Trump-Style Politics on Trial: Canada, Australia, and Singapore Lead a Global Voter Rebellion
Lakshmi Karlekar & HM Greeshma The 2025 elections in Canada, Australia and Singapore together make plain a rejection of the form of polarising,…
The Enemy’s Enemy: India’s Strategic Recalibration Towards Myanmar
Anuraag Khaund Strategic thinking would dictate strengthening ties with Myanmar, the other major neighbour on the eastern front, which, in…
BRICS, Israel, and White Farmers: What’s Behind Trump’s Tough Stand on South Africa?
Aayush Pal South Africa’s key role in the Global South and BRICS, which challenges the U.S.-led world order, has created…
Strategic Realignment: US-Saudi Mega Deal and the Emerging West Asian ‘Opportunist Axis’
The new Syrian leader, who once headed HTS, a group previously designated as a terrorist organisation and backed…
De-escalation Without Ceasefire: India’s Strategic Deterrence and the Myth of U.S. Intervention
Biswarup Baidya Senator Marco Rubio claimed high-level diplomatic efforts to resolve India-Pakistan tensions, while Vice President Vance had earlier dismissed…
World Trade in Turmoil: How U.S. Tariffs and WTO Paralysis Threaten Global Commerce
Dr Lakshmi Karlekar & Tanishaa Pandey The WTO and the IMF have significant power over trade agreements and regulations, which gives it the ability…
Reconceptualising India’s Strategic Sphere of Influence in the IOR: A Case for a 21st-Century Indian Monroe Doctrine
Dhruv Ashok In this issue brief, Dhruv Ashok explores how India must shift from a defensive mindset to a more…
India and the Quad: Strategic Autonomy in an Unstable Indo-Pacific
Parag Gilada India’s engagement with the Quad showcases a prime example of how the nation can use pragmatic thinking to…
Arctic and the Illusion of High-North-Low Tension
Abhishek Kumar The Arctic region also holds a vast amount of untapped resources that range from reserves of oil, natural…
A War of Attrition: The US-China Economic Standoff and Its Global Fallout
The confrontation creates a long rift that will not only hamper these two intricately linked economies but also…