While the news related to Greenland, Iran, and Venezuela have attracted a lot of eyeballs globally, what is going largely unnoticed is the United State’s behind the scenes engagement with Afghanistan, possibly in a bid to reassert its influence across South, West, and Central Asia. The former US Special Envoy for Afghan Reconciliation, Dr. Zalmay … Read more
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is facing considerable challenges to its legitimacy, which has historically been based on two foundational pillars: the promise of prosperity and the concept of ‘national rejuvenation’ (民族復興), which includes reunification of Taiwan with the Chinese mainland as a vital aspect. The first pillar is evidently faltering amid slowing economic growth … Read more
China’s belligerence against Taiwan has undergone a massive shift from occasional military exercises triggered by political developments in Taipei, to a sustained military presence around the island nation in a manner that impinges on Taiwan’s sovereignty but remains or appears far below the threshold of a conflict. At the beginning of this year, the Author … Read more
In what appears to be a dramatic shift in the US President Donald Trump’s position on the Russia-Ukraine war, he recently declared that with proper support Ukraine could retake all of its territory from the Russian military occupation and has agreed to provide the Ukrainian military with targeting intelligence for long-range strikes against Russia’s energy … Read more
Based on the 25 years of history of India-US relations, the recent tensions between India and the US can be safely described as a mere swing of the pendulum that was set in motion by the former Indian Prime Minister, Late Shree Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji and the former US President Bill Clinton in the … Read more
The Geopolitical dynamics in Indian Subcontinent, particularly after the start of India’s Operation Sindoor aimed at combating Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, have increased the potential for recurring crises in the region. This is an aspect that all stakeholders in this region, both regional and extra-regional, should take into account in their future risk assessments. In a previous … Read more
With Russia having intensified its military operations in east Ukraine in recent months, and the Ukrainian forces struggling to maintain a resilient front against the numerically superior Russian military, the battlefield dynamics are increasingly shifting against Ukraine with the prospects for a negotiated settlement to the Ukraine crisis also becoming bleak. Russia has stepped up … Read more
India’s Operation Sindoor is probably the most meaningful action the country has taken to combat Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, as it appears to be aimed not just at reinstating deterrence against Pakistan but also maintaining it for the future. On the intervening night of May 6th and 7th, India launched its most extensive cross-border strikes inside Pakistan … Read more
A mere days after the US President Donald Trump’s personal diplomacy with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, Russia has asked Ukraine for the second round of peace talks aimed at exchanging written proposals for a ceasefire and ending the war. This provides a glimpse into what Putin’s vision of a new global order is, which … Read more
The mainstream media is abuzz with reports of how tensions between India and Pakistan have been intensifying following the recent Pakistan-sponsored terror attack in the Indian town of Pahalgam. What seems to be getting less traction, though, is the major role played by China in the flare up of these tensions, which is important to … Read more
