Why India’s 130 Million Voter Deletions Are Fueling Protests Ahead of Key Elections
India’s removal of approximately 130 million names from electoral rolls has triggered nationwide protests, with opposition parties accusing the Election Commission of conducting a...
Why Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban Went From Allies to Enemies
Pakistan's air force recently attacked 10 places in Afghanistan. This is the second time in four days they have done this, following a period...
India-China After Xi’s Visit: The Call for Asymmetric Withdrawal
Xi Jinping’s September 2026 visit to New Delhi, on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit, brought India-China relations into a phase of cautious...
India summit reaffirms the accommodative rationale of BRICS
India hosted the 18th BRICS Summit, the fourth under its presidency since its inception, coincidentally on the UN Day for South-South Cooperation (September 12)...
India’s BRICS Moment: Can New Delhi Shape Security in West Asia?
BRICS is no longer just a diplomatic club for emerging economies. Its 11 members represent approximately 49.5% of the world's population, 40% of global...
India’s China-US Dilemma: Why New Delhi Risks Getting Trapped in Bipolarity
The US-China G-2 concept is both normatively exclusionary and strategically constraining. The inherent limits of a G-2 framework—hierarchy, power structure, and systematic constraints—make it...
China’s Aid to Nepal: A New Model of Global South Cooperation?
China's aid model to Nepal, especially during crises and natural disasters, is a prime example of Global South solidarity, presented by Beijing as a...
Has India Learned to ‘Manage’ China? Beijing Scholars Debate New Delhi’s Strategy
After SR Talks in Beijing yielded positive eight-point consensus, experts and analysts in India have welcomed the new-found optimism in relations with China. However,...
One Spark, Many Streets: The Transnational Mechanics of Asia’s Gen-Z Revolts
Back in May, India’s Chief Justice Surya Kant likened the country’s unemployed youth to cockroaches. The targeted generation, perhaps more politically adept than Mr....
When Censorship Becomes Law: The Taliban’s Transformation of Information Control
From Media Restrictions to a Legal Architecture of Silence
The most consequential development in Afghanistan's information environment may no longer be the individual restrictions imposed...