Srijan Sharma

After Israel’s elections gave a fractured mandate and the US is heading for a mid-term poll in the next few days, amid these political bells ringing in both the US …

Israel is holding national elections on 27th October, and, most importantly, they will be the ultimate test for the current political dispensation led by Benjamin Netanyahu. Perhaps Netanyahu will face …

The right to protest is fundamental to democracy, as it helps establish and enforce accountability and transparency, and upholds democratic values and the fabric of society and governance. However, this …

Pakistan has declared an emergency in its conflict-ridden province, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa(KP), to counter an aggressive surge in terrorist activity. Still, beyond the plain security reading, there are political implications. KP …

The US’s Monroe Doctrine and aggressively assertive diplomatic tactics have not led to lasting success in the global order. Power politics may have given weight to the powerful, as Thucydides …

After five years, the US is witnessing another withdrawal after Afghanistan. Unlike the last withdrawal, which was chaotic and messy, the exit from Iraq seems normal, but it leaves the …

Perhaps after decades, a 9/11-style terror attack could be repeated in Israel, with an Omani co-pilot stabbing Indian pilot Smit Macchar, the captain, and putting the flight into a nose …

In 1983, perhaps the dangers of the Cuban Missile Crisis resurfaced when two similar events occurred in the same year, but this time not because of deterrence and Cold War …

Pakistan is facing challenges on almost every front. The diplomatic depth created by Munir’s Mecca-and-West Asia propaganda diplomacy is now fading. Pakistan’s security establishment is confronting a hard reality, prompting …

After a year, the Trump Administration’s tariff drama is back on the table, with a more targeted, tougher design. Last year, it was the US’s standard tool of economic coercion …

In another strategically audacious move, Iran has unleashed its proxy network, especially the Houthis, to launch targeted strikes in Saudi Arabia, damaging key oil pipeline networks and advancing towards the …

India’s bilateral meeting with China on the sidelines of the recently concluded BRICS is largely seen as a reset in Indo-China ties. However, this ‘reset’ is not the full picture …

After hectic back-channel negotiations in the shadows of conflict, power rivalry and tensions, India managed to secure consensus for a uniform declaration, a tightrope walk. A close look at the …

India will host the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi next week and has already set the tone by re-anchoring the acronym BRICS to mean “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation …

Ever since India decided to keep the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance, Pakistan has launched a full- scale, propaganda- driven lawfare across various platforms, desperately trying to internationalize a bilateral …

After months of exhausting all options and with limited impact from Operation Economic Fury on Iran, the US now appears to be launching a full-scale economic offensive against Iran to …

Tariq Rahman’s India visit cancellation, ambiguity over BRICS, and hard push for Hasina’s extradition are nothing more than a simple domestic position-strengthening exercise that almost every Bangladesh Prime Minister from …

Pakistan is in a state of poly-crises and is hardly managing it, or rather, crushing and diverting attention by playing survival geopolitics with slim substance. On the economic and security …

The much-debated Islamic NATO dream in the Middle East may have seen some light, at least on paper. Still, a closer examination suggests that this pact is symbolic, aiming to …

After getting stuck in the fog of war in the Middle East with Iran, the US is again playing a brinkmanship card in the region that will only fan the …

Hitting more than 170 targets in Iran in 48 hours across two waves is an unprecedented escalation. The recent third wave of attacks, targeting more than 100 sites, has set …