King Charles and the Living Charter: Why Magna Carta Still Matters
When King Charles speaks of duty, restraint, and the moral obligations of power, he does more than echo the ceremonial…
UAE’s Strategic Withdrawal from OPEC: Opening New Horizons for India-UAE Synergy
On 28 April 2026, the United Arab Emirates announced its withdrawal from OPEC and OPEC+, effective 1 May 2026, ending…
What Trump Risks by Selling Out Taiwan
When Donald Trump sits down with Xi Jinping, the stakes extend far beyond the ceremonial optics of a summit. If…
A Disciplined Recalibration of American Foreign Policy
By taking a step back and examining the Fiscal Year 2027 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP)…
Pakistan as Peacemaker? The Munir Doctrine, Praetorian Decay, and the Limits of Chameleon Diplomacy
When Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir’s aircraft touched down in Tehran in April 2026, the diplomatic commentariat of three continents…
The UN at a Crossroads and America’s Leverage
From my vantage point as a transatlantic analyst observing the evolving relationship between Washington and multilateral institutions, the latest congressional…
Hungary’s Democratic Turn: An Indian Reading of a Changing World
On the night of 12 April 2026, the banks of the Danube in Budapest became a cathedral of democratic catharsis….
Trinidad and Tobago – A Nation Hollowed Out by Design
Anyone who picked up the Trinidad & Tobago Express on Friday, April 5, 1968 would have been horrified by a…
Why the KMT Chairwoman’s Meeting with Xi Serves Beijing, Not Taiwan
When Kuomintang KMT Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun travels to Beijing to meet Xi Jinping, the optics will be carefully choreographed, handshakes,…
The Pope’s Easter Rebuke to a Violent World
“Let those who have weapons lay them down.” That was the sharpest line in Pope Leo XIV’s Easter message today,…
