Beijing Military Parade – Signalling Alliances Beyond the US Sphere
Samarth Tripathi Diplomacy played out alongside the march past. Putin and Kim held talks on the sidelines, building on a…
Nvidia and the Fractured Future of Semiconductors: Geopolitics, AI, and the New Tech Blocs
Divyanka Tandon Once best known for its graphics cards powering video games, Nvidia has become the undisputed leader in artificial…
SCO Summit in Tianjin: Multipolarity in Motion
Raghvendra Tripathi The 2025 SCO Summit in Tianjin, China, is especially notable given the current rise in global tensions. It…
Tianjin Calculus: PM Modi’s Balancing Act Between Xi, Trump, and Strategic Autonomy
Pritam Sarbabidya Geopolitics is about shades of grey, where a nation’s strategic autonomy is not the absence of relationships but…
Central Asia at the Crossroads of Energy and Strategy: Neomercantilism as the Framework of Great Power Rivalry
Dr Lakshmi Karlekar The latest issue of Sharp Scope explores one of the most decisive geopolitical theatres of the 21st century…
The Dragon and the Elephant Tango – India–China Strategic Alignment in the Shadow of Trump’s Tariff Hegemony
Sindhuri Sai Trump’s tariff war, intended to isolate China and pressure India, instead pushed the two Asian rivals into a…
Weaponising the Brahmaputra: Medog Dam and China’s Hydropower Leverage
Tejashree P V Medog grants China the ability to shape outcomes in India’s Northeast and Bangladesh without firing a shot. For…
Between Reconciliation and Rivalry: Understanding the Historical Wounds in Sino-Japanese Ties
Dr Lakshmi Karlekar & Tanishaa Pandey Even after China and Japan normalised diplomatic relations in 1972, the question of justice and reparations for Chinese…
The Impact of Western Sanctions on Russia’s Trade Flows: A Data-Driven Look at the Pivot to China, Surge with India, and Non-Western Realignment
Russia’s trade geography has changed as a result of Western sanctions that have been in place since the…
The Enduring U.S. Obsession with Pakistan: A Strategic Tool Against India?
Aayush Pal While the U.S. champions the rule of law, its interests in Pakistan often lead it to deal with…