India’s foreign policy is facing one of its more difficult tests as the Middle East conflict continues to widen. The war involving the United States […]
Category: South Asia
Pakistan’s Digital Expansion Has Outrun Its Media Literacy
In Pakistan today, a rumour does not need a newsroom, a microphone or even a credible source. All it needs is a smartphone, a provocative […]
The Shifting Gulf Security Order and Pakistan’s Growing Role
For over four decades, the security architecture of the Persian Gulf rested on a single, seemingly unshakable foundation: the American security umbrella. Arab monarchies systematically […]
The Baloch Tragedy: Rebellion, Insurgency and the Question of Survival
Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest province by land area, has been the site of one of South Asia’s longest-running armed conflicts. Stretching along the Arabian Sea coast […]
India’s Strategic Tightrope: Lessons from Iran War and Trump’s Challenge
New Delhi convened a strategic dialogue with Washington on 5-6 August, foregrounding themes of security, stability, economic cooperation, and most critically, the vulnerabilities of global […]
The New Grammar of Repression: Reading Contemporary Authoritarianism through Baloch Movement in Pakistan
When a state confronts political dissent, the response often reveals more about its character than its constitutional promises. Pakistan’s treatment of the Baloch movement offers […]
Why India and Iran Cannot Afford to Drift Apart
The war that has convulsed West Asia since February has tested every regional relationship, but few as quietly and as consequentially as the one between […]
Beyond Regional War: Ukraine’s Conflict as Catalyst of Russia’s Global Repositioning
When Russia invaded Ukraine in late February of 2022, it was seen as one of the biggest geopolitical shocks to the existing international order in […]
Negotiating Multipolarity: India’s Position in BRICS Transformation
Fareed Zakaria, in his book, ‘The Post-American World’, argues that we are not entering an era of American decline, but rather one defined by the […]
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 […]