Pakistan’s Tightrope: The Quest to Become the Gulf’s Net Security Provider
Competing pressures increasingly shape Pakistan’s strategic posture. Geographically anchored in South Asia yet deeply connected to the Gulf, Islamabad seeks to expand its influence...
Resetting the World Order: From Ideology to Geopolitical Bargaining
The post-Cold War order, anchored in unipolar American supremacy, liberal economic norms, and a U.S. role as the net security provider across key regions,...
A Chief Minister’s Betrayal: When Political Opportunism Tramples the Blood of Indian Soldiers
The recent praise heaped on Velupillai Prabhakaran and the LTTE by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister is not merely a political misstep—it is a...
The Great Indian Austerity Theatre: When VIP Culture Suddenly Became Optional
Across India, an unusual transformation has quietly unfolded in recent weeks. Convoys have shortened. Pilot vehicles have disappeared. Sirens have fallen silent in many...
How the End of World War II Reshaped South Asia and Locked In Strategic Rivalries
The 1947 Partition of British India is often framed as a singular imperial miscalculation. Yet, when viewed through the wider lens of World War...