Foreign Aid or Strategic Influence? Examining USAID’s Operations in India
Pranav S & Vadiraja B USAID's aid operations in India have long been scrutinised—are they aimed at development or serving U.S. geopolitical interests?…
End of War in Sight? What the US-Russia Talks in Saudi Arabia Mean for Global Power Politics
Balaji Subramanian If Russia gains territory or achieves its goals through negotiation, it will create strong optics of Russian revisionist…
China and the Cook Islands: Economic Opportunity or Geopolitical Tightrope?
Aayush Pal While Chinese investments can provide much-needed economic growth and development, it is also fraught with geopolitical and economic…
From the IOC to IMEC: India’s Vision for Maritime Strategy and Geopolitical Aspirations
Amid the euphoria of the recently concluded meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald…
Munich Security Conference 2025: Europe at the Crossroads Amid Global Power Shifts
The Munich Security Conference underscored Europe's inherent weaknesses which is still militarily reliant on the US, fragmented on…
JD Vance’s Munich Speech – Redefining US – Europe Relations under Trump 2.0
Shashank Pandey JD Vance’s Munich address has emerged as a critical flashpoint in the ongoing debate over the future of…
US withdrawal from UNHRC, WHO and Paris Accord: The State of Multilateralism under Trump 2.0
Bishwarupa Kar The withdrawal of the US sets a negative precedent for other countries as these withdrawals destroy global structures…
Bangladesh at the Crossroads: How Extremism and Foreign Intervention Are Undermining Its Future
Satish Chogule Rather than playing to its strength, Bangladesh now finds itself torn in a tornado of extremism and foreign…
India’s Silent Sentinel: Enhancing Underwater Domain Awareness for a Secure Indo-Pacific
Shrivara Mahajan Underwater Domain Awareness (UDA) emerged as a priority area since it deals with technologies and strategies to monitor…
India, the US and the Future: Decoding the Modi-Trump Summit
Modi and Trump’s meeting strengthened U.S.-India ties, focusing on trade, defence, and strategic cooperation.