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Why trust in international relations needs to be incentivised

India’s foreign policy is replete with partnerships that reflect a more material and realist conception of trust.

21.07.2026 30

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Monish Tourangbam

America is still world’s most powerful nation at 250. But it must learn to lead differently

America's challenge is adapting to an international order where power is more diffused, technology outpaces institutions, alliances demand...

05.07.2026 30

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Monish Tourangbam

The world’s conflicts are still rooted in geography. Globalisation didn’t change much

Even the digital economy remains anchored in geography. Data centres, semiconductor facilities, undersea cables, satellite ground stations, and...

16.06.2026 20

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Optics are not policies. India should stay the course on the Quad

India’s engagement with Quad is not a departure from strategic autonomy but an expression of it. In the era of multi-alignment, strategic autonomy...

25.05.2026 40

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Trump-Xi summit reveals a rivalry too deep to decouple, too tense to cooperate

Both the US and China recognise the lure and liabilities of deep economic interdependence, even as geopolitical realities push them toward structural...

12.05.2026 40

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Monish Tourangbam

Trump’s Iran war fits an old US pattern. As always, it will shift the global order

As US President Donald Trump, who campaigned on ending America’s costly wars, takes the United States back to the battlefields of West Asia, the...

17.04.2026 30

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Monish Tourangbam

The new paradox of American hegemony under Trump — great strength, greater anxiety

As the inferno of war engulfs West Asia and its consequences radiate far beyond the region, it is worth recalling President Trump’s speech in Riyadh...

06.04.2026 40

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Monish Tourangbam

The new paradox of American hegemony under Trump — great strength, greater anxiety

As the inferno of war engulfs West Asia and its consequences radiate far beyond the region, it is worth recalling President Trump’s speech in Riyadh...

06.04.2026 40

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Monish Tourangbam

How Russian oil, China and Trump tariffs reshaped the India-US trade deal

The durability of partnership will depend on whether both sides can institutionalise dispute resolution mechanisms rather than rely on episodic...

09.02.2026 30

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Monish Tourangbam

How Russian oil, China and Trump tariffs reshaped the India-US trade deal

The durability of partnership will depend on whether both sides can institutionalise dispute resolution mechanisms rather than rely on episodic...

09.02.2026 60

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Monish Tourangbam

Trump made it clear that US military isn’t global police with National Defence Strategy 2026

Allies and partners are now pushed not only to align strategically and spend more on their own security, but also to accept the economic and political...

30.01.2026 50

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Trump 2.0 vs 1.0 is no longer the debate. It’s about the upheaval he leaves behind

Donald Trump’s first year of his second term reveals what happens when power operates without guardrails.

23.01.2026 50

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A slugfest is on in American Right. MAGA is preparing for the post-Trump era

Erika Kirk’s AmericaFest conference turned into a gladiatorial colosseum for the growing rift among conservative politicians and influencers.

28.12.2025 80

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Trump’s meandering message at UN—renewables, immigration will be the death of Europe

Even by Trump’s standards, the speech threw up many surprises in both content and style, keeping world leaders on their toes.

26.09.2025 30

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Monish Tourangbam

Sergio Gor as US envoy raises red flags. Delhi must read the signal, be optimistic

Delhi must see opportunity in the new envoy, to be prepared for hurdles, yet be forward-looking and free of preconceived notions that could spoil any...

27.08.2025 30

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Monish Tourangbam

Geopolitical forces beyond New Delhi’s control are at play in Trump’s approach to India

The strategic drift currently being witnessed runs the risk of confirming the doubters’ view lurking on both sides: that the US is an unreliable...

31.07.2025 30

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Monish Tourangbam

To be or not to be? Trump’s next call on Iran-Israel conflict will reshape West Asia

In about two weeks, as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced, Trump would take a final call on the nature of the United States’...

21.06.2025 20

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Monish Tourangbam