On 10 March 2026, the Indian government approved a proposal that would bring significant changes to the country’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy, including the […]
The Hormuz Paradox: American Power Projection Meets Strategic Fragility
The recent talks between the Iranians and the Americans in Pakistan grabbed global headlines. Dubbed the Islamabad Talks, the intense direct negotiations between the two sides, a first in 47 years, however, failed to deliver any tangible results except a fragile ceasefire. The fragility was expected, given the deep mistrust and a sense of asymmetry between the two sides, thereby exposing the limitations of mediation. What is problematic and a major hindrance is US President Donald Trump’s belief that his method of madness is, in itself, a self-sufficient policy for achieving comprehensive results. However, the world does not work along that logic, and his amazing two days of signalling that the indirect messaging through Pakistan has a high probability of…
Calibrated Re-engagement: India’s New FDI Framework and the Return of Chinese Capital
On 10 March 2026, the Indian government approved a proposal…
The Hormuz Paradox: American Power Projection Meets Strategic Fragility
The recent talks between the Iranians and the Americans in…
NON-ALIGNMENT 2.0: A pretence or path for the global south?
For scholars, policymakers and strategic analysts navigating the fragmented architecture…
From Hands-off to Engagement: India’s Diplomacy Amidst a Changing Nepal
Nepal has moved towards political stability over the past few…
Spies for Hire: How Tehran, Moscow, and Islamabad Turned Espionage Tactics
In early April 2026, Israel’s domestic intelligence agency Shin Bet…
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…
Reclaiming the Conflict in Faiz Ahmad Faiz’s ‘Mujhse Pehli si Mohabbat’
When the Progressive Writers' Movement emerged in the 1930s, it…
If You Are Not at the Table, You Are on the Menu: Canadian PM Mark Carney.
Calls on Middle Powers to adopt "Principled and Pragmatic Path"…
Kill the Leader, Collapse the State? The US-Israeli Miscalculation on Iran
The Middle East has again descended into yet another crisis…
Ambiguity as strategy: The Saudi-Pakistan defence deal causes a stir
On 17 September 2025, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia formalised a Strategic…
The Hormuz Paradox: American Power Projection Meets Strategic Fragility
The recent talks between the Iranians and the Americans in Pakistan grabbed global headlines. Dubbed the Islamabad Talks, the intense direct negotiations between the two […]
NON-ALIGNMENT 2.0: A pretence or path for the global south?
For scholars, policymakers and strategic analysts navigating the fragmented architecture of contemporary international relations, the growing adoption of a non-aligned posture by many states is […]
From Hands-off to Engagement: India’s Diplomacy Amidst a Changing Nepal
Nepal has moved towards political stability over the past few decades. India, its closest neighbour and largest trade partner, has been a keen observer of […]
Spies for Hire: How Tehran, Moscow, and Islamabad Turned Espionage Tactics
In early April 2026, Israel’s domestic intelligence agency Shin Bet arrested four active-duty IDF soldiers on suspicion of espionage for Iran. In another case, a […]
Engineering Fear: The New Middle East Truce
In a regional moment defined by calculated ambiguity and measured tension, ceasefires are no longer mere pauses in hostilities and have become strategic tools for […]
Is Joe Kent’s Resignation a Bad News for United States–Israel Relations?
On March 17, US National Counterterrorism Director Joe Kent resigned, citing concerns over Israel’s growing sway over the United States war on Iran. In his […]
Epstein Files and the Politics of Concealment: Venezuelan Crisis
In the digital age, power no longer operates primarily through suppression but rather through saturation. It means that truth is no longer hidden but drowned, […]
Between the Street and the State: Pakistan’s Reaction to US-Israel’s killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
On 28 February 2026, Israel and the United States launched yet another joint campaign of large-scale air strikes against Iran over its nuclear programme by […]
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 […]