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…
World Economic Forum 2026: India’s Policy, Governance and State-Led Growth Agenda at Davos
Megna Devkar India’s focus went beyond deal-making to long-term partnership, reinforcing India’s role as a trusted contributor to global economic…
Betrayed by Allies: How U.S. Abandonment of the Kurds Revived ISIS and Empowered HTS
Aayush Pal U.S. assurances to the Kurds are now unravelling, with their latest betrayal becoming evident after December 2024, when…
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…
Negotiation as Dialogue: Why Conversation Matters More Than Confrontation
Amit Dasgupta & Uma Sudhindra Collaboration is a key element, as negotiations are not a one-way communication but rather a dialogical process.
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…
The UAE’s Strategic Squeeze in West Asia and India as a Strategic Hedge
The deepening relationship between India and the United Arab Emirates represents deliberate geopolitical posturing by both countries, driven…
The Emergence of an ‘Islamic NATO’: Pakistan–Saudi–Turkey Defence Alignment and Its Strategic Implications for India
Mohmmad Rizwan The infusion of Saudi capital and Turkey's sophisticated military technologies will bolster Pakistan's defence stance against India.