Category: India Global

The Islamabad talks did not collapse dramatically. They simply ran out of steam. When negotiations […]

While wars continue to be fought visibly on land, air, and increasingly in cyberspace, a […]

The Onset of Frustration The kingdom of Trumpistan appears to be on shaky ground. On […]

Wars rarely announce their turning points. They reveal them quietly, in pauses that appear tactical […]

The current crisis in West Asia has a long history of hostility and resentment. It […]

It’s my truth versus yours, a battle of narratives. While drones fly, and missiles hit […]

You first wage war, spend money on arms and demolitions, and when it ends, you […]

If Iran does emerge as the dominant power in West Asia, India will not find […]

The heightening United States–Israel–Iran conflict of 2026 marks a decisive escalation in West Asian geopolitics, […]

The ongoing conflict involving Iran has moved beyond a regional disturbance. It has become a […]

The Opening Signal — Assertion, Not Accommodation The resumption of trade through Lipulekh Pass after […]

Air Strikes The night of 16 March 2026, saw a sharp escalation in tensions between […]

“Nepal’s elections were not a routine democratic exercise-they were a generational revolt against a political […]

Why World War III Has Not Begun? When War and Peace are Chasing Each other […]

The United States is considering stepping back from confrontation with Iran, but the language of […]

A War That Refuses to Be Short The war was never meant to last this […]

The real risk in seizing Kharg Island is not the assault; it is what follows. […]

For the past half-century, the global energy market spoke in a single financial language: the […]

Bereft of the traditional support from its Western allies, the US finds itself isolated in […]

Introduction: The New Strategic Paradigm The wars of the twenty-first century are increasingly being shaped […]

The Attack  In the early hours of 04 March 2026, a Mark-48 heavyweight torpedo hit […]

The Organisation the World Cannot Replace A cynical line often circulates in diplomatic circles: “If […]

Relations between India and the United States have long been described as a “strategic partnership”. […]

What is the notion of victory in modern war? The conflict between the United States […]

In the early years of the twenty-first century, it seemed that history had settled into […]

Objectives: Operation Epic Fury  Since Operation Epic Fury,” began on 28 February, US & Israeli […]

Empires generate power, but civilizations generate consequences. Persia’s Long Memory: A Civilization Beneath the State […]

Pakistan’s PM call for “meaningful talks” with India, merits that this appeal must be looked […]

“History never repeats itself, but it does often rhyme.” Mark Twain  The war between the […]

President Donald Trump has initiated “Operation Epic Fury” as a coercive air campaign launched from […]

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision (Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, consolidated with Trump v. V.O.S. […]

The US Supreme Court judgement on tariffs: What comes next? In a landmark ruling yesterday, […]

The trajectory of U.S. monetary policy once again occupies the centre of global financial discourse. […]

Introduction: Strategic Autonomy Under Unprecedented Strain The evolving geopolitical environment has placed India’s long-cherished doctrine […]

Introduction More than three million files related to disgraced financier and convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein […]

Pakistan’s strategy of wielding extremist proxies to destabilise its neighbours has come full circle. The […]

“Those who matter have abdicated their global leadership role. Parochial gains, unending power dynamics and […]

The agreed interim agreement of February 6, 2026 marks an important step towards a US-India […]

Introduction On 02 February the US President Donald Trump announced the Indo-US trade deal through […]

Faced with huge trade and economic disruptions thanks to US President Donald Trump’s unilateral tariff […]

Not every agreement marks a strategic pivot. Some exist to stabilise pressure and foster detente. […]

The Emerging Need of Geo-Moral Power This article introduces geo-moral power as a fourth dimension […]

This article introduces geo-moral power as a fourth dimension of influence alongside military, economic, and […]

The global community has a clear way forward if 20-30 countries can all do, just […]

The latest confrontation between the US and Europe over Greenland marks more than a trade […]

“The preservation of the republic is no less than governing- what a thankless task it […]

Introduction Amid the Middle East’s deepening turmoil, the growing rivalry between Türkiye and Israel is […]

Trump’s Board of Peace and the Moral Future of Global Governance The contemporary world stands […]

The prospect of a Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi defence pact, anchored on the principle that […]

A Strategic Shift Without the Sound of Guns. In the unforgiving heights of the Karakoram, […]

In December 2025, the U.S. economy added just 50,000 jobs, marking the weakest monthly employment […]

Viewed holistically, the invasion of Venezuela appears less a demonstration of confidence than a confession […]

In this environment of uncertainty and moral drift, India occupies a position of growing strategic […]

When American forces executed Operation Absolute Resolve on 3 January 2026, striking targets across Venezuela […]

Introduction History rarely repeats itself in identical form, but it often reveals familiar patterns. Major […]

Introduction American soldiers attacked Venezuela on 03 January 2026, and captured President Nicolas Maduro and […]

2025 was a testing year for India on the geopolitical front. Confronted with the Trumpian […]

The events in Venezuela go beyond intervention or regime change. It represents something more fundamental: […]

China’s rise, America’s disruptions, the dominance of Artificial Intelligence, the rise of right-wing populism, Europe […]

By the end of 2025, power has diffused, and power centres have multiplied. The United […]

Background Begum Khaleda Zia passed away at 0600 hours on 30 December 2025, at Dhaka’s […]

Dastardly Attack On 14 December two gunmen opened fire, killing 15 people (including children and […]

The South Asian region easily is one of the most politically unstable and volatile regions […]

The debate in India on her neighbour China tends to swing between two comforting certainties: […]

RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN’S VISIT TO INDIA Introduction  Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled […]

Kautilya’s Sane Logic of a Stable Neighbourhood Viksit Bharat is a destination whose course is […]

“The real source of wealth and capital in this new era is not material things… […]

Wars generate endless commentary while they rage, but far less attention is paid to what […]

The term Global South has emerged as a unifying identity for many of the countries […]

Bangladesh’s China Tilt: Testing the Limits of Its India Partnership Overview Bangladesh’s move to bring […]

Some events in South Asia arrive as a silent wave but carry the weight of […]

As we see thaw set in at trade and political levels, on the ground around […]

It is often said that while countries have an Army, in Pakistan it is the […]

The Agreement On 31 October 2025, India and the United States formalised a landmark ten-year […]

Vladimir Len in in 1917 during the Russian Revolution had supposedly said “there are decades […]

The high altitude mountains of Gilgit-Baltistan conceal a violence that rarely reaches beyond Pakistan’s borders. […]

The Pulse After a little over two years of war a ceasefire which had eluded […]

Did the recent meeting between US President Donald Trump and China’s leader Xi Jingpin end […]

The U.S. Federal Reserve reduced its policy rate by 25 basis points on October 29, […]

A Global Context: India’s Expanding Cinematic Footprint In the post-pandemic world, few entertainment industries have […]

The new sanctions on Russia’s oil majors have reopened questions about where global power really […]

“A nation that sells its future for survival loses both. Pakistan’s sovereignty is being traded, […]

Scenario Intense clashes erupted along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on the night of 11 October, after […]

Why is America so keen to reclaim Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, against joint opposition […]

Given the central role of the U.S. in global growth, prolonged shutdowns can reverberate internationally, […]

Introduction  Post Operation Sindoor Pakistan’s military morale seems to be on the upswing. The bond […]

In the 21st Century, power is fought as much in the realm of words and […]

There was tragic irony in the fact that the day Israel launched its ground assault […]

Introduction Zelensky and a delegation of seven European leaders rushed to the White House on 18 August […]

The Indo-Pak War of 1965, often called “The War of Redemption,” restored India’s military confidence […]

One hopes, Nepal will get a New Dispensation that it Truly Deserves. What has played […]

Digital Trade and Services Exports Digital Trade and services have not, so far, featured seriously […]

South Asia is facing a tsunami sparked by the passions, frustrations and ambitions of a […]

United States President Donald Trump, on 5 September, signed an executive order to rename the […]

Diplomacy in the present geopolitical flux is neither a straight line nor a binary choice. […]

The announcement from Washington was blunt and brutal: from August 27, 2025, every Indian export […]

Australian Army Chief, Lieutenant General Simon Stuart’s visit to India from 10 to 14 August […]

The public warmth between President Donald Trump and Pakistan’s Army Chief General Asim Munir is […]

The tarmac at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska, carried more than the weight […]

That the Pakistani Field Marshal is belting out threats openly in public fora, on American […]

President Donald Trump’s ill-conceived policies (the “Theatre of the Absurd”!) have evoked widespread development discourse and […]

Introduction There is a sentiment and feeling presently that ‘something is rotten’ in the world. […]

As the clock counts down to August 1, when US President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day’ […]

“India’s real power is not in echoing China’s aggression but in showing the strategic maturity […]

A recent study published in the Harvard Business Review by Roberto Stefan Foa and Rachel […]

On 2nd July 2025, ahead of his 90th birthday, His Holiness the Dalai Lama declared […]

“In today’s era of volatility, there is no other way but to re-invent. the only […]

Has the time now come for countries, erstwhile allies and foes of the US alike, […]

Introduction The 2025 NATO Summit, which took place in The Hague on 24-25 June brought […]

Between the global tariff war and the US Congress’ recently approved One Big Beautiful Bill […]

The attacks on Iran by Israel and now the US, has made the world a […]

It is intriguing how India has presumably slipped (if at all) from being the darling […]

Prelude to a Shockwave On the night of 21/22 June 2025, six B-2 Spirit bombers […]

Introduction Op Sindoor was a seminal moment in the Indian military and statecraft. One of […]

Introduction Post Operation Sindoor the Pakistan Army is back at centre stage. This was clearly […]

Introduction Relations between India and the United States have witnessed many ups and downs since […]

Trump 2.0 has raised numerous concerns for both the direction and substantive content of the […]

So much got called out, as an aftermath of the 4-day retaliation by the Indian […]

India’s dexterous and nuanced foreign policy in the context of contemporary global security landscape has […]

Three years into the Russia – Ukraine conflict, India had to navigate through a tough […]

India’s ambition to be a developed economy by 2047 drives it to stabilise its periphery […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent state visit to Mauritius (11-12 March 2025) underlined the depth […]

The safe homecoming of veteran astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry ‘Butch’ Willmore has attracted global […]

Kapil Sibal’s ‘Dil Se’ series, capture conversations that capture the mood of our times, the […]

The Relationship Between Trade, Industrial Policy, Economic Growth and Human Development Trade can be a […]

Introduction The Jaffar Express is one of Pakistan’s most prestigious long-distance trains. It is also […]

Introduction The tenth edition of the Raisina Dialogue (RD), which was first launched in March, […]

It was essential to re-establish confidence between the two sides so that relations develop strongly […]

The many lessons that emerged from the war have resulted in reexamination of military doctrines […]

Introduction Matters of defence continue to dominate the news, due to the security challenges faced […]

Minister Jaishankar accompanied some 60 diplomats from the capital, to Sarnath and to Kaziranga National […]

“We have created an ancient hull, we don’t know how it works. We have to […]

Introduction While the nature of war as described by Clausewitz is immutable, as in every […]

The Changed Context It’s been less than two months since the rapid fall of the […]

The Water Perspective Recently numerous articles have been published, regarding China’s plan to construct a […]

The recent elections in the U.S. have had a dramatic impact on the internal alignments […]

More than four months have elapsed since Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced to flee […]

India tried to stabilise its volatile periphery in 2024; it should play the long and […]

Not just looking at the issues from first principles but also giving special attention to […]

AI is ruling the creative world, creating its own ups and downsides, providing imagination new […]

Key Characteristics of the Existing Post World War Two United Nations Based Liberal World Order […]

A new trend, tinged with humour with imagined characters in inspired situations, provides for creativity […]

Introduction In May 2020, during the height of COVID, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), intruded […]

The UN Global Centre for Traditional and Integrative Medicines is coming to Jamnagar, as the […]

Curtains came down on more than a yearlong intense campaigning in the US Presidential election […]

It was in June 1996, when I met Major Mohammad Tasnim of East Bengal Regiment […]

We bring here excerpts of Kanti Bajpai’s views from a session at the Khushwant Singh […]

Introduction 07 October 2024 marked one year since Hamas stormed into Israel from the Gaza […]

A panel titled “A United Nations for the 21st Century” was convened, chaired and moderated […]

The increasing threat on our borders, on Ground, Sea, and Air, give rise to an […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi just completed his ninth visit to the US since taking office […]

India was very late in recognizing the strategic importance of Southeast Asia. It now needs […]

Six years after India expressed interest in the Predator Drone, the United States approved the […]

Exercise Tarang Shakti The Indian Air Force hosted its first and largest-ever multinational air exercise, […]

Modi’s visit to Ukraine wasn’t just about appeasing Western powers after his Moscow visit. It […]

Paris 2024 is done and dusted. Another edition of the Olympics where as usual, we […]

“Sport as a low cost, high impact tool for social change, fostering inclusivity, promoting physical […]

PARIS OLYMPIC GAMES: A DREAM SPECTACLE An ancient saying goes ‘Paris lives so long as […]

It was heartbreak in Paris, for 1.4 billion people resting their hopes on just a […]