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    What Obama Got by Talking, Trump Got by Bombing

    by Vikas Bhardwaj June 20, 2026
    by Vikas Bhardwaj June 20, 2026

    After calling it the worst agreement in American history, Trump’s administration has rebuilt Obama’s Iran framework, just at a much higher price. Three Indian sailors killed by American strikes in …

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    India-UAE Cooperation in AI, Computing, Space & Emerging Technologies

    by Anu Sharma June 19, 2026
    by Anu Sharma June 19, 2026

    The evolution of ties between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) increasingly reflects a shift from resource-based cooperation to a more technology-oriented strategic engagement. While energy continues to remain …

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    India at the G7: Why an Invitation is No Longer Optional

    by Anushree Dutta June 18, 2026
    by Anushree Dutta June 18, 2026

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s participation in the 2026 G7 Summit in Evian, France, confirms a reality that has been building for years: India is no longer an occasional guest in …

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    India’s 2047 Ambition: Where It Will Succeed, Where It May Struggle – A Report Card

    by Raghu Gururaj June 18, 2026
    by Raghu Gururaj June 18, 2026

    India’s ambition today is no longer incremental development. It is attempting something far more ambitious, which is to transform itself into a major industrial, technological, and geopolitical power by 2047 …

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    The Geneva Peace: Why a US–Iran Settlement Should Cheer New Delhi, With One Big Caveat

    by KBS Sidhu June 18, 2026
    by KBS Sidhu June 18, 2026

    A hundred days of war near the Strait of Hormuz appears set to end in Switzerland on the coming Friday — and India stands to gain, if it asks the …

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    The Twin Pillars of a Multipolar World: Why India’s Visit to France Matters

    by Somen Chatterjee June 17, 2026
    by Somen Chatterjee June 17, 2026

    As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stepped off the plane in France, the symbolism was unmistakable. In a world increasingly fractured by geopolitical rivalries and the retreat of multilateralism, India …

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    From Moral Lectures to Strategic Realities: Normative Decline, Structural Multipolarity and the End of Uncontested Western Legitimacy

    by Vikas Bhardwaj June 17, 2026
    by Vikas Bhardwaj June 17, 2026

    When India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar responded to a Finnish interlocutor’s criticism of Indian oil purchases from Russia — ‘I buy oil based on cost and availability’ — the …

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    The Hard Reality of the Deal: US’s Strategic Failure and Iran’s Win

    by Srijan Sharma June 17, 2026
    by Srijan Sharma June 17, 2026

    The long-awaited deal, on the horizon, has finally been agreed upon by the US and Iran, with the final MoU due to be signed in Geneva. While the deal ends …

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    The India–EU FTA: A New Framework for Strategic Trade Cooperation

    by Vanika Sharma & Dyuti Pandya June 16, 2026
    by Vanika Sharma & Dyuti Pandya June 16, 2026

    India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, recently concluded a four-country tour of Europe, with visits to the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy. The tour was aimed partly at consolidating political and …

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    How Pakistan’s Alignment with China Is Undermining America’s Indo-Pacific Strategy

    by Imran Khurshid June 16, 2026
    by Imran Khurshid June 16, 2026

    As Washington deepens tactical engagement with Pakistan, Islamabad is simultaneously aligning itself more closely with China on Taiwan, the South China Sea, CPEC and Beijing’s broader strategic vision. This growing …

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    Caught in Someone Else’s War: The Rising Cost of the Strait of Hormuz Crisis for India

    by Vikas Bhardwaj June 16, 2026
    by Vikas Bhardwaj June 16, 2026

    Three Indian merchant mariners died in the Strait of Hormuz in late 2023 and early 2024 as drone attacks struck vessels they crewed. India’s diplomatic protest was duly registered and …

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    Anticipating a New Era in Nepal-India Relations

    by Bishwadeep Pandey June 15, 2026
    by Bishwadeep Pandey June 15, 2026

    It has not been long since contemporary global dynamics began to be described as a “field of exploding realities” within an “era of uncertain fluidity.” Amidst constant shifts in the …

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    India-Nepal Ties Reconfigured

    by Rishi Gupta June 15, 2026
    by Rishi Gupta June 15, 2026

    In May this year, three sets of news dominated headlines about India-Nepal ties. The first, Nepal’s new Prime Minister Balendra Shah-led government, objected to the India-China agreement on the Kailash …

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    From Economic Grievances to Political Resistance: The Evolving Crisis in Pakistan-Occupied Jammu & Kashmir

    by Vikas Bhardwaj June 14, 2026
    by Vikas Bhardwaj June 14, 2026

    Pakistan has administered the territory it calls Azad Jammu and Kashmir for more than seven decades under a governance model whose central contradiction has now become inescapable: Islamabad presents the …

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    Track Diplomacy: Talks With Pakistan Are a Mirage; India Must Stick to the ‘Stop Terror To Start Talks’ Doctrine

    by Srijan Sharma June 14, 2026
    by Srijan Sharma June 14, 2026

    The first serious backchannel talks, or Track-1.5 dialogues, between two countries began in 1987, when India was engaged in Operation Brasstacks, a massive war exercise by the Indian armed forces …

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    Xi’s North Korea Dilemma: How Russia’s War Weakened China’s Leverage Over Pyongyang

    by Vikas Bhardwaj June 14, 2026
    by Vikas Bhardwaj June 14, 2026

    Russia’s war in Ukraine has transformed North Korea from China’s dependent buffer into a more autonomous strategic actor—weakening Beijing’s exclusive leverage and generating cascading security dilemmas across Northeast Asia. INTRODUCTION …

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    Can Pakistan Restore Credibility in PoJK?

    by Kartiki Randhawa June 13, 2026
    by Kartiki Randhawa June 13, 2026

    The unrest in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) has entered a far more dangerous phase than earlier reported. What began as a ban on the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action …

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    India Is Rewriting the Rules of How Nations Rise

    by Aparna Gupta June 12, 2026
    by Aparna Gupta June 12, 2026

    For two and a half centuries, the story of great powers has been written in conquest, ideology, or coercion. Britain built its dominance on the backs of colonized peoples. America …

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    Nigeria and India: A Relationship Written in Culture

    by Osaze Efe June 11, 2026
    by Osaze Efe June 11, 2026

    When Nigerians think of India, many do not think first of diplomacy, trade figures or official communiqués. They think of the Indian teachers who shaped their classrooms, the doctors who …

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    Pakistan’s Abraham Accords Trap: Caught Between Washington’s Demands and the Monsters of Its Own Making

    by Vikas Bhardwaj June 11, 2026
    by Vikas Bhardwaj June 11, 2026

    When Donald Trump urged Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, and Jordan to join the Abraham Accords on a May 2026 conference call, the silence on the line was revealing. Pakistan’s …

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    Reimagining the Quad

    by Raghu Gururaj June 10, 2026
    by Raghu Gururaj June 10, 2026

    A common sentiment across media commentary surrounding Marco Rubio’s recent visit to India was whether the QUAD had lost momentum and if Washington still viewed India as central to Indo-Pacific …

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