The Mirage of Lasting Peace: How Humanity Weaponised Its Own Genius
"We have guided missiles and misguided men." Martin Luther King Jr. The ashes of history are barely cold before we begin striking matches for the next inferno. Every few decades, as more treaties are signed and ...
Trump’s Abraham Accords 2.0: Why the New Middle East Gamble Could Reshape India’s Strategic Future
When Donald Trump publicly urged Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt and Jordan to join the Abraham Accords, many in Washington dismissed it as another bold geopolitical play. As Trump being Trump, the announcement came wrapped ...
Trump–Xi Summit: Managing Not Resolving Rivalry
Introduction US President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing ended without any major breakthrough. The visit instead highlighted the widening gap in core interests between the two major powers. Both sides projected warmth and stability but the meetings showed ...
Beyond Moral Lectures: India, the West and the Question of Trust
The sharp exchange between an Indian diplomat and a Norwegian journalist during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Oslo has travelled far beyond the room where it occurred. What might otherwise have remained a routine media ...
Xi Jinping’s Military Purge and the Unease Inside China’s Armed Forces
For years, China carefully cultivated the image of a rising military giant. Every parade in Beijing conveyed the same message. New missiles rolled across Tiananmen Square, stealth fighters flew overhead, and warships entered service at a ...
The New Great Game: India’s Civilisational Compass in a Fractured World
As alliances shift and great powers recalibrate, India attempts something far more difficult – balancing strategic realism with civilisational purpose. Summit of Rivals American and Chinese leaders now meet with smiles while warships shadow each other ...
Shadows Over Nations: A Fractured Future
Lawrence Wong, Prime Minister of Singapore, has rightly cautioned that the world today confronts a grave and deepening crisis — one marked by slowing growth, persistent inflationary pressures, geopolitical fragmentation, financial instability, and the ominous spectre ...
Trump’s Visit to China: High Stakes but Uncertain Outcomes
Introduction Normally a visit by a US President to China has three major issues on the table, trade, technology and Taiwan. But this time there is an elephant in the room in the form of the ...
Beijing Summit 2026: Why Trump’s China Visit Matters Far Beyond Washington and Beijing
The United States President, Donald Trump, is coming to China for his talks with the Chinese President Xi on 14-15 May 2026 this week, but the visit will be about more than stated tariffs or symbolism ...
A Royal Visit
The UK government’s missive to its monarch on the eve of his departure must have been simple- “Mend it, if you can.” Enough has been written about King Charles’s visit to the United States for the ...
The Nepal Drift: Strategic Complacency and the China Factor
From civilizational closeness to strategic uncertainty and the space China was quick to occupy. Civilizational Bonds, Strategic Blind Spots The latest flashpoint came on 03 May 2026, when Nepal formally objected to the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra ...
From Capability to Coherence: Does India need a Rethink in Military Space Strategy
India has built a credible foundation in military space. Yet India’s military space journey is often measured by the number of launches and satellites. The conversation must shift from assets to integrated force design capability and ...
