India-France Building a New Pillar of Global Economic and Strategic Cooperation
India and France are deepening their Special Global Strategic Partnership through stronger cooperation across trade, defence, innovation, artificial intelligence, clean…
India’s Ukrainian Hedge: The Limits of Strategic Trust in Russia-India Relations
For decades, Russia and India have presented their relationship as one of the most durable strategic partnerships in international politics….
Xi Jinping’s Visit to Pyongyang: A Reminder of Dependency
Xi Jinping’s recent visit to North Korea was not simply a ceremonial gesture. It was widely seen as a calculated reminder to…
Walking the Border: India’s New Envoy and the Unresolved Contradictions of South Asian Diplomacy
When Dinesh Trivedi stepped across the Benapole Land Port on foot to assume his duties as India’s new High Commissioner…
Pakistan’s Narco-Terrorism Project Can Disrupt Regional Peace and Stability
The use of narcotics as a tool of statecraft is no longer a marginal feature of Pakistan’s behaviour towards India…
Taiwan, The Security Flashpoint
Taiwan has become the most salient geostrategic conflict point in East Asia. The island’s future is not merely a regional…
Beijing’s North Korea Anxiety
Xi Jinping’s arrival in Pyongyang, North Korea on June 8, his first in nearly seven years, is precisely that kind…
Bangladesh’s Strategic Awakening in a Multipolar World: A Historic Crossroads
History contains certain moments that appear to contemporary observers as mere diplomatic formalities, yet in the flow of time become…
Rebounding India-US Relations: Strategic Convergence, Economic Ambitions and the New Quad Momentum
The US decision to prioritise engagement with India signals India’s central role in shaping the future balance of power in…
Japan’s Evolution: From Trauma to Strategic Renewal
Few nations have undergone as profound a psychological and strategic transformation as Japan. The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki…
