From Abandonment to Bargaining: Return of Transactional U.S.–Pakistan Ties Under Trump 2.0
Mohmmad Rizwan Throughout the history of bilateral relations, Washington has consistently prioritised military interests over moral norms and democratic principles…
U.S. Intervention in Venezuela and the Future of China’s Influence in Latin America
Antara Deka The USA’s takeover of Venezuela and its control over its oil reserves indirectly pose a threat to China’s…
The Silent Encirclement: How the Recalibrated ‘Pivot to Asia’ Is Reshaping India’s Neighbourhood
Nishant Kumar Hota and Ankit Jakhar India now stands at a crossroads where "Strategic Autonomy" is no longer an academic luxury but a survival…
From Extraction to Strategy: India and the New Geopolitics of Critical Minerals
Hridbina Chatterjee As the world pushes toward net-zero targets, the concentration of critical minerals resources has created a geopolitical "chokepoint"…
State Patronage, Sectarian Mobilisation, and the Rise of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan
The recent violence perpetrated by the TLP illustrates the ineffectiveness of the Pakistani establishment's long-standing policy of supporting…
From Strategy to Sovereignty: Artificial Intelligence and the Race for Youth-Led Transformation in Central Asia
Dr Lakshmi Karlekar The absence of high-quality local language datasets needed to train Large Language Models (LLMs) could pose challenges to…
Brewing Storms in the Bay of Bengal: Bangladesh, Radicalisation, and New Delhi’s Strategic Concern
Pritam Sarbabidya Bangladesh today poses a qualitatively different challenge to India, one that cannot be clubbed with New Delhi’s experiences…
Beyond Optics: Why Modi’s Visits to Jordan, Ethiopia and Oman Matter for India’s Long Game
Dr Nanda Kishor The 3 visits reflect a deliberate, calibrated push: India is not merely reacting to regional churn but shaping…
Mob Rule and Moral Collapse: Bangladesh’s Broken Transition
Shrivara Mahajan The present crisis in Bangladesh can be traced back to the July upheaval of 2024, when student demonstrations…
From Tiananmen to Growth: How Economic Performance Rebuilt the CCP’s Legitimacy
The social contract established post-Tiananmen massacre indicates that the current Communist regime cannot derive its legitimacy solely from…