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SCO@25: Nonalignment 2.0 and Limits of Multilateral Diplomacy

New Delhi, Sept. 3 -- The SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) summit held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan that concluded on Tuesday (Sep 1) marked the 25th anniversary of the China-led grouping that began ... Read More


BRICS 2026: A Growing Global Force With Potential to Alter Economic and Geopolitical Balance

New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- India is hosting the BRICS Summit 2026 in New Delhi September 11-13. The theme, "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation, and Sustainability," reflects this broader appr... Read More


Born Together, Governed Apart: How India and Pakistan Became Two Different Political Civilizations

New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- When India and Pakistan emerged as sovereign states in 1947, both inherited the exact same imperial state machinery, legal codes, and administrative infrastructure. Pakistan took... Read More


Beyond De-Dollarisation: Payment Diversification and Debt Resilience for Global South Nations

New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- The international monetary system is not moving suddenly away from the US dollar. Yet beneath the apparent stability of the dollar's global role, an important change is taking pl... Read More


The Himalayas Need a Common Language of Warning: Emergency Cooperation Must be Institutionalised Into Durable Regional Architecture

New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- The devastation that swept through Nepal and China's Xizang Autonomous Region (the Sinicized name for Tibetan Autonomous Region) on August 26 was a stark reminder of an uncomfort... Read More


The New Economic-Military Architecture of India-Japan Ties

New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's arrival for the 16th Annual India-Japan Summit in New Delhi on July 1, 2026, began with a warm welcome by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at ... Read More


Does the Human Brain Produce Penetrative Laser-Like Thoughts?

New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- It is an accepted fact that thought is produced when neurons fire. Thought is therefore a product of a large number of bio-photons which are produced in the synaptic cleft during... Read More


Imran Khan, the Cricketing World and the Paradox Confronting Pakistan

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- Michael Atherton probably knew he was opening a sensitive door when he sat down with Imran Khan's sons, Sulaiman and Kasim, at Lord's. What he may not have anticipated was the po... Read More


Critical Minerals: The New Oil of the 21st Century?

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- The defining resource race of the 20th century was over oil. It powered industries, moved armies, transformed transportation and gave nations enormous geopolitical influence. In ... Read More


Why Indo-Pacific Must Follow Europe's Push for Digital Sovereignty and Open-Source Tech Independence

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- In April, the French government began the transition of 2.5 million civil servants from Microsoft Windows to homegrown and open-source European alternatives such as Linux by 2027... Read More