Marjane Satrapi, the French-Iranian graphic novelist, filmmaker, and artist best known for Persepolis, has died at the age of 56. Her family told AFP that […]
Algeria and Palestine: How Settler Colonialism Re-engineers Space and Sovereignty
If settler colonialism is a structure rather than an event, then its most vivid manifestations occur not on the battlefield but in land registers, zoning […]
Glimpses of Iranian Society through Filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami’s Lens
From the McCarthyism era in the West to Mao’s Cultural Revolution in the East, films and filmmakers have been at the discretion of their governments. […]
Engineering Fear 2.0: From the Strait of Hormuz to the Streets of Amman – How the Iran War is Reshaping the Middle East
In a previous article for the Middle East Outlook, “Engineering Fear: The New Middle East Truce”, I had argued that ceasefires in the Middle East […]
Calibrated Re-engagement: India’s New FDI Framework and the Return of Chinese Capital
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 […]
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 […]