Amid speculation that India has been caught off guard by the United States dropping “Indo” from the nomenclature of its Pacific Command, New Delhi’s apparent indifference reflects its equanimity on …
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For long, strategic thinkers lamented India’s lack of a clear maritime strategy, stemming from a continental security mindset driven by land-oriented concerns, weak naval foundations, and limited geo-economic obligations. However, …
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The most significant aspect of the West Asia war was not the tenacity of a weaker power encountering a superpower’s military onslaught but the vulnerability of the economic choke points …
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Hegseth’s Indo-Pacific Security Outlook at Shangri-La Corresponds to India’s Regional Security Vision
The current US foreign policy is widely perceived as assaulting the USA’s global alliance system, adhering to President Donald Trump’s unhinged and vacuous distaste for alliance politics. The Trump administration’s …
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Finnish President Alexander Stubb recently argued that the “Global West” — comprising Western democracies and their allies — and the “Global East” — largely China-led, anti-West, and allegedly “illiberal” states …
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One of the prime conditions for the ascension on the global prestige ladder is to be a major arms exporter. Countries with advanced defence industries and global arms market exert …
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In 1939, as the storm of World War II was gathering over Europe and Asia, the Neville Chamberlain government found itself overwhelmed while handling challenges in the nearby Mediterranean Sea …
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The appointment of Noor Ahmad Noor as the Taliban regime’s new chargé d’affaires to India this January, when juxtaposed with the direction of Taliban Minister for Tribal Affairs Nurullah Nouri …
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The ongoing US–Israel–Iran conflict has, on the one hand, sent shockwaves through global energy supply chains, especially in Asia. On the other hand, it has made US allies and partners …
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At the dawn of 2026, as South Asia bathed in the cheerful wave of democratic celebrations in Bangladesh and Nepal, the results of the public mandate were equally significant. When …
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Unrest in the neighbourhood naturally has spillover effects, but it takes an insidious turn when attempts are made to associate the mayhem with a larger geostrategic game plan by the …
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Asim Munir may be happy as a gopher in soft dirt, anointing himself as the de facto ruler of Pakistan, but he should be bewailing this apparent misadventure. His country …
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As Tarique Rahman was taking the oath as Bangladesh’s eleventh prime minister on a pleasant spring evening of 17th February, he was setting the dawn of a new era. The …
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Seven decades ago, when India jointly organized the Asia-Africa Summit in Bandung, Indonesia, in April 1955, the urge was to project the resolution of the two great continents to jointly …
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During its counterinsurgency operations (COIN) in the restive Afghanistan-Pakistan border in post 9/11 era, the Pakistan Army sustained immense casualties at the hands of the Al-Qaeda and Taliban, who went …
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Greek philosopher Aristotle termed democracy the most perverted form of government, where many, as rulers, disregard the common interest. However, the aspiring leaders of Bangladesh appear to be competing with …
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The op-ed article titled It Is Over, authored by U.S based Pakistani PhD scholar Zorain Nizamani, published on 1st January this year but removed within hours of its publication in Express …
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The 21st-century international relations are viewed in terms of the attrition of Western dominance and the simultaneous rise of the non-Western world. Eminent scholar Kishore Mahbubani, in his book The …
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The US secret report on the Bangladesh Liberation War prophesied on 6th December 1971, just days before Pakistan surrendered to the Indian Army, that the propensity of extremism, radicalism, and …
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The celebrated Chinese Belt and Road Initiative is bringing more shame than success to the home government. Nepal’s anti-corruption body has recently filed criminal charges against a Chinese State-owned construction …
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India’s relations with Southeast Asia have evolved with time, from economic collaboration under the Look East Policy of the 1990s to strategic and security cooperation at the turn of the …
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