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IMEC projects plugging into the 3SI is a matter of when, not if. This makes US engagement in the Western Balkans significant for New Delhi.
UAE has deep ties with US even as its financial centres help Russia evade sanctions, and it partners with Turkey despite Ankara’s tilt toward Saudi...
Recent data does not support any dramatic shift away from the dollar. As per IMF, the share of international transactions conducted in dollars has...
The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.
The current Iran war has laid bare a fundamental reality: 20 per cent of global energy trade cannot afford to rely on a single artery, no matter how...
For New Delhi, perhaps an interesting dimension of Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf’s current role is his reported involvement in backchannel activities...
Israel even helped source American defence equipment for Iran, who learnt from Tel Aviv about drones against Soviet air defences in Syria.
The volume of major arms transfers has risen by 9.2% compared to 2016-2020. The increase is driven overwhelmingly by Europe’s rearming, followed by...
Today, New Delhi lacks a practical Plan B to consolidate the presence, credibility and stakes it had so carefully built in the Caucasus.
If Sanae Takaichi truly carries forward Shinzo Abe’s legacy, Japan may finally enter an era of political stability, strategic clarity and meaningful...
Established in 1968, the EU Customs Union is a foundational pillar of European economic integration. With Turkey in the mix, India’s biggest deal...
India spent too long dissecting Trump and Greenland. We have other crises to worry about.
New Delhi has adopted a careful and calibrated posture toward complex conflicts in the Middle East. It offers little comfort.
Simplifying Trump-era actions as incoherent misses their strategic logic.
India did achieve its military objectives, but whether it met its broader strategic aims remains debatable. These aims could be framed around 3Ds:...
Under its Asia Anew strategy, Turkey has deepened engagement with Pakistan and Bangladesh—both Islamic states—while simultaneously cultivating...
Allies and adversaries alike will struggle to parse which version of American strategy truly reflects the nation’s direction.
RELOS is India’s newest enabler in a world where geography and geopolitics are changing at extraordinary speed and unpredictability.
Ventures by Japan, South Korea and Taiwan illustrate how the race for REE security is accelerating, powered by both geopolitical tension and...
Two questions are pertinent: Why does the Trump administration keep making the same mistakes on the peace proposal? And what does a hurried peace plan...
The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The...
Ayni’s origins lie in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, when the United States invaded Afghanistan and the international order briefly seemed open to...
Sanae Takaichi is no feminist icon—her views on gender roles and same-sex marriage are conservative—but she is seen as resolute, even hardline, on...
New Delhi does not want a humiliated Russia. While every path to a stalemate is painful, a Russian defeat would be far worse for India’s interests.
Pakistan’s reported air strikes on Kabul last night, coinciding with Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to India, seem...
On paper, the 21-point plan looks balanced—Palestinian governance, international oversight, reconstruction pledges. But in reality, it is a...
India’s entry into Morocco should not be seen as a direct counter to Pakistan-Saudi Arabia or any singular rivalry. Geopolitics no longer works...
For India, the strategic ripples are significant. The immediate concern is Pakistan’s diplomatic gain as it embeds itself deeper into the defence...
Mindset shift in Brussels is a recognition that Europe must move beyond its economic comfort zone if it is to remain relevant in a harsher world.
PM Modi’s visit to Japan comes at the right moment to recalibrate a relationship long described as “natural” but left underutilised. We must...
Europe and Ukraine’s agencies are crucial. Steering the Alaska talks bilaterally between the US and Russia will foil the outcomes before they even...
India should have secured greater savings by pressing Russia for prices nearer the cap while sustaining high volumes. This would have preserved...
India’s future lies in pragmatism. Protectionism must be phased out gradually, not in disruptive shocks.
The Southeast Asian theatre is central to the Great Power contest between the US and China. It’s also a landscape where middle powers—France, the...
Across strategic and political circles, there is a broad consensus that India should prioritise its national interest by integrating into global...
New Delhi’s growing optimism around the delivery of the two remaining S-400 Triumf air defence systems belies the long and complicated journey of...
While India may not export complete platforms to Europe, like it does for Armenia, there is a large market for secondary equipment, components, and...
Autocratic regimes are seldom inclined toward humility. Some form of face-saving retaliation seems inevitable before diplomacy can resume.
While Turkey has expanded arms sales to Pakistan and Bangladesh, India has been conspicuously excluded, or rather blacklisted.
India is deeply entwined with the Gulf. Its abstention from the latest UNGA vote on Gaza ceasefire speaks volumes: Neutrality, in this case, is not...
Australia could serve as a bridge between European institutional expertise and Indo-Pacific realities.
The reported destruction of Russia’s strategic bombers isn't just a staggering financial loss but also a profound blow to Russia's military prestige...
Yerevan has not only bought several Indian platforms, but has also closely observed the performance of India’s indigenous systems in combat...
India is in a strategic matrix of discomfort. All-party delegations aren't enough to counter it.
Operation Sindoor represents a movement away from dependency and toward self-sufficiency, from imitation to innovation, from ‘assembled in India’...
In Trump’s first 100 days in office, dominated by scattershot tariff wars and chaotic foreign policy manoeuvers, the deal stands out for its sheer...
India's military is preparing a suitable retaliatory strategy in response to the Pahalgam attack. But these actions are only the beginning—a more...
New Delhi’s studied silence on all things Trump shows how India’s multi-alignment has long ceased to be evenly distributed. It now exists mostly...
Beijing may avoid a full-scale war with India due to its own commercial interests and because of cross-strait stakes, but its exponentially rising...
Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs have been unleashed on India despite its efforts to appease the US, leaving New Delhi with little to show for...
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