War Beyond the Nuclear Question: Iran, Regime Change, Energy Geopolitics
As time passes, the coordinated Israeli-U.S. strikes on Iran and the initial fog of war lift. The Iranian response is planned and calculated, which...
India at the Pivot: US–China Competition, Strategic Trust, and the Next Phase of the Partnership
In a significant 2026 hearing of the US–China Economic and Security Review Commission, commissioners and expert witnesses discussed a question increasingly vital to American...
The Asymmetry of Commitments in the Indo-US Trade Deal
The Indo-US trade deal has been presented as a landmark sign that India and the United States have finally aligned their economic and strategic...
India’s Toughest Deal with the US: What Did India Actually Gain?
The government has called the latest India–US trade deal historic. A breakthrough. A sign of India’s rising stature. But history has a habit of...
Leadership, Security, and the Optics of Confidence: A Democratic Reflection
In a constitutional democracy, leadership is assessed not only by electoral outcomes or economic indicators but also by confidence—confidence in institutions, processes, and the...