SCO: Between Geopolitical Opportunity and Strategic Contradictions
Aayush Pal The SCO, therefore, provides India with an important platform to protect and advance its geopolitical interests in the…
Beyond BRICS: The Fragmented Future of the Global South’s Economic Bloc Politics
Daljeet Singh With the inclusion of countries such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Ethiopia, Egypt, and Iran, the bloc now…
Putin in New Delhi: Key Takeaways from a Pivotal India–Russia Summit
At a time when global uncertainty is rising, and the United States is becoming uncomfortable with India’s rapid…
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…
Trust But Verify: Why Scepticism Remains a Key Factor in India-China Relations
Hridbina Chatterjee India viewed China's actions, the unilateral military mobilisation, the hostile aggression in Galwan Valley, and the violation of…
“One Earth, One Home, One Future”: Tianjin Declaration and Beyond
Professor Dr. Bharat H Desai This refreshing SCO bonhomie in 2025, especially among the three principal global actors (China, India, Russia), underscores the…
Realism at Play: How India, China, and Russia Are Reshaping Global Power
Kabindra Sharma & Dr. Rippy Das The West’s monopoly on global affairs is fading fast. The RIC troika, shaped by trade wars, shifting alliances,…
From Periphery to Pivot: How India is Recasting Global Order in the 21st Century
Balaji Subramanian India has emerged as a pivotal actor in the Global South, leveraging its human capital, services sector, and…
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…