One year on, the May 2025 confrontation between India and Pakistan remains significant not because it altered borders or produced a decisive military victory, butRead More »India’s Failed Coercive Attempt and Pakistan’s Strategic Moment
For years, West Bengal was the big “what if” in Indian politics. While the BJP was sweeping across the country, Bengal felt like a differentRead More »The Final Frontier: What Bengal’s Verdict Means for Indian Democracy
When Donald Trump lands in Beijing, the spectacles will be familiar. The firm handshakes, red carpet, and statements about constructive dialogue. But beyond the diplomaticRead More »Beijing Holds the Cards as Trump Seeks a Diplomatic Victory
A ceasefire that bleeds daily is nothing but a diplomatic fantasy. The ongoing situation in southern Lebanon exposes the steady erosion of international norms underRead More »When Ceasefire Means More War: The Truth from Lebanon
The Success of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has long depended upon a tightrope between national ambitions and collective discipline. The UAE’s withdrawalRead More »Oil, Order, and Opt-Outs: The UAE’s Break from OPEC
The illusion of control is often the first casualty in a geopolitical crisis. Today, Washington appears to be discovering exactly that. For weeks, the UnitedRead More »A Shift in the Geometry of Power: Iran’s New Strategy
Western unity, considered a balancing pillar of the global order, is very much conditional in nature. It expands when interests align and shrinks sharply whenRead More »A Special Relationship Under Pressure: Reading the King’s US Visit
The international rules-based order is not merely eroding; it is being actively, ruthlessly dismantled. It is totally incorrect to think that the international rules-based orderRead More »The Collapse of Conscience: How Superpowers Architected a New Era of Global Impunity
The announcement of an indefinite “ceasefire” with Iran by President Donald Trump is indeed a mask that hides a very dangerous reality, especially when itRead More »A Smokescreen in the Strait: Behind the Illusion of Trump’s Iranian Ceasefire
Deepening Divides: Germany and Italy Thwart EU-Israel Trade Pact Suspension Spain, Ireland, and Slovenia launched a new diplomatic initiative to stop the European Union’s tradeRead More »Germany and Italy Thwart EU-Israel Trade Pact Suspension
India is but a constitutional republic and its heralded status as the largest democracy in the world, which is purportedly run on principles of ruleRead More »Systemic Abuse And Legislated Impunity in India
Donald Trump is on his way to Beijing in mid-May, but China has changed the whole situation and Washington seems hardly to get the point.Read More »Beijing’s Grand Chessboard: How China Is Outmaneuvering Washington Before Trump Even Lands