Empires Wax and Wane: Tibet and the Limits of Beijing’s Assimilation
The sweep of history reminds us of a simple truth: no empire, however mighty, is permanent. Rome, the Ottomans, the…
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…
Indian Education System and Democratic Political Reform
Since India’s education system has undergone significant changes in the recent past to meet the changing needs of students, Indian…
The PoJK Question: Elections, Legitimacy and the Crisis of Representation
In August 2026 an election in Muzaffarabad measured not the will of a people but the distance between a state…
Xi’s Bargain in Delhi – Borders for Reincarnation
With Xi Jinpings expected arrival in India for the BRICS summit looming, the choreography of diplomacy will mask a deeper…
The El-Sayed Primary: A New Fault Line in American Politics
As the last Caliph of the Muslims, Abdülmecid II was forced onto the Orient Express in the middle of the…
Beijing’s Bid to Control Faith
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has long seen religion not as a matter of conscience but as a potential rival…
The CCP’s Superpower Ambition: Wealth, Arms, and the Weight of Reality
China’s Communist Party (CCP) has long envisioned a future where the nation stands shoulder to shoulder with — or above…
Why CJP’s Movement is a Wake-Up Call for Indian Democracy?
The great American President Abraham Lincoln once stated that democracy is a government of the people, by the people, for…
The Diplomatic Leverage Behind Xi’s Washington Visit
Xi Jinping’s upcoming September 24 visit to Washington has already forced Trump and the U.S. government into a posture of…
