International
Why Europe Is Burning: The Economic Anxiety Fuelling Global Unrest
Across Europe, the social fabric is fraying under the intense weight of economic disillusionment.
Shadow over Tehran: America Weighs the Mother of All Bombs
Washington is once again staring into the abyss of Middle Eastern escalation.
Pumped up anxiety: Why Donald Trump backed off secondary tariffs on Russian crude
Few pieces of American legislation in recent months have generated as much geopolitical anxiety in New Delhi as the law colloquially known as the Lindsey Graham Act.
The Midterm Verdict: Donald Trump Faces a Crucial Electoral Reckoning
As autumn settles across the United States, political attention turns toward the looming congressional contests that arrive precisely halfway through a presidential term.
The Shifting Calculus of US-India Trade
International trade negotiations rarely follow a straight line, but the sudden pivot in Washington and New Delhi over a bilateral commerce agreement has caught observers off guard.
The Fragile Arc of Riyadh: Israel, the Houthis, and a Complex Middle Eastern Entanglement
Faced with persistent Houthi attacks in the Red Sea and Saudi airspace, Israel has reportedly offered security assistance to Riyadh. This alignment stems from mutual security threats, though public and regional sensitivities mean any cooperation between the two nations difficult.
Anatomy of Pakistan’s Collapse: The Emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's emergency declaration highlights Pakistan's deepening political crisis. The conflict between the military establishment and Imran Khan's regional party exposes severe federal fragility. This heavy-handed intervention threatens regional stability and economic recovery, proving that coercive statecraft cannot substitute for genuine political legitimacy and constitutional consensus.
The Shattered Shield: Houthi Missile Strikes and the Crisis of Confidence in Saudi Arabia
Houthi missile strikes on Riyadh airport shattered Saudi security illusions and revived regional conflict. The devastating attack exposed critical air defense vulnerabilities, intensifying panic among leadership and fueling widespread skepticism regarding the reliability of traditional Western security guarantees amid escalating Middle Eastern instability.
The Guarded Skies: Why India and America Are Still Worlds Apart on the F-35
During the Tarang Shakti exercise, Indian Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh dismissed rumors of acquiring the American F-35 fighter, noting that U.S. personnel strictly guard the aircraft from Indian access. The episode underscores enduring technological barriers and trust deficits defining defense relations between Washington and New Delhi.
Washington’s Green Card Freeze Casts a Long Shadow Over Global Tech
Washington halted PERM green card processing for tech giants like Microsoft and several IT outsourcers, citing visa fraud and workforce protection. The suspension disrupts permanent residency pathways for skilled migrants, strains international relations with India, and forces companies to rethink global talent mobility and decentralization.
The Hollow Victory of a Three-Year War
Three years after Hamas’s October 7 attack, neither side has achieved lasting success. Israel’s intelligence oversights and devastating military response in Gaza caused vast human suffering, diplomatic isolation, and ongoing insecurity. Hamas derailed Arab-Israeli normalization but lost its leadership and infrastructure, leaving the core Palestinian question unresolved.
Siberia’s Plague Scare: Behind the Alarm Over a Russian Laboratory Death
The death of a Siberian researcher sparked online panic about a new plague outbreak. However, Russian authorities confirmed she died of pneumonia of unknown origin, with tests showing no plague bacteria. Around 200 contacts quarantined tested negative. US officials confirmed no epidemic risk, emphasizing plague is treatable with modern antibiotics.
The Fracture of Hegemony: Mapping the New Global Order
How weaponised trade, technological decoupling, and transactional diplomacy are replacing the post-1945 multilateral rules-based system.
The Transactional Trap: Washington’s Signals to Beijing Threaten Indo-Pacific Stability
U.S. Ambassador David Perdue’s suggestion that Donald Trump offered to sell military hardware to China highlights a risky transactional foreign policy. Blurring commercial trade with national defense weakens U.S. credibility, alarms Indo-Pacific allies.
Netanyahu’s Secret Flight to Abu Dhabi Exposes the Fragility of Israel’s Security Doctrine
Reports of a secret flight to Abu Dhabi reveal Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu allegedly ignored advance Emirati and Egyptian intelligence warnings before the October 7th attacks. Facing an impending election, Netanyahu denies the claims, but the UAE’s deliberate refusal to refute the leaks leaves him politically exposed.
Trump’s Chagos Veto Forces a British U-Turn in the Indian Ocean
The British government suspended its treaty transferring Chagos Archipelago sovereignty to Mauritius after pressure from US President Donald Trump. Despite securing a 99-year lease for the Diego Garcia military base, Washington rejected paying £101 million in annual rent, forcing London to prioritize transatlantic security relations over international legal rulings
Superpower Stalemate: Managing the Thucydides Trap in US-China Relations
A recent summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping prioritized managing a geopolitical deadlock over resolving core disputes. Invoking the Thucydides Trap, where rising powers risk conflict with established ones, both leaders sought to prevent confrontation, maintaining open communications despite unresolved impasses across Taiwan, high-tech export restrictions, and major trade imbalances.
Trump and Xi Meet as Economic Realities Test Washington’s Hawkish Stance
In Short: The escalating conflict in West Asia has slashed Strait of Hormuz tanker transit by 90%, driving oil prices toward $90/barrel. This energy shock is triggering global inflation, forcing central banks to maintain high interest rates, weakening emerging market currencies, and dampening global economic growth toward a sluggish 2.5%.
Beyond Hormuz: Iran threatens to push the maritime front into the Indian Ocean
In Short:Iran warns that Western escalation could expand the Middle East war into the Indian Ocean, threatening global maritime trade and Asian energy security. By targeting critical sea lanes, long-range targets, or trade chokepoints, Tehran leverages asymmetric deterrence, driving up freight and insurance costs to pressure the United States and its allies.
From Bandung to Bharat Mandapam: Reading the Global South's New Charter
In Short: The New Delhi Declaration highlights the Global South’s shift from Bandung's non-aligned solidarity to institutional economic influence, with expanded BRICS representing 41% of global GDP. However, despite financial tools like the New Development Bank, internal divisions, reliance on tentative initiatives, and China’s economic dominance keep agency largely unrealized.