From Dhow to Digital Corridor: Monsoon Diplomacy and the India–Oman CEPA
On the first day of June 2026, in a measured but consequential ceremony in New Delhi, the Comprehensive Economic Partnership…
When History Speaks Across Borders: India’s Tribute to Ziaur Rahman and the Politics of Bangladesh’s Liberation Memory
In South Asian politics, history is rarely confined to the past. It is continuously revisited, reinterpreted, and deployed in contemporary…
Japan’s Return to Strategic Centrality
Japan has reemerged as the Indo-Pacific’s most important stabilizing force. This is not the Japan of the 1990s, defined by…
Macron’s Évian G7 Leaves Switzerland Counting the Cost
Emmanuel Macron has always had a taste for theatre. He likes symbolism, staging, dramatic backdrops and the kind of political…
India and Italy in the Indo-Mediterranean Era: From Resonance to Convergence
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi exchanged a specially crafted guitar with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome in May 2026,…
CPEC 2.0: A Rebranding Exercise for a Failing Corridor
For nearly a decade, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor was projected as the project that would fundamentally alter Pakistan’s economic trajectory….
Shehbaz Sharif’s China Visit and the Mortgaging of Pakistan’s Sovereignty
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s four-day visit to China from 23 to 26 May 2026 was ceremonially presented as a grand…
Bridging the Baltic and the Indo-Pacific: India–Sweden Strategic Futures
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aircraft touched down at Landvetter Airport in Gothenburg on the afternoon of 17 May 2026,…
Between Partnership and Precedent: Bangladesh Faces a Defining Moment in Its Relationship with India
As New Delhi recalibrates its “neighborhood first” doctrine, Dhaka must navigate defense engagement, border tensions, and the rule of law…
China’s High-Stakes Diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula
President Xi Jinping is reportedly set to travel to North Korea, a development that the government in Seoul hopes will…
