Circles of Power: Reassessing Kautilya’s Raja Mandala in Contemporary Geopolitics
Hridbina Chatterjee The Raja Mandala reminds us that friendship and enmity are fluid, rather than permanent, and are subject to…
The United Nations at 80: Looking Back to Look Ahead
Prof. Dr. Bharat H. Desai The UN is not infallible. It was not designed to take the 'peoples' to heaven but to try…
After Gaza: The Collapse of Arab Normalisation and the New Middle East Cold War
Daljeet Singh American power in the Middle East has been further undermined in the aftermath of Gaza, accelerating regional diversification…
Resurgence of Islamist Networks in Bangladesh under Yunus: Assessing the Regional Fallout and Strategic Crosscurrents
Raghvendra Tripathi For Bangladesh, the principal challenge will be to contain this increase in methods that maintain the constitutional guarantees…
In a Time of Change: Is India’s Calculated Rapprochement with Canada a Confirmation of Policy Continuity?
The sustainability of the India-Canada roadmap is grounded in its intent to establish deep, structural cooperation based on…
From Dependency to Dominance: India’s Defence Sector as the New Engine of Growth
Sughosh Joshi By turning defence into an engine of jobs, technology, exports, and autonomy, India is not just preparing for…
The Geopolitics of Rare Earths: How China’s Monopoly Threatens Global Industrial Sovereignty
Tejashree P V China accounts for roughly 70% of global rare earth mining and nearly 90% of the world’s processing capacity.…
The New Grain Wars: India vs. Russia in the Battle for Global Food Security
Divyanka Tandon Russia has become a supplier of cheaper wheat to African countries, particularly those that abstained from voting on…
Pranav S Starmer’s India Visit: Trade, Strategy, and a Bid to Revive Britain’s Economy
Aayush Pal Prime Minister Starmer hailed the growing partnership between India and the UK, emphasising that he wanted the free…