Paradiplomacy at the Frontier: The Centrality of Assam in Advancing India–Bhutan Relations
Riddhik Parashar From cross-border cultural exchanges and hydropower cooperation to the proposed Gelephu–Kokrajhar rail corridor, Assam stands as a linchpin…
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…
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…
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 Geopolitics of Rare Earths: How China’s Monopoly Threatens Global Industrial Sovereignty
Tejashree P V China accounts for roughly 70% of global rare earth mining and nearly 90% of the world’s processing capacity.…
Sri Lanka’s PM Harini Amarasuriya’s India Visit Reinforces Civilisational Ties and Strategic Partnership
The visit has expectedly advanced bilateral ties and further strengthened the bond of friendship, which aligns with India’s…
70 Years of Trust: India-Mongolia Ties Evolving into a Modern Strategic Alliance
The 3Ds – Democracy, Dharma and Development Partnership – have emerged as the pillar of the India-Mongolia relationship.
Latin America at the Crossroads: China’s Advance, U.S. Decline, and India’s Emerging Role
Latin America possesses highly diversified natural resources such as oil, copper, lithium, soy, and rare earth minerals, all…