If Europe overplays its hand in Ukraine, it risks escalation; if it underplays, it risks irrelevance
Trump wants obeisance from the Modi government and suzerainty over India’s trade, energy and foreign policies
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is currently in India for border talks. Later this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting China. Do these visits signal a push towards normalising ties between the two countries?
The Alaska summit proved that neither Trump knows Putin nor can guarantee a ceasefire or peace
Stamp was always the outsider—never fully assimilated into Hollywood, never completely tethered to Britain, never entirely seduced by fame
Till all resistance forces are united and agree on a future federal structure, it is difficult to foresee a new model of government for Myanmar
Vrindavan temples, built at different times and by varied patron-builders, have a common architectural thread binding them
The conflict on cryptocurrency is no longer merely regulatory; it is philosophical
For countless women, Pakistan is no longer a country to live in, but a graveyard that buries their voices, their dignity, and their very existence
Donald Trump went to Alaska hoping for a breakthrough he could tout to his domestic audience and impress upon the Nobel committee. Instead, he was bulldozed by the Russian president
Great partnerships are built slowly and destroyed quickly. In torching trust for the sake of a few headlines and a Nobel nomination, Trump risks more than a temporary chill
Acknowledge the historical truth of the Pakistan army using the US for its own mischievous ends
Trump sought a personal win—a headline-grabbing breakthrough he could sell at home; though the optics were managed to portray warmth and progress, but in substance, he leaves Alaska with neither a deal with Putin nor increased diplomatic leverage
Prime minister's address exhorted India to become resilient, dig deeper, achieve self-reliance to meet development goals and be unbending before adversity
Donald Trump, with his so-called tariff war, has signed the death pact for Pax Americana
For India, Brics membership is increasingly becoming a balancing act amid an uncertain world
The Pakistani generals are ready for the next round, post-Afghanistan, and they have a willing American president walking into a trap that he himself has set for his successors too
If Trump 1.0 was erratic, Trump 2.0 appears even more destabilising, especially if these strategic alignments are pursued at the cost of trust with key partners
The disturbing ease with which Western nations embrace Hamas’s lies stems from classical antisemitism resurging. This worsens due to a dangerous alliance between liberals and Islamist communities wielding electoral power in the West
In a rapidly fragmenting world, a 15 August 1947 message from the sage of Pondicherry offers a new geopolitics that articulates unity without uniformity
Whether the elections will be free and fair largely depends on the Yunus administration’s true intentions, which have already been called into question
Given the heavy political investment made by Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, the Alaska summit could result in making some progress
India, the world’s fastest-growing major economy, deserves respect—not bully tactics
Whether the Trump-Putin talks will be the beginning of the end or simply another false dawn remains to be seen. But it is clear that the stakes have never been higher, and the potential for a breakthrough, however fragile, is one worth pursuing
For India to realise the full potential of Aatmanirbhar Bharat in the defence sector, it must accelerate indigenous innovation, reform procurement, and invest in globally competitive platforms. Until then, smart and selective imports like the Apache will remain critical pillars of India’s national security architecture
India should lodge a strong protest with the State Department in Washington against Munir making such anti-India comments in the US. This is clearly contrary to diplomatic practice
It is understandable that there will be limits to US-Russia détente, but Trump administration may further erode the strategic trust between the US and its European allies
Donald Trump’s foreign policy, defined by personal deal-making rather than institutional continuity, has tilted sharply toward Pakistan—driven less by geopolitical considerations and necessities than by the overlapping business interests of his family, friends, and close associates
The Andamans offer enduring strategic might—guarding trade routes, deterring adversaries, and anchoring a multipolar Indo-Pacific
For India, prolonging the war is exactly what China would have desired. The fact that it compelled a ‘nuclear power’ to seek a truce in 88 hours is in itself remarkable