India’s Stewardship of BRICS and the Making of a Green Global South
When India gathered the environment ministers of the BRICS nations at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on August 17 and 18,…
Israel’s West Bank Gamble Is Costing It Europe
The joint condemnation by Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, the Netherlands and Norway of Israel’s decision to proceed with the…
Meloni Discovers the Limits of the Trump Alliance
For much of Donald Trump’s return to the White House, Giorgia Meloni occupied an unusual position in Europe. She was…
Significance of 2026 BRICS Summit in Delhi
India is holding the BRICS summit meeting in Delhi in September 2026 amidst profound regional and global developments with far…
Europe’s Far-Right Strategic Drift
Although in the short term far-right parties could get enough seats to form an executive in France and in Germany,…
India’s Cartographic Counterstrike
In the long shadow of the Himalayas, maps have become weapons. Beijing’s repeated attempts to rename places in Arunachal Pradesh are…
India’s FCRA Is Not an Exception. It is the New Frontier of Democratic Sovereignty
As the Indian Parliament prepares once again to debate the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), a familiar narrative has re-emerged….
Kuwait – Pakistan Defence Pact: A Question of Credibility
A defence agreement announces an intention. Its ratification records a decision. Its implementation reveals a strategy. On 26 July 2026,…
Taiwan and Japan: A Strategic Defence Imperative
The prospect of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan is no longer a remote contingency. It is a scenario openly rehearsed…
Forty-Seven Years Since Deng’s Opening
In 1979, Gyalo Thondup’s meeting with Deng Xiaoping in Beijing marked the beginning of a new chapter in Tibet’s modern…
