India-West Asia 2025: Strategic Consolidation Through Turbulence
NEW DELHI: At the culmination of 2025, West Asia emerged as a crucible of contemporary geopolitics, where overlapping conflicts, energy…
India-New Zealand Fta: The Political Economy Of Trade
In the contemporary international system, defined by tariff weaponisation, supply-chain securitisation, and the steady erosion of multilateral trade consensus, the…
Israel recognition of Somaliland unsettles the Horn of Africa
JERUSALEM/HARGEISA: Reports that Israel is moving toward formal recognition of Somaliland have triggered sharp diplomatic resistance from Egypt and a…
Modi’s visit to Oman, India’s projection into the Gulf
MUSCAT: Each year, the monsoon winds traverse the Arabian Sea with a reliability that predates modern cartography, carrying not only…
US Sanctions: A tool of selective leverage or principled restraint?
Sanctions on paper are not sanctions in practice. Technology equipment continues to flow into China and Russia through third-party countries…
Russia, Afghanistan and the New Eurasian Geopolitics
Russia’s relationship with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has completed a startling volte-face. Where Moscow once viewed the Taliban through…
Putin’s visit to Delhi opens a new chapter of collaborations
NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s state visit to India on 4–5 December 2025 for the 23rd India–Russia Annual Summit…
G20-South Africa: a turning point in multipolarity
JOHANNESBURG: The 2025 G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg marked a critical turning point in the architecture of global governance. For…
Southeast Asia’s Choices and Australia’s Regional Future in the Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific region experienced a major shift in strategic dynamics in 2025, as China and Japan intensified their rivalry, making…
The India-Israel relationship pivotal for global security
NEW DELHI/TEL AVIV: In a year when West Asia is marked by hostage negotiations, drone warfare and relentless diplomatic brinkmanship,…
