Whatever course the US takes, it will ultimately have to remain within India's redlines, as India continues to expand its oil procurements and defence purchases from diverse global sources in pursuit of its national interests
The Gaza ceasefire offers calm but no compass. Without enforcement, leadership renewal, or political vision, it remains a ceasefire without architecture — not a path to peace
With Shehbaz Sharif’s flattery falling flat and with China’s squeeze on rare earths, India has a new opening
It is absurd that such a humble pastureland or ‘bowl’ has mobilised so many resources and defence manpower simply due to Chinese hegemonistic tendencies
It is not about the size of the nations or their populations, but about a triggering issue that could bring the people to the streets
The world is confronting new hegemonic challenges, where both nations share a common interest in peace and a multipolar global order
The TLP’s support base cuts across Punjab’s urban working class, and its religious messaging resonates with segments of the population disenchanted with mainstream parties—Pakistan now struggles to contain the forces its own politics fostered
Bangladesh today stands at a defining moment—caught between the rise of Pakistan-style religious politics and a weakened democratic order
The move will help build a stronger military-industrial complex, cushion India from supply chain shocks, and shift the country from an import-heavy posture to a resilient and globally competitive defence ecosystem
India–UK defence synergy stands out as both model and mandate for purposeful, adaptive cooperation
The Taliban now appear to have significant popular support and have maintained stability in much of Afghanistan, both militarily and politically-- which makes enaging with it a strategic necessity
Operation Sindoor may have destroyed Jaish-e-Mohammed's stronghold, but the real battle now lies in dismantling the ideologies rising from its ashes
The US silence, as the ISI funds and shelters IS-KP members in Balochistan and builds centres for the LeT, JeM and Hizbul in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is nothing but complicity in Pakistan’s sinister designs
The US president applies his template of transactionalism everywhere without recognising its limitations
Hasina’s legacy deserves critical scrutiny, yes — but it also demands fair and balanced reporting, not trial by innuendo
The US president seeks a face-saving off-ramp to seal the trade deal and we will give it to him
The unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is not an isolated burst of anger but a cumulative reaction to systemic exploitation and the denial of basic democratic rights in a region Pakistan claims to champion
Erdoğan’s antipathy toward India runs deeper. Just as he sees the fall of the Ottoman Empire as a reversible tragedy, so too does he view the fall of the Mughal Empire in the same way
There appear to be no easy long-term solutions despite the mediated ‘pause’ on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border
Afghanistan Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to India marks a historic turn in bilateral ties, underscoring development, sovereignty, and regional stability
In global diplomacy, presence can be overrated. Sometimes, mastery lies in choosing where to show up and when to forgo the spotlight. PM Modi might not have been in the room — yet he became central to the discourse. And in diplomacy, that is the ultimate move.
Mongolian President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa’s state visit to India this week, marking the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations, represents far more than ceremonial pageantry
Mongolian President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa’s state visit to India this week, marking the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations, represents far more than ceremonial pageantry
Skipping the Gaza peace summit in Egypt was not a ‘missed opportunity’ but a diplomatic masterstroke
Instead of confronting the covert advances of Pakistan’s ISI and Turkey’s Islamist networks in Bangladesh, the American focus appears diverted towards transactional diplomacy—at a time when decisive leadership is urgently needed to prevent local threats from becoming global
Donald Trump is neither permanent, nor will his legacy continue. However, for India, relying on the US as a preferred ally is risky, and it must not place the majority of its eggs in the American basket
The Indian Navy has displayed new confidence in expanding its outreach from the Mediterranean to the South China Sea, amid rising global power stakes in the Indian Ocean Region
The real problem is that Pakistan is now fearful of a greater Indian presence in Afghanistan. That would lead to enhanced cooperation between the two states through the flow of greater Indian humanitarian and developmental assistance but also in the security sector
Diane Keaton is gone, but the world she redefined — of hats and hesitation, of wit and tenderness, of films that dared to feel — remains eternal
Chaos is preferable because, sitting at a distance and insulated from direct violence except by aerial attack, it allows for easy pickings for the Anglosphere across Eurasia