Seven Years On, Is the Future Still Asian?
Parag Khanna’s book opens with a tidy triptych: the nineteenth century was Europeanized, the twentieth Americanized, and the twenty-first, he…
PoJK Faces Pakistani Bullets as J&K Records Broad-Based Development
The comparison between Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) is no longer a contest of narratives….
Xi Jinping’s Visit to Pyongyang: A Reminder of Dependency
Xi Jinping’s recent visit to North Korea was not simply a ceremonial gesture. It was widely seen as a calculated reminder to…
Pakistan’s Narco-Terrorism Project Can Disrupt Regional Peace and Stability
The use of narcotics as a tool of statecraft is no longer a marginal feature of Pakistan’s behaviour towards India…
Pakistan Uses Brute Force and Political Engineering to Continue Its Illegal Control in PoJK
For the third year in succession, Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) is under a communications blackout and a violent…
The New Eyes Above India
India’s security planners have long understood that the country’s strategic environment is becoming more complex. What is changing today is…
The Reluctant Hegemon and the Vacant Chair: South Asia’s Crisis of Leadership in a Fracturing World Order
There is a particular kind of historical irony that only reveals itself in retrospect when a region blessed with every…
Japan’s Rise as Regional Balancer
Japan is now shifting from being a cautious ally to an independent power. Japan’s strategy of keeping a low profile…
Japan’s Evolution: From Trauma to Strategic Renewal
Few nations have undergone as profound a psychological and strategic transformation as Japan. The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki…
Bangladesh on the Tightrope: One Hundred Days of Democratic Governance in a Fractured World
For most newly elected governments, the first hundred days represent a honeymoon period a window of goodwill, bold promises, and…
