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Beyond ceasefire and naval blockade: Prospects of an unending war loom large in Iran
The war in West Asia looks headed for a prolonged period of uncertainty
Trump’s Hormuz blockade: Another nail in the coffin of the rules-based order
The principle that international straits must remain open to all has been a cornerstone of American foreign policy for decades
Indus Waters Treaty: A year of ending one-sided concessions
A year on, the Indus Waters Treaty remains in abeyance — and rightly so. Few examples exist of an upper riparian conceding as much as 80 per cent of its waters
Pahalgam, Pakistan and India’s security challenge: The first step to escalation is terror, not response
The first step on the escalatory ladder between two nuclear neighbours is a terrorist attack, not a kinetic response to it
War without logic: The hidden drivers of the Iran conflict
The Iran war stands out from previous conflicts in the predictability of both its failures and its unpopularity
Trump brings America’s Cold War tactics back to India-Pakistan equation
The historic camaraderie between US presidents and Pakistan’s military brass seems to be making a comeback as Donald Trump engages with his ‘favourite Field Marshal’, Asim Munir
One year of Pahalgam attack: Pakistan Army’s jihadi DNA remains intact
The Pakistan Army continues to use state-sponsored terrorism as a low-cost, sub-conventional foreign policy tool to project power against India and in Afghanistan
Asim Munir: The ‘man of peace’ whose blood-soaked uniform is getting dry-cleaned by Western media
The Pakistani dictator has wrapped Donald Trump around his little finger
Indus Accords 2.0: Terror and water cannot flow together
A new Indus Accords approach should not resemble past peace processes built on vague confidence-building measures. It would need to be far more transactional — and far more conditional
Head-on | The next decade will decide India’s global power status
Washington and Beijing may feign disinterest but they are watching carefully. Neither welcomes India’s ascent and will do what they can to stall it till, like China, India becomes too big to stall
The best army chief the country never had: Lt Gen SK Sinha and the cost of principled dissent
Sinha finished second — not because he lacked competence, but because he refused to comply unquestioningly. Power often chooses obedience over judgement, compliance over wisdom, while the country pays the price
When memes overtake missiles: Iran war shows the rise of rage-bait diplomacy in modern warfare
Rage baiting is a weapon that does not bleed but hits the heart hard. However, the ultimate metric of defeat, as Generation Z's digital ecosystem illustrates, is getting 'ratioed'
Lee Jae Myung’s Delhi visit: India and S Korea forge a new Asian axis in a choppy world
Both India and South Korea know the risks in the world economy are rising; both also sense that choosing the right partner early can tilt the odds decisively in their favour
Iran now, Taiwan later? China plays a long, calculated game
Perhaps the most consequential takeaway for Beijing lies in the erosion of normative constraints. The war has seen repeated violations of sovereignty, targeted assassinations, and unilateral military actions justified under elastic interpretations of international law
The Iran war has become a losing game for America
The US is losing credibility and geopolitical influence in a war with Iran
Has Iran dented America’s aura of invincibility?
Iran remains militarily weakened but strategically resilient, forcing engagement on relatively equal terms rather than as a defeated power
The Red paradox of South Asia: Communism’s contrasting fates in Nepal and Sri Lanka
Communism is in decline in Nepal, while in Sri Lanka it has re-emerged in a rebranded form focused not on ideology but on cleansing corruption and misgovernance within parliamentary democracy
The bipartisan ‘shut up’: Italy’s unified response to Trump-Meloni spat and lessons for India
By backing Prime Minister Meloni against a 'foreign bully', the Italian opposition managed to look mature and sincere
India and China are ‘friends’, but at what cost?
China may seek stable ties with India, but stability on Chinese terms often demands that India accommodate ambiguity and absorb pressure. India’s task is to engage firmly, without compromising the strategic clarity
The Gulf’s borrowed shelter: What the Iran war is really exposing
The American security order still dominates the field; no Gulf state can replace it, and none is about to walk away from it. Yet the ease with which that order was once lived has gone
Chips, ships and strategy: South Korean president’s Delhi visit will boost strategic ties
President Lee Jae Myung's visit is expected to serve as a critical opportunity for both countries to advance strategic economic cooperation, positioning India as a key global hub, a supply chain pillar, and a new engine of growth amid geopolitical uncertainty
Beyond the degree: What education must become in the age of AI
The core point is simple and decisive: the human advantage in an age of abundant automation will be the ability to choose the right questions, evaluate answers critically, and insist on accountability for decisions that affect people
Delimitation delayed is democracy denied: Beyond the North-South divide
Bharat cannot claim to be the world’s largest democracy — and a genuine one too — while operating on a frozen map of representation drawn half a century ago
De-dollarisation: The beginning of the end of American hegemony
The dominance of the US dollar is facing its most serious challenge in decades
The drone wars are here: Can India keep up with China’s war machine?
India has begun to prepare, but China remains ahead. If India wants to avoid being strategically surprised in the next major conflict, it must treat the drone age as a comprehensive national security challenge
Islamabad talks failed, but Washington won
Islamabad saw no agreement, and no framework was signed. Yet, the US got everything it wanted
Arunachal isn’t ‘South Tibet’; it’s China’s strategic fiction
Beijing’s claim on Arunachal Pradesh rests on a fragile foundation: a fairly loose imperial association, a selectively remembered treaty, and a modern strategic ambition dressed up as historical grievance
How Trump’s war on Iran is unravelling America’s pivot to Asia
The West Asia war is forcing America's closest partners in Asia to negotiate directly with its enemy. The consequences for Washington's strategic position may outlast the ceasefire.
Storm over the Atlantic: A fraying Nato sets sail into uncertainty
The impending divorce between Trump’s America and Nato is not the product of a sudden quarrel but of accumulated resentment, mismatched expectations, and a growing sense in Washington that the costs of fidelity exceed its benefits
US Sutra | Trump-Modi rapport still holds: India-US relations after Iran conflict
Washington needs to have a better understanding of India’s sensitivities. And Delhi will have to ensure that its diplomatic playbook doesn’t look like ‘hedge, delay, equivocate — never take sides, especially if the side is the US’