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Courting Manila
India and the Philippines are discovering common cause in trade, technology and defence. When Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr., the...

Dr. V.L. Dharurkar
18 hours ago3 min read


The Alaska Illusion
Trump’s dalliance with Putin unsettles allies, irks India and leaves Ukraine in the cold. For India, Donald Trump has always been a...

Commodore S.L. Deshmukh
20 hours ago4 min read


Broken Consensus: Is the UN Still Relevant?
The UN’s current structure is a colonial relic, where a few nations still dominate global rules. The United Nations was born out of the...

Sumant Vidwans
2 days ago3 min read


The Game of Trades
As American tariff walls continue to rise, supplies to the U.S. market are reportedly shrinking. The new imported materials are either...

Priya Samant
3 days ago4 min read


India’s Energy Policy and the Global Price Puzzle
New Delhi’s oil strategy is reshaping global markets and checking great-power rivalries. Energy has always been the invisible current of...

Akhilesh Sinha
3 days ago5 min read


Why India’s Committees Fail Where America’s Succeed
The committee system is the unsung engine of American lawmaking. India’s version, by contrast, sputters. In the grand theatre of...

Smitha Balachandran
6 days ago5 min read


Trump, tariffs and the test for India’s opposition
Rather than indulging in what-aboutery, the opposition must show what responsible dissent looks like in a democracy. In India’s noisy...

Prasad Dixit
7 days ago4 min read


Colombia at Crossroads: The Politics and Economics of a Regional Power
President Petro’s final year could determine whether Colombia consolidates its gains, tackles persistent challenges, and reinforces its...

Sumant Vidwans
Aug 173 min read


Silicon Crossfire
A shaky truce in the US–China chip war has exposed the fragility of handshake diplomacy in the age of semiconductors. In the 21st...

Ruddhi Phadke
Aug 163 min read


Velvet Gloves, Tariff Fists
The US’s punitive tariffs on India reveal an old imperial reflex that risks weakening a critical partnership in a shifting global order....

Akhilesh Sinha
Aug 144 min read


Matsya Nyaya, Alaska and the New World Order
As America turns to resource extraction, India seeks to steer a multipolar world away from predation. In November 2024, as the US...

Chaitanya Giri
Aug 136 min read


The MAGA Mirage
Donald Trump’s second term has married trade brinkmanship with foreign-policy missteps, leaving America smaller in influence and...

Dr. V.L. Dharurkar
Aug 134 min read


Strategic Fault Lines and India’s Balancing Act
India faces a delicate balancing act, juggling rival powers while safeguarding its strategic autonomy and regional interests. Earlier...

Sumant Vidwans
Aug 103 min read


Tariffs and Tribulations
Short-term wins from tariff diplomacy may cost Washington the very influence it seeks to preserve. America’s trade diplomacy is on a...

Ruddhi Phadke
Aug 93 min read


Crude Alliances: The West’s Oil-Stained Morality
As Washington lashes out at India over Russian oil, it might first consider the skeletons in its own strategic petroleum closet....

Shoumojit Banerjee
Aug 64 min read


Talisman Sabre 2025: Military Signals from the Indo-Pacific
What happens when 35,000 troops from 19 nations train across land, sea, air, cyber, and space? It’s a glimpse into warfare’s future. The...

Sumant Vidwans
Aug 33 min read


The Return of the Prodigal Isle
After a brief estrangement, Narendra Modi’s deft diplomacy has again pulled the Maldives closer into India’s orbit. Just three years...

Dr. V.L. Dharurkar
Jul 314 min read


The Rise of Rwanda: Quiet Power in a Shifting Africa
In a continent where power is often loud and large, Rwanda’s quiet precision is quietly reshaping the rules. In a continent where power...

Sumant Vidwans
Jul 273 min read


The Walls and Doorway
Six months in, and we are still discussing wars and Trump’s tariff deals. US President Donald Trump’s tariff pendulum swings from a 500...

Priya Samant
Jul 263 min read


The Art of the Dealbreaker
Donald Trump’s second presidency is testing the limits of the Indo-American relationship. India must decide whether the partnership is...
Kiran D. Tare & Dr. Kishore Paknikar
Jul 265 min read
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