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…
Indian Subcontinent’s New Faultline: Bangladesh Eyes China-Pakistan Bloc, Sidelining India
Parag Gilada Bangladesh’s recent openness to a China–Pakistan regional initiative, excluding India, signals a subtle but consequential shift in Dhaka’s…
RELOS and India’s Expanding Strategic Horizon
SamvadaWorld Staff At its core, the agreement allows Indian and Russian forces to use each other’s military facilities for logistical…
How Global Media Framed Vladimir Putin’s India Visit: A Comparative Analysis of Chinese, Western and Pakistani Narratives
Diksha Bharti These divergent narratives reflect how India’s engagement with Russia shapes global perceptions of its diplomatic autonomy and its…