Editors Note
Trump Can Block the Persian Gulf, But the Caspian Sea Is Iran’s Backdoor
There is a tendency in global strategic thinking - particularly in Washington - to assume that geography behaves the way doctrine wants it to. It rarely does. And that...
Editors Note
It is Time for ‘Shakti’ to Rise: Women’s Reservation as India’s Democratic Awakening
India today stands at the cusp of a long-overdue democratic correction. For decades, the country that prides itself...
Editors Note
The West Asia War: The Endgame Where Nobody Wins, Yet Nobody Loses
There are wars that conclude with decisive victories, marked by surrender documents and victory parades. And then there...
Editors Note
Modi at the Pike Syndrome Crossroads: When Power Stops Pushing Boundaries
There comes a stage in leadership when power is no longer the problem. Mandate is not the problem....
Editors Note
Redrawing the Middle East: Lines Drawn in Blood, Not Ink
History teaches us a brutal truth - borders are rarely drawn by cartographers; they are carved by conflict....
From Fragile to Functional: Somaliland Can Emerge as Washington’s Silent Ally
While the world obsesses over Gaza, Ukraine, and an election circus in the US, a silent geopolitical realignment is unfolding in the Horn of...
The Perfect Definition for US President Donald Trump is ‘Clodpate’
There are words, and then there are perfect words. When one searches for a word that captures the bombastic ignorance, arrogant simplicity, and geopolitical...
Trump’s Oil Dream Is in Balochistan, Not Pakistan’s Sewers
Let’s not fool ourselves. Pakistan does not have oil. What Pakistan does have are overflowing sewers, ideological sewage, and a state structure so deeply...
When Minorities Cry Alone: The Forgotten Plight of the Druze and Christians in Syria
There are moments in our collective global conscience when silence becomes complicity. And today, the silence around the suffering of the Druze and Christian...
Stray Dogs in India: A Menace Created By Human Apathy, Not Canine Cruelty
Stray dogs are not the enemy—but they’ve become a menace. A menace not born of canine cruelty, but of human apathy and an administrative...
India Should Not Entertain a Terror State Like Pakistan in Cricket, Cinema or Culture
India is not a nation that begs for peace. We have offered it time and again. But how long can we extend a hand...





