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From Putin to Pyongyang: Is Trump Planning a Kim Jong Un Reunion?
After the U.S.–Russia summit between President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Budapest this October, diplomatic attention swiftly shifted eastward to a region where...
China-India rapprochement is a headwind to Vietnam’s bamboo diplomacy
Authors: Minh Do and Dieu Linh Nguyen*
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to New Delhi, followed by handshakes between Chinese President Xi Jinping and...
Friendless in Crisis: What the Israel-Iran Conflict Reveals About Non-Western Alliances
In a realist world, power is rarely exercised alone. It takes coordination, sustained support, and mutual loyalty to project strength. That is the foundation...
Trump and Putin in Budapest: Can a Ukraine Peace Deal Redefine the Future of Nuclear Non-Proliferation?
The protracted Ukraine crisis has, at one point, created severe challenges for the global security architecture; on the other hand, it has caused unprecedented...
From Anarchy to Etiquette: The UN, IR Theories, and the Politics of Trump’s Ceasefire
When Donald Trump announced a new “ceasefire deal” between Israel, Qatar, Turkey, and the United States, the world reacted with a mixture of fatigue...
Weaponized Distraction: How Foreign Powers Exploit America’s Culture Wars
If you TikTok on any particular night and you can watch America arguing with itself. Most teenagers scroll through protest videos, culture-war debates, and...
Can Pune’s IT sector benefit from recent global developments?
Authors: Tridivesh Singh Maini and Sarva Chakrabarti*
Several commentators have viewed the recent announcement of the Trump administration to raise H-1B visa fees to $100,000...
Trump’s Gaza Plan Presents a Central Challenge: The Disarming of Hamas
On Monday Hamas set free 20 alive hostages and later returned bodies of rest of the deceased hostages as per phase one of TRUMP’s...
After the American Shield: Europe’s Quest for Strategic Autonomy
When Donald Trump returns as President of the United States in 2025, the existing security structure in Europe is again experiencing uncertainty. The threat...
Failure of Russia-Arab League Summit: Cultural Divergences and Orientations on Brokering Peace Partnerships
Russia's foreign policy framework places emphasis on adopting a plurality of approaches, including serious dialogues through conventional diplomacy, to all kinds of disputes and...