BRICS Summit rolls on in New Delhi, an opportunity lost for Dhaka
The largest democracy on Earth hosts the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi on 12-13 September 2026, where a…
Democracy Survives Division: Taiwan’s Political Paradox
Taiwan’s democracy is noisy, divided, and often bruising. The two dominant parties—the KMT, which emphasizes engagement with Beijing, and the…
BRICS at India’s Moment
Strategic Autonomy and the Making of a Plural World Order New Delhi · 11 September 2026, on the eve of…
Bangladesh and the BRICS Door It Chose Not to Enter
An accounting of an invitation declined, and of the diplomacy that mistook a hat for a principle ★ ★ ★…
Russia-Ukraine War Reshapes Europe
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has become one of the major geopolitical events of the 21st century. The biggest…
CPEC after a decade: Burden for Pakistan, headache for China
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) that was once presented as an economy booster and geopolitical game-changer has appeared to have turned…
“Because You Lost” – Manila’s Defiance at Seoul
At the Seoul Defense Dialogue this Tuesday, Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro delivered a moment that will echo across Asia’s…
AfD Breakthrough Challenges European Integration
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Saxony-Anhalt achieved its most successful election in a German state so far and thus…
From Sindoor to RAKSHA: India’s Quest for Strategic Autonomy
I was in Iran on a research visit when Operation Sindoor began. I had travelled there for fieldwork and an…
Germany’s Leadership Crisis
Germany is in a state of uncertainty, not seen since the reunification in 1990. The decline of mainstream parties in…
