of the post-Cold War era, global power was discussed in familiar terms: the United States as the dominant superpower, China as the rising challenger, Russia as a strategic disruptor, and the European Union as a regulatory and economic heavyweight. Today, that framework is increasingly incomplete. India — long described as a “sleeping giant” […]