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Why is Modi-Putin Meet Significant?
The two-day SCO meet has been wrapped up. On paper the highlight was the SCO leaders’ meeting. However, the real story is away from the...

Ruddhi Phadke
Sep 3, 20254 min read


India’s Tightrope in a Post-American World Order
As American dominance wanes and rivalries sharpen, India must resist the lure of alignment and instead master the art of multipolar...
Kiran D. Tare & Dr. Kishore Paknikar
Sep 1, 20255 min read


Is the Ukraine War Modi’s to Own?
What piques Trump most is not India’s oil trade but its newly stiffened spine. It is time Indians recognised this and responded with...

Commodore S.L. Deshmukh
Sep 1, 20254 min read


China’s ‘Super Embassy’ in the Heart of London: Necessity or Power Play?
What will Britain decide? Lead the way in challenging fortress diplomacy, or allow Beijing to have its way? China has announced plans for...

Sumant Vidwans
Aug 31, 20253 min read


Old Friends, New Calculations
Forged in Cold War solidarity, India’s ties with Russia are built on trust and crises weathered together. But in 2025, pragmatism must...

Dr. Kishore Paknikar
Aug 28, 20254 min read


Cricket or Credibility? Why India Should Sit Out the Asia Cup
When lines are crossed in Kashmir, cricket between India and Pakistan cannot roll on unheeded. As the 2025 Asia Cup approaches in the...

C.S. Krishnamurthy
Aug 26, 20255 min read


South Asia’s Water Stress Test
Flash floods in Jammu & Kashmir expose the fragility of the Indus Water Treaty that has long kept the peace between India and Pakistan....

Dr. Manisha Shrimali
Aug 26, 20254 min read


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
Aug 25, 20253 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
Aug 25, 20254 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
Aug 24, 20253 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
Aug 23, 20254 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
Aug 23, 20255 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
Aug 20, 20255 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
Aug 19, 20254 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 17, 20253 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 16, 20253 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 14, 20254 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 13, 20256 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 13, 20254 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 10, 20253 min read
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