Sanae Takaichi’s Landslide: Japan’s Conservative Turn and the Supermajority Era
Anshika Agarwal Relations between Tokyo and Beijing have deteriorated since Takaichi suggested Japan might become involved if China attacked Taiwan.
Jamaat-e-Islami’s Revival in Bangladesh: Electoral Politics, Islamism, and Challenges for India
Mohmmad Rizwan Increasing religious radicalisation may render borders with India susceptible to incursions by religious extremist factions, drug traffickers, and…
India’s FTA Strategy as a Geoeconomic Statecraft
Archita Gaur The rise in India’s FTAs reflects a strategic shift, rather than sudden liberalisation. The recent FTA momentum reflects…
Giants’ Shadows: How Small Nation States Cling to Powerhouses for Survival
Parag Gilada Historically, small nation-states have depended on patron nations to sustain their status as independent entities.
The Illusion of Nuclear Deterrence: Why West Asia’s War Cannot Stay Regional
Balaji Subramanian The greatest danger is not that nuclear weapons might be used—but that the world has begun to believe…
When the West Wavered, India Negotiated: The Strategy Behind the ‘Mother of All Deals’
Dr Nanda Kishor What these developments reveal is a nuanced negotiation of interests, with India neither capitulating to external pressure nor…
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…
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…