India as a Geo-Economic Swing State: Power, Pragmatism and Multi-Alignment in a Fragmented World
Sanhita Pandey Economic analysts see India as a ‘geo-economic swing state’, a country that can shape outcomes by engaging selectively…
India’s Multilateral Economic Partnership: Navigating through China, UAE and Russia
Antara Deka The landmark free trade agreement deepened bilateral economic ties with the UAE, pushing trade volumes to $100.06 billion…
U.S. Intervention in Venezuela and the Future of China’s Influence in Latin America
The USA’s takeover of Venezuela and its control over its oil reserves indirectly pose a threat to China’s…
The Liberal Order Unravels: 2026 Opens on a Global Fault Line
Dr Nanda Kishor When rules are bent to the breaking point by those who wrote them, the incentive for others to…
The Silent Encirclement: How the Recalibrated ‘Pivot to Asia’ Is Reshaping India’s Neighbourhood
Nishant Kumar Hota and Ankit Jakhar India now stands at a crossroads where "Strategic Autonomy" is no longer an academic luxury but a survival…
2025 A Year of Geopolitical Turbulence and Global Realignment
Aayush Pal The year 2025 marked a decisive break from the assumptions that shaped the post–Cold War and post-globalisation eras.
From Extraction to Strategy: India and the New Geopolitics of Critical Minerals
Hridbina Chatterjee As the world pushes toward net-zero targets, the concentration of critical minerals resources has created a geopolitical "chokepoint"…
From Tiananmen to Growth: How Economic Performance Rebuilt the CCP’s Legitimacy
Mohmmad Rizwan The social contract established post-Tiananmen massacre indicates that the current Communist regime cannot derive its legitimacy solely from…
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…