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The Horizon Audiofiles - Ep 085 - India’s Role In Navigating Multilateralism

09.04.2026

13 Minuten

Multilateralism so far has driven the global world order, but challenges like inefficiencies, institutional deadlocks and power imbalances have resulted in its ineffectiveness. As a result, minilateralism offers unique opportunities and alternatives for countries, particularly from the Global South, to come together and engage in a time-bound and issue-based manner on matters of mutual interest. Amidst this, India’s engagement with the Global South through a blend of multilateral and minilateral avenues provides much-needed geopolitical leverage to the South-South cooperation. Minilateralism in particular offers multiple fronts of engagement on issues that concern the region and are vital to global geopolitics.

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The Horizon Audiofiles - Ep 084 - Strategic Autonomy In The Global South

02.04.2026

14 Minuten

The contemporary global politics, marked by a fragmented world order and intensified great-power rivalry, coupled with the erosion of established global norms, has significantly narrowed the strategic space for the nation-states of the global south. In response, strategic autonomy has emerged as a critical guiding principle to preserve policy independence while remaining engaged in an increasingly interdependent world. This article is an analytical account of how strategic autonomy is conceptualised and employed by Global South states amid systemic uncertainty, using India and Vietnam as case studies. It argues that strategic autonomy can be best understood not as non-alignment or isolation, but rather as a flexible strategy which incorporates diversification, hedging, and selective alignment across the diplomatic, defence, and economic spectrum.

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The Horizon Audiofiles - Ep 083 - India's Strategic Leap In Rare Earths

19.03.2026

24 Minuten

India is standing at a pivotal moment to unlock its vast Rare Earth Element (REE) reserves and challenge the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) long-standing monopoly in this critical sector. Despite holding 5.3% of global REE reserves, India contributes only a fraction of global output due to regulatory bottlenecks, a lack of refining infrastructure, and limited private-sector participation. With the PRC weaponising trade through export restrictions and end-user licensing requirements, India's automobile and electronics industries face supply shocks. However, policy reforms, including the ₹5000 crore mining scheme and amendments to the MMDR Act, have opened avenues for private exploration. Rajasthan, Odisha, and Tamil Nadu emerge as potential REE zones, while advanced technologies like solvent extraction and plasma separation offer processing alternatives.

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The Horizon Audiofiles - Ep 082 - Why Strong Militaries Still Lose - Legitimacy & Strategic Failure

12.03.2026

28 Minuten

This paper examines why militarily advanced states often fail to achieve their objectives through foreign policy efforts despite possessing superior forces relative to an adversary. Based on a political-strategic model, this research argues that the political legitimacy of a state with respect to its decision-making and level of strategic coherence will determine whether or not the state realises its intended objectives in conflict, whereas military capabilities are found to be less relevant than previously assumed. The research employs theoretical and conceptual arguments to provide empirical support for the claim that military defeat may result from weak political legitimacy, ambiguous objectives, dysfunctional relationships between civilian and military authorities, and a lack of flexibility in strategy formulation by a state's leaders.

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The Horizon Audiofiles - Ep 081 - Gamification of Tactics

05.03.2026

32 Minuten

Recent conflicts underscore the practical relevance of simulation-based and gamified approaches to military training. From the use of commercial platforms for pilot familiarisation to incentive-based systems for drone operators in Ukraine, gamified logic is increasingly shaping how military personnel train, adapt, and perform under operational conditions. Based on an exploratory field trial and drawing on the long-standing educational mandate attributed to Maria Theresa, this study frames gamification not as a technological novelty but as a contemporary medium for experiential learning. For the trial, officer cadets participated in competitive tactical scenarios using a commercial PC-based simulation (WARNO). Repeated questionnaires, an intermediate diagnostic intervention, and qualitative experiential reports were used to examine learning effects, including decision-making under time pressure, understanding of combined arms operations, and the role of structured reflection.

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