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President Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea visited Egypt from 7 to 9 June 2026.[1] He held talks with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Cairo on 8 June...
The US–Israel war on Iran has accelerated the reconfiguration of West Asia’s geopolitical and connectivity landscape, heightening the importance...
Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh visited the Federal Republic of Germany from 21 to 23 April 2026. The visit, coming shortly after German Chancellor...
India’s commitments to strategic autonomy, systemic balancing and the Global South explain its robust engagement with the three non-Western...
The anniversary of the arbitral ruling is of particular significance in 2026 as the Philippines is the ASEAN Chair and also coincides with ASEAN’s...
‘Three Types of Terror Groups’ The CT strategy document demarcates ‘three types of terror groups’—narco-terrorists and transnational gangs;...
There is more than one reason why the 2026 NPT Review Conference (Rev Con) failed. Many ex post facto analyses have attributed the failure to current...
President Min Aung Hlaing’s visit to India is significant given that Myanmar’s civil war since 2021 has affected India’s border security and...
India is transforming into a comprehensive development partner and re-establishing its strategic and economic presence in Sri Lanka. China has...
Japan and the Philippines announced they will begin negotiations to delimit their exclusive economic zones (EEZs) and continental shelves (essentially...
The joint US–Israel war against Iran has exposed the fragility of Iran–GCC relations. While the GCC states have displayed a considerable degree of...
Vietnam is departing from its reticence and caution to a pragmatic foreign policy focused on balancing global and regional powers. This strategic...
China’s decision to extend zero-tariff access to imports from 53 African countries marks an important development in China–Africa economic...
Cybersecurity has long been viewed as a support function, largely focused on protecting military computer networks and information systems. This...
India and the Republic of Cyprus have maintained warm and friendly relations since establishing diplomatic ties in 1962. Built on mutual respect and...
In early March 2026, Chinese Premier Li Qiang recommended consolidating and enhancing the ‘Integrated National Strategic System and Capabilities’...
The New Delhi Foreign Ministers’ meeting demonstrated that the framework is evolving into a practical mechanism for shaping the political and...
India’s BRICS presidency is facing a test. Two key ministerial-level meetings, the BRICS deputy foreign ministers’ meeting in April and the...
India–South Korea relations have evolved since the end of the Cold War period as both countries have deepened their bilateral economic and strategic...
The Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting was held in New Delhi on 25 May, after a 10-month hiatus. Before the meeting, there was much speculation about...
Under Chinese law, the ‘Suspension of Death Sentence or Death with Reprieve’ is a unique system for the application of the death penalty. It...
Under Chinese law, the ‘Suspension of Death Sentence or Death with Reprieve’ is a unique system for the application of the death penalty. It...
Modern naval warfare involves diverse targets ranging from large surface combatants such as destroyers or aircraft carriers to small patrol vessels...
The Trump–Xi summit in Beijing reflected China’s attempt to move the international system from American primacy towards a form of negotiated...
Despite being territorially and numerically limited in scope, ISIS Somalia has emerged as a key enabler within the global terror ecosystem and a...
The 11th NPT Review Conference, scheduled from 27 April to 22 May 2026, will take place in the shadow of the Iranian nuclear crisis, the suspension of...
The accidents involving the LCA Tejas aircraft should not be viewed solely as technical setbacks nor dismissed as media overreaction. They represent...
According to the World Bank, the Maldives faces significant downside risks in 2026 due to upcoming large debt repayments, foreign-exchange liquidity...
Venezuela and Iran, the two countries that President Trump has targeted for military operations to date, along with the US, account for about...
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent summit with US President Donald Trump yielded a range of outcomes. The Brief analyses the reasons why Japan...
The US’s emergence as the sole superpower after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 led to a strategic shift from conventional warfare to...
Mozambique’s LNG future faces uncertainty as Rwanda signals a potential troop withdrawal from Cabo Delgado, exposing the fragility of externally...
Islamabad is seeking to transform economic fragility, security exposure, and strategic dependence into relevance by positioning itself as a useful...