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…
A War Beyond Ceasefire: Why the Congo–Rwanda Conflict Defies Mediation
Aayush Pal Despite agreeing to a ceasefire strongly promoted by the U.S. President, the Democratic Republic of Congo soon saw…
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
Dr Mohmmad Rizwan The social contract established post-Tiananmen massacre indicates that the current Communist regime cannot derive its legitimacy solely from…
Consensus to Paralysis: How the WTO’s Reform Agenda Collapsed Ahead of MC14
Petter Olberg’s assessment ahead of MC14 underscores that deep divisions over the WTO’s consensus rule have effectively ruled…
Countering Deepfakes and Disinformation: Australia Puts the Onus on Social Media Platforms
Daljeet Singh Regulation of social media in Australia demonstrates that the protection of freedom of speech and the safeguarding of…
From Frozen Frontier to Geopolitical Fault Line: Russia, China and the New Arctic Order
Raghvendra Tripathi The closure of European markets, combined with Western oil companies’ investment cuts, has forced Moscow to depend on…
The Thailand-Cambodia Conflict and the Unravelling of ASEAN’s Regional Order
The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional grouping consisting of 11 countries in Southeast…
Indian Subcontinent’s New Faultline: Bangladesh Eyes China-Pakistan Bloc, Sidelining India
Parag Gilada Bangladesh’s recent openness to a China–Pakistan regional initiative, excluding India, signals a subtle but consequential shift in Dhaka’s…