Pakistan Has Brought the Taliban and India Closer Together
Political processes in South and Central Asia are rapidly evolving. Former allies are becoming adversaries and engaging in bloody confrontations, while previously distrusted parties...
Taliban Foreign Minister’s Visit to India: A Strategic Shift in Afghanistan-India Engagement
Afghanistan’s Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi arrived in India on Thursday for a six-day visit aimed at deepening political and economic engagement marking...
India–U.S. Relations: Between Breakthroughs and Breakdowns
India and the U.S. are longstanding partners. Their relationship is forged by democracy, pluralism, and freedom of speech, diverging upon few policies. Originally, this...
From Bangladesh to Nepal: What puts youth at the heart of South Asia’s political crisis
In the 2020s, South Asia emerged as one of the most politically volatile regions in the world. After Bangladesh fell into a political crisis...
Para-Diplomacy Underpinning the India-China Diplomatic Thaw: Opportunities and Challenges
Authors: Rahul Karan Reddy and Tridivesh Singh Maini
The widely hailed diplomatic re-engagement between India and China has resulted in agreements on key aspects of...
India and China as Beacons of Multipolarity
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit was held from 31st August to 1st September, 2025, in Tianjin, China. The summit was not just a...
Making Sense of India’s China Turn and it’s long term ramifications
The recent high-profile visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in China, post US tariff escalation,...
India Must Define Its Own Position in the Great Power Contest
A Chinese scholar who is a veteran media professional living in Germany for the past decade and focuses on Germany and EU in comparison...
Trump thinks India is ‘leaning’ towards Russia – China, and the truth behind that
On September 6, 2025, the 47th President-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, posted on his favorite social media platform, Truth Social, a statement...
Non-West Strengthening Cooperation
Cooperation among leading non-Western countries is increasing. Russia and India will increase the scale of economic cooperation, including in the energy sector. This news...