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Bangladesh’s Twin Challenges: Economic Revival and Great Power Balancing

Bangladesh’s security lies not in becoming part of someone else’s strategic rivalry, but in becoming economically strong, diplomatically flexible,...

03.06.2026 6

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Muqtedar Khan

Pakistan as Peacemaker Facilitates the US-Iran Ceasefire

The U.S. appears to have set aside its ambition of pursuing regime change in Iran, as it is now negotiating directly with the system it sought to...

08.04.2026 10

The Diplomat

Muqtedar Khan

Silence Can Be an Epic Folly: A Response to Shashi Tharoor

One can stand up for principle without adopting a confrontational posture. For a country that prizes strategic autonomy, this is precisely the moment...

20.03.2026 10

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India Is Not the 4th Biggest Economy in the World. But Does That Really Matter?

The nationalist narrative that dominated public discourse over the past year had been overstating the scale of India’s economic progress. Of...

12.03.2026 10

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Muqtedar Khan

Modi Crosses the Rubicon and Embraces Israel

He could have used his trip to Israel to call explicitly for de-escalation of tensions with Iran and a negotiated settlement; instead, he chose...

26.02.2026 10

The Diplomat

Muqtedar Khan

India’s Terror Laws Are Creating New Mandelas

Umar Khalid and Zohran Mamdani embody a shared global moment: exposing state excess on one side, and dissent and solidarity on the other.

06.01.2026 10

The Diplomat

Muqtedar Khan

Modi-Putin Summit: More Style and Symbolism Than Substance

While not altering the global balance of power in any meaningful way, Putin’s visit might actually diminish India’s significance in the eyes of...

08.12.2025 7

The Diplomat

Muqtedar Khan

Twin Blasts in South Asia and the Region’s Dangerous Dilemmas

The region increasingly resembles a powder keg — one spark away from catastrophe.

14.11.2025 8

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Muqtedar Khan

Trump’s G2 Moment: Dawn of a New World Order?

The emergence of a robust G-2 dialogue may signal a transition from a unipolar world to a bipolar one.

08.11.2025 9

The Diplomat

Muqtedar Khan

Has Donald Trump Upended India’s Grand Strategy?

India first needs to understand what its contribution was to this failure. Is there a problem with the message or with the messenger?

23.08.2025 9

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Muqtedar Khan

The ‘But’ in the India Story

India is the fastest-growing major economy, but challenges persist.

17.06.2025 10

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Muqtedar Khan

Has Modi’s Diplomacy Undermined India’s National Interests?

No country repeated India’s claims or condemned Pakistan by name after the Pahalgam attack or during Operation Sindoor. Not one of India’s many...

27.05.2025 10

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Muqtedar Khan