Bridges to Nowhere? The Price of Navigating Nepal’s Twin Hegemons
Hridbina Chatterjee For Nepal, the classical image of a "yam between two boulders" has undergone a profound 21st-century transformation.
Ports, Pipelines and Power: China’s Expanding Footprint in the Indian Ocean
Anusreeta Dutta For the last two decades, Beijing has been systematically expanding its footprint in the Indian Ocean through a…
Beyond Kalapani: What Nepal’s Mediation Proposal Reveals About Himalayan Geopolitics
The Kalapani issue is not just about maps and historical treaties. Now it’s a portal into the geopolitical…
From Kolkata to Beijing: Dhaka’s New Balancing Act
Anjali Singh Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s first official visit to China is a turning point in the geopolitics of…
Why Critical Minerals Are The New Oil
The International Energy Agency has repeatedly warned that demand for essential minerals will skyrocket by 2040 if countries…
The New Great Game in the Himalayas: Infrastructure, Influence and the India–China Contest
Divyanka Tandon The border between India and China has never truly been settled. The Line of Actual Control (LAC) —…
Weaponising History: Why China Keeps Invoking Japanese Militarism
Archita Gaur Why does China continue to invoke Japanese militarism in contemporary security debates?
China, Russia, North Korea: The Triangular Alignment Reshaping Asia-Pacific Security
Aayush Pal Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to North Korea, his first visit in seven years, comes at a time…
China’s Strategic Shift on the Korean Peninsula: Xi in Pyongyang
Beijing’s visit is about more than just maintaining relations with a long-time ally. It is an attempt to…
Beyond the Iron Brotherhood: The Evolution of China–Pakistan Relations
Dr Mohmmad Rizwan The primary foundation of the Sino-Pakistan partnership is rooted in their mutual animosity for India.