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Opinion

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 diplomatic breakthrough. It arrived just before Washington’s deadline to escalate strikes....

US–China Rivalry and the Thucydides Trap

2,400 years ago, when Thucydides wrote that “it was the rise of Athens, and the fear that this...

Naxalism in India: Policies, Operations, and the Decline of the Red Corridor

Origins and IdeologyHow a peasant revolt evolved into India’s longest-running insurgency.The Naxal movement began in 1967 in Naxalbari,...

Between Energy, Diplomacy and Diaspora – Calibrated Indian Neutrality in West Asia

On 23 Mar 2026, Indian PM Modi spoke in the Parliament on the ongoing conflict in West Asia...

India’s Energy Security : From Bhabha’s Vision to SHANTI Reality

Thorium is re emerging as a strategic lever in India’s quest for reliable, low carbon energy security, but...
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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...

From 15 August 1975 to Today : How the Shadow of Maj Dalim Still Shapes Bangladesh Politics

On the morning of 15 August 1975, Bangladesh ceased to be merely a young post-liberation state struggling with governance and scarcity. It became something...
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