• India’s Outreach to GCC: Deepening Ties for the Multi-aligned World Order

    Premanand Mishra Diplomacy is often perceived as restrictive to the pursuit of national interests. However, the disruption in the global order has raised alarm bells for diplomatic ties and strategic autonomy. The shifting dynamics of geopolitics are churning new realities, necessitating fresh roadmaps and visionary approaches to diplomacy. Amidst these structural crises, Indian diplomatic interventions…

  • Israel-Hamas War and the Disinformation Fog

    Mohmad Waseem Malla On October 7, 2023, the Palestinian militant Hamas launched surprise attacks across the Gaza border into Southern Israel. The sheer magnitude of these attacks shattered the myth of the Israeli military invincibility and shocked everyone. In the following days with the unfolding events, the extent of Hamas military incursion deep inside the…

  • Anti-Qatar Campaign and the Continued Oriental Gaze

    Mohmad Waseem Malla Qatar has a knack for earning international headlines regularly and often negative ones. In the lead-up to the global football event, World Cup 2022, starting Sunday, November 20, 2022, at the Al Bayt Stadium Al-Khor, a coordinated campaign against Qatar emerged which bordered on racism and Islamophobia. Hardly has any sporting event…