Sacred Diplomacy and the Meaning of Rubio’s Meeting with Pope Leo
Diplomacy often unfolds in conference rooms and summits, but sometimes its most consequential gestures occur in sanctuaries. Secretary of State…
Where Culture Meets the Stethoscope: India–Kyrgyzstan Connections
KYRGYZSTAN: Laal pari, laal pari — the words of that immortal Bollywood refrain rose and echoed above the Fergana Valley…
Europe’s Third Way
French President Emmanuel Macron recently laid out a “Third Way” for Europe in a world of conflict and interdependence between…
Operation Sindoor: How Pakistan’s Counter-Strike Campaign Failed Against India’s Air-Defence Architecture
If the night of 7 May 2025 was the moment Pakistan’s narrative-makers seized on, the seventy-two hours that followed were…
Rutte Says Europe “Got the Message”
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Monday that European allies have “gotten the message” from U.S. President Donald Trump…
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…
India–Korea axis: Technology, trade, and the reordering of the Indo-Pacific
On the evening of 20 April 2026, at the state banquet in Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, India, President Lee Jae Myung chose…
Europe Is Finally Confronting China and the balance of power is being renegotiated.
The balance of power is being renegotiated, and Europe is no longer pretending that its economic relationship with China exists…
