The Nobel Peace Prize and the Blueprint for Regime Change
Mani Bhushan The Nobel Peace Prize is neither noble nor peaceful—it is simply another strategic tool. Target countries share traits:…
India–Bhutan Partnership: Culture, Connectivity and Strategic Cooperation
Antara Deka The relationship between India and Bhutan is linked through various dimensions of socio-political-economic-cultural.
Germany’s India Outreach: Defence, Trade, and a New European Reset
Aayush Pal Chancellor Merz's visit comes at a time when Germany is increasingly looking towards Asia, particularly India, amid economic…
ADMM Plus and the Quest for Inclusive Regional Security in Southeast Asia
Faareha Usmani The ADMM Plus dialogue is regarded as the highest defence consultative meeting in the Southeast Asian region that…
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
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…