America First 2.0: US Aggressive Policies and Their Geopolitical Implications for India, China, and Russia
President Donald Trump's second term has intensified "America First" policies through massive visa revocations, tariff coercion, and bold military interventions like the January 2026...
The Caracas Playbook: Oil, Narco-Politics, and a Few Dollars More
Venezuela today is no anomaly. It is a familiar Latin American configuration pushed to an extreme: an authoritarian regime sustained by security services, ideological...
From Puppetry to Patronage: The Shifting Power Centres of India’s Political Economy
Political characterisations in India have long relied more on narrative than on evidence. Of all such narratives, none has endured as stubbornly as the...
The West’s Shadow Fleet Is Hiding in Plain Sight
Western governments speak confidently about cracking down on Russia’s “shadow fleet”—an alleged murky armada of tankers accused of skirting sanctions, masking ownership and quietly...
Sovereignty Before Alignment: India’s Strategic Autonomy at the Indo-US–Indo-Russia Crossroads
India’s foreign policy has consistently prioritised independence over alignment, aiming to earn respect for its strategic culture.
At the core of the current deadlock lies...