INTERNATIONAL NEWS
SECURITY AND TERRORISM
Europe cannot remember October 7 only once a year
Three years after October 7, Europe knows what to say. It remembers the dead, condemns Hamas and promises to confront…
Pakistan’s Cross Border Terrorism Strategy Becomes India’s Burden and Cost
Terrorism has become one of the most corrosive burdens India has had to bear, not only in the lives lost…
Europe’s Terror Threat Has Not Gone Away
Europe has not witnessed a major coordinated terrorist attack so far this August, but that should not be confused with…
CHINA
Why an Unsettled India – China Border Will Remain a Permanent Fault Line
The unsettled India–China border is not a problem waiting for a clever diplomatic solution. It is a structural friction point,…
Beijing’s Long Arm Reaches Pretoria: The Attack on Tibet’s Voice in Exile
The petrol bomb attack on the Central Tibetan Administration’s office in Pretoria is not random violence. It bears the unmistakable…
MIDDLE EAST
Courier, Not Guarantor: Why Tehran Has Stopped Believing in Pakistan’s Mediation
Iranian misgivings about Pakistan’s mediation have moved from private briefing rooms into the public record, and the language now used…
Israeli journalist receives 2026 PEC Award
Geneva, 17 September 2026: The 2026 Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) Award was presented to Israeli journalist Gideon Levy, a member…
Israel’s West Bank Gamble Is Costing It Europe
The joint condemnation by Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, the Netherlands and Norway of Israel’s decision to proceed with the…
AFRICA
India and Côte d’Ivoire: A Confluence of Interests in West Africa
When External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar arrived in Abidjan on 7 October 2026, India’s expanding engagement with Francophone West…
Dr Jaishankar’s Visit and the Making of the India-Ethiopia Strategic Partnership
Dr. S. Jaishankar’s arrival in Addis Ababa on 8 October 2026 brought India’s three-nation African diplomatic outreach to a destination…
ASIA
Pakistan’s Two Fronts- Border Violence, Political Turmoil and Europe’s Strategic Dilemma
As deadly clashes with Afghanistan intensify and emergency rule deepens Pakistan’s domestic political divisions, Islamabad faces a defining challenge: can…
Why the U.S. State Department Should Recognize the Ganden Phodrang as the Legitimate Authority Over the Dalai Lama’s Succession
The question of who will recognize and therefore legitimize the next Dalai Lama is no longer a distant theological matter….
Ports, Partnerships and Power: India, the Netherlands and the Building of Strategic Capability
Every great port is a theory of power expressed in steel and stone. Rotterdam, Europe’s principal maritime gateway, proposes that…
SECURITY AND TERRORISM
Europe cannot remember October 7 only once a year
Three years after October 7, Europe knows what to say. It remembers the dead, condemns Hamas and promises to confront…
Pakistan’s Cross Border Terrorism Strategy Becomes India’s Burden and Cost
Terrorism has become one of the most corrosive burdens India has had to bear, not only in the lives lost…
Europe’s Terror Threat Has Not Gone Away
Europe has not witnessed a major coordinated terrorist attack so far this August, but that should not be confused with…




























