The Epstein Files Reveal Western Hypocricy
Introduction More than three million files related to disgraced financier and convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein have recently been released by the US Department of Justice (DOJ). The files shed light on the intersection of power, money and sex ...
When “Strategic Assets” Turn Inward: How Pakistan’s Proxy Wars Boomerang
Pakistan’s strategy of wielding extremist proxies to destabilise its neighbours has come full circle. The recent attack created carnage at the Khadija Tul Kubra mosque in Islamabad signals that the state’s distinction between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ ...
“With great power comes great responsibility”
“Those who matter have abdicated their global leadership role. Parochial gains, unending power dynamics and irresponsibility have won over statesmanship.” While we were engaged in debating the 18% tariff, a very significant event was not taking ...
U.S.-India Interim Bilateral Trade Agreement: Father of All “Deals” for President Trump?
The agreed interim agreement of February 6, 2026 marks an important step towards a US-India Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) but given its interim nature and a lot of gaps in terms of detail and opacity, any ...
THE INDO-US TRADE DEAL: Recalibration Amidst Tariff Wars, More Transactional than Transformational
Introduction On 02 February the US President Donald Trump announced the Indo-US trade deal through a message on Truth Social where he said an agreement had been reached after a phone call with Prime Minister Narendra ...
India’s European Embrace
Faced with huge trade and economic disruptions thanks to US President Donald Trump’s unilateral tariff impositions, India and Europe have just signed a historic Free Trade Agreement that could pave the way for a realignment of ...
The US–India Trade Deal: A Strategic Pivot or Tactical Detente?
Not every agreement marks a strategic pivot. Some exist to stabilise pressure and foster detente. The US–India trade deal announced on 3 Feb 2026 belongs in that category. Yet, in international relations, strategic space without strategic ...
Power Without Purpose, Stability with Meaning
The Emerging Need of Geo-Moral Power This article introduces geo-moral power as a fourth dimension of influence alongside military, economic, and diplomatic capabilities. It argues that in an era of transactional statecraft and institutional erosion, geo-moral ...
The Emerging Need of Geo-Moral Power
This article introduces geo-moral power as a fourth dimension of influence alongside military, economic, and diplomatic capabilities. It argues that in an era of transactional statecraft and institutional erosion, geo-moral credibility stabilises global order by shaping ...
Re-empowering the United Nations to Address 21st Century Challenges
The global community has a clear way forward if 20-30 countries can all do, just what PM Carney just did, and what Canada has been doing quietly, in terms of diversifying over the last 6 months, ...
Trump and Europe’s Moment of Reckoning
The latest confrontation between the US and Europe over Greenland marks more than a trade dispute or another episode of transatlantic friction. It may represent the point at which accumulated grievances finally outweigh European restraint. When ...
Davos 2026: The Form and the Substance
“The preservation of the republic is no less than governing- what a thankless task it is!” Cicero, Speech, 9 November 63 BC The present era is an era of change and transformation, an era in which ...



