The Middle East has again descended into yet another crisis with the United States and Israel imposing a second war on Iran within a year […]
Kill the Leader, Collapse the State? The US-Israeli Miscalculation on Iran
The Middle East has again descended into yet another crisis with the United States and Israel imposing a second war on Iran within a year and pushing the region into what is gradually turning into its most dangerous confrontation in decades. The initial American and Israeli air strikes on February 28 targeted Iranian government installations in Tehran and assassinated Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei along with several senior government officials. Those killed included his key adviser Ali Shamakhani, Iran's Defense Minister Nasir Nazizadeh, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Mohammad Pakour, and Armed Forces chief Abdolrahim Mousavi, among others. The American forces also targeted an elementary girls school in Iran’s Minab region the same day, killing 168 children aged 6-12,…
Kill the Leader, Collapse the State? The US-Israeli Miscalculation on Iran
The Middle East has again descended into yet another crisis…
China’s Global Ambitions in Tailspin Amidst US-Israeli War on Iran
The rise of China was the biggest rupture in the…
Is the Iranian Regime Falling?
The recurring question of whether the Iranian regime is on…
From Mao to Xi: China’s Great Reorientation and Its Quest for Gobal Power Status
“There lies a sleeping giant. Let him sleep! For when he…
How US trade diplomacy reflects the Beijing Consensus on WTO reform
In the immediate aftermath of the Cold War, American political…
Muffled Stories: How the Absence of Northeast Indian Literature Fuels the ‘Othering’
If you have grown up in mainland India, chances are…
No Country for Women: Can Indian Women Breathe without Fear?
The United Nations has designated 25 November as the Day…
China’s Quiet Game in the Iran-Israel Conflict
Summary: China’s muted role in the Iran-Israel conflict reveals its…
China’s Global Ambitions in Tailspin Amidst US-Israeli War on Iran
The rise of China was the biggest rupture in the new world order. The Americans’ strategy needed an overhaul, and the world was slowly embracing […]
Is the Iranian Regime Falling?
The recurring question of whether the Iranian regime is on the verge of collapse oversimplifies the country’s political resilience and overlooks the complex social and […]
Deconstructing Dollar Imperialism: Toward a Multipolar Currency Order
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney reflected on a hegemonic world order where economic integration risks mutating into subordination. […]
Why does the Military Dominate Pakistan?
On September 17, 2025, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement (SDMA) in Riyadh, formalising decades of military cooperation into a binding […]
From Diriyah of 1727 to Vision 2030: History, Legitimacy, and the Reinvention of Saudi National Identity
History is never a neutral archive of bygone events but is rather a political resource. It has been used by nations to revisit and reinterpret […]
Tryst with a knife: Hassan Blasim and The Corpse Exhibition
Thomas De Quincey, the inaugurator of addiction literature in the West and an essayist of consummate variety, wrote an essay titled “On the Knocking at […]
No Dilli, No Pindi: BNP’s Mandate for Change and the Future of Bangladesh
The much-awaited Bangladesh’s 13th national election, held on 12 February, was hailed as ‘historic’ for marking the first election since the ouster of Sheikh Hasina […]