From Caution to Craft: How India Built the Capacity to Sign the EU Mega Trade Deal
Deepa Bhaskaran India’s post-2014 trade pivot rests on a simple logic: comparative advantage delivers shared prosperity only when openness is…
China’s Covert Penetration of Western Surveillance Infrastructure
SamvadaWorld Staff The breach, centred on the exploitation of lawful intercept systems embedded within telecommunications networks, allowed Chinese operators to…
Negotiation as Dialogue: Why Conversation Matters More Than Confrontation
Amit Dasgupta & Uma Sudhindra Collaboration is a key element, as negotiations are not a one-way communication but rather a dialogical process.
Anchoring the Drift: The Geopolitical Weight of the EU-India FTA in an Age of Uncertainty
Shashank Pandey The FTA has exposed an ugly truth - that depending on a single, weakening superpower is strategically untenable,…
Balancing Power at Sea: How the Philippines Counters China in the South China Sea
Antara Deka The Philippines recently conducted a joint military exercise with the U.S. in the Scarborough Shoal Sea that falls…
The UAE’s Strategic Squeeze in West Asia and India as a Strategic Hedge
Aayush Pal The deepening relationship between India and the United Arab Emirates represents deliberate geopolitical posturing by both countries, driven…
The Emergence of an ‘Islamic NATO’: Pakistan–Saudi–Turkey Defence Alignment and Its Strategic Implications for India
Mohmmad Rizwan The infusion of Saudi capital and Turkey's sophisticated military technologies will bolster Pakistan's defence stance against India.
Shadows of Solidarity: Iran, Venezuela, and the Hezbollah Connection
Sughosh Joshi The Hezbollah in Venezuela is characterised as a potential terrorist group, but it has turned Venezuela into a…
West Asia on the Brink: Water Scarcity, Shared Rivers, and Rising Climate Pressure
As the Middle East becomes hotter and drier, rising water scarcity could cut GDP by 6–14% in some…
When an Ally Turns Hegemon: Europe and Canada’s Fear of America’s Power Play at WEF 2026
Tejashree P V What emerged most clearly was not simply a debate about trade policy or diplomacy, but a deeper fear,…