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UAE Exit Rewrites Oil Power
The UAE’s May 1, 2026 exit from OPEC and OPEC+ is a strategic, sovereignty‑driven move that weakens cartel cohesion, raises near‑term price risk while enabling the UAE to expand...
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SITI Odisha: From Planning to Transformation
When institutions change, the direction of a state often changes with them. Odisha’s decision to replace its legacy...
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Regulating Foreign Funds: A Necessary Tightrope Walk
The proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, reflects the Indian government’s continuing effort to tighten oversight of...
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“The most powerful nation is the one that never abandons its soldiers.”
The story from that cold evening in 1997, when Bill Clinton stopped his motorcade to sit beside a...
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Past Lessons, Future Risks: The Iran Ceasefire and the Shifting Balance of Power
The two week US-Iran ceasefire expires on 22 Apr. It was more of a tactical pause than a...
When Kabul Spoke Back: The Day Pakistan’s Strategic Depth Finally Collapsed
For decades, the conversation between Kabul and Islamabad followed a familiar script. Pakistan spoke. Afghanistan listened. Sometimes it resisted quietly, sometimes it pushed back...
Panama, Venezuela, and the India Lesson : Geography Punishes. Institutions Decide. Volatility Travels.
In geopolitics, distance is deceptive.Panama is a narrow strip of land in Central America. Venezuela lies thousands of kilometres away in Latin America. On...
The India–Bangladesh Farakka Water Treaty: History, Hydropolitics, and Strategic Implications
Introduction: Why Farakka Still MattersIn South Asia, rivers are not just geographic features, they are strategic arteries, lifelines of food security, internal stability, and...
When the Investigator Becomes the Case Study
Why the World Will Study India’s NIA Probe into the Pahalgam Terror AttackWhen Amit Shah, India’s Home Minister, stated that “agencies around the...
PM Modi’s Three-Nation Tour: Building a Coalition of Reason Across the Islamic World
At first glance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s current three-nation visit to Jordan, Ethiopia, and Oman appears to be another carefully sequenced diplomatic engagement, routine,...
From Southern Israel to Bondi Beach: Islamist Terror, Civilisational Targets, and the Shared Vulnerability of Hindus and Jews
When Identity Itself Becomes the Justification for ViolenceOn 7 October 2023, the world witnessed a rupture that went far beyond another terrorist incident in...





