नीतिविद्या | Nitividya – Strategy, Institutions, Power

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AN OPEN LETTER TO GENERAL N.S. RAJA SUBRAMANI, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM
On assuming duties as Chief of Defence Staff, Republic of India 30 May 2026
 • Sudhir Pillai
Order Builders v. Crisis Managers
Grand Strategy and India’s Strategic Ambiguity
 • Sudhir Pillai
The Decisive Arm and the Missing Joint
What an Air Marshal's interview reveals about the IAF’s strategic self-conception — and about the institutional obstacles to the integrated force India…
 • Sudhir Pillai
Who Commands the Sky?
Why India Needs a National Air Defence Architecture — Not Just Theatre Commands
 • Sudhir Pillai
The Situated Appreciation
From strategic orientation to sound policy — a Critical Thinking framework for Great Nicobar
 • Sudhir Pillai
The Crow’s Nest and the Continental Mind
On Great Nicobar, forward presence, and why India must build maritime power for its economic destiny, not just its military defence.
 • Sudhir Pillai
Building a Maritime Strategic Architecture:
Montreux, HOPE, and the Institutional Lessons India Has Not Yet Drawn
 • Sudhir Pillai
नीतिविद्या | Nitividya – Strategy, Institutions, Power
नीतिविद्या | Nitividya – Strategy, Institutions, Power
Independent writing on strategy, institutions, and power — how national capability is structured, employed, and sustained.
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