India, Kuwait and the Making of Indo-Gulf Strategic Arc in an Era of Geopolitical Transition
A Minister in a Burning Gulf The Gulf entered the summer of 2026 as the epicentre of global anxiety. Iranian…
EAM Dr. Jaishankar’s July 2026 Manama Visit and the Consolidation of India’s Gulf Strategy
When External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar arrived in Manama on 6 July 2026, the second destination of a Gulf…
India and Qatar: Civilisational Affinity, Strategic Trust and Humanitarian Diplomacy
Long before the vocabulary of strategic partnership entered the lexicon of modern diplomacy, the waters of the Arabian Sea had…
Decentralised Britain and Burnham’s Reform Vision
Andy Burnham has set out a prospective agenda for Britain’s next prime minister, ‘business-friendly socialism’, a plan to be implemented…
Jakarta Moment: India, Indonesia and the New Geometry of Indo-Pacific
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Indonesia from 6 to 8 July 2026 marks the moment at which the India-Indonesia…
Flames Before the UN: Tibet’s Silent Cry
The self-immolation in front of the United Nations was not an isolated act of despair. It was a desperate plea…
Bangladesh’s Strategic Recalibration: The Strategic Logic of Tarique Rahman’s First Foreign Visits
On 21 June 2026, four months after his Bangladesh Nationalist Party secured a commanding two-thirds parliamentary majority, Prime Minister Tarique…
Beyond Bali-Nalanda Bonhomie: Emerging Contours of India-Indonesia Relation
India’s Prime minister, Narendra Modi’s forthcoming visit to Indonesia, the world’s largest archipelagic country, is pivotal as it is poised to…
Myanmar: A troubled nation and millions sufferers
When the global community observed World Refugee Day on 20 June, a dark reality surfaced from Myanmar (also known as…
A Government for the People: Reflections on 250 Years and the Architecture of a Renewed Republic
Let me begin by stating the obvious, and that is, any claim that a single administration, in any era, most…
