Geopolitics of the Panama Canal: Flashpoint in the U.S.–China Rivalry for Control of Global Trade Routes
Garima Sharma The Panama Canal alone handles around 5% of global maritime trade annually, highlighting its strategic and economic significance…
Timor-Leste Joins ASEAN: A New Chapter in Regional Unity
Faareha Usmani Timor-Leste’s journey to full ASEAN membership has been a long one, beginning with its application in 2011 and…
Reading the World’s Tone: Data Insights into the U.S.–China Rivalry and India’s Media Response
Divyanka Tandon Sentiment analytics becomes a vital adjunct to conventional geopolitical evaluation frameworks, offering early insights into global tensions and…
Central Asia’s Strategic Diversification: Deepening Business with Modi 3.0 and Trump 2.0 While Engaging China
Dr Lakshmi Karlekar & Tanishaa Pandey If India and the U.S. coordinate through IMEC and targeted sanction waivers while leveraging arbitration mechanisms like the…
Circles of Power: Reassessing Kautilya’s Raja Mandala in Contemporary Geopolitics
Hridbina Chatterjee The Raja Mandala reminds us that friendship and enmity are fluid, rather than permanent, and are subject to…
ASEAN Summit 2025: Strengthening India’s Strategic Engagement with Southeast Asia
Aayush Pal Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the summit, appreciated ASEAN’s efforts and stated that in an era of…
Strengthening the Himalayan Partnership: India-Bhutan Talks Focus on Security, Connectivity, and Cooperation
Anshu Mishra India and Bhutan recently held talks in their 14th meeting on Border Management and Security in Thimphu. This…
The United Nations at 80: Looking Back to Look Ahead
Prof. Dr. Bharat H. Desai The UN is not infallible. It was not designed to take the 'peoples' to heaven but to try…
After Gaza: The Collapse of Arab Normalisation and the New Middle East Cold War
Daljeet Singh American power in the Middle East has been further undermined in the aftermath of Gaza, accelerating regional diversification…
Pakistan and Afghanistan Halt Border Hostilities As Doha Talks Offer Fragile Hope
Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to establish systems to monitor and confirm that the ceasefire is being followed…