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Resource-Rich, Security-Poor: The Sahel’s Paradox of Plenty

The region possesses almost everything that could make it one of the most prosperous parts of Africa. However, it remains one of the most troubled regions on the continent, with non-state actors...

Beyond Religion: Pashtunwali, Taliban Rule, and Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan

This article argues that Islam did not directly influence the establishment of gender apartheid in Afghanistan. The understanding of Islam played a major role in the situation. The interpreter's...

The Future of Iran After the Israel-Iran Conflict

The central question is no longer who won the war militarily — Iran's losses were severe — but what kind of Iran, and what kind of Middle East, emerges from the wreckage...

Takaichi in Delhi: Old Friendship, New Geometry

Both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi described the visit as the beginning of a new chapter in India-Japan relations. ...

Beyond Kalapani: What Nepal’s Mediation Proposal Reveals About Himalayan Geopolitics 

The Kalapani issue is not just about maps and historical treaties. Now it’s a portal into the geopolitical competition playing out across the Himalayas...

Institutionalizing ‘No-War-No-Peace’ (NWNP): What INMSS-2026 means in the Gray-Zone Maritime Domain?

NWNP (No-War-No-Peace) reconceptualizes the entire maritime security architecture, involving a series of tactical deadlocks that define a race for claim assertion, working on ‘Maintaining An...

Geopolitics, Trade, and Power: Reassessing India–US Bilateral Relations

Since 2008, India's geopolitical profile has risen in Washington for two primary reasons: India's massive domestic market and the growth of assertive China in the Indo-Pacific region. ...

Fortifying the Chicken’s Neck: The Geopolitical Symbiosis of India’s Capital and Bhutan’s Megaproject

For India, backing Bhutan’s urban and industrial expansion at Gelephu is not merely an act of neighbourly goodwill; it is a calculated, capital-intensive strategy to reinforce the Siliguri Corridor...

Modi’s Seychelles Visit Reinforces India’s Indian Ocean Strategy

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi visited the Indian Ocean island nation of Seychelles, an important visit at a time when the Indo-Pacific has become the new frontier of geopolitics...