Why Western Nations Are Now Moving to Recognize Palestine
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced last week that his government would recognize the state of Palestine during the upcoming UN General Assembly session in September unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza, allows more humanitarian aid, and commits to long-term peace based on the two-state formula. Mr. Starmer’s remarks came shortly after French […]
The Pizza Index: A Quirky Metric or Misguided Myth in Crisis Prediction?
In the intricate world of international relations and intelligence analysis, predicting crises or military actions relies on a spectrum of indicators, from satellite imagery to diplomatic communications. Among these, a peculiar and widely discussed concept known as the Pizza Index has emerged, capturing public fascination. This theory posits that a surge in pizza deliveries to […]
What is Origin Washing and How Chinese manufacturers circumvent US’s tariff
The imposition of tariff by the Trump administration 2.0 as a mechanism to address trade deficits, had sent shock waves around the world. The major aspect of this tariff war is the escalating U.S.-China trade tensions. As a result, the U.S. duties on Chinese imports which initially was imposed at 10% in February reached to […]
China’s Dual Aircraft Carrier Deployment: From Symbolism to Operational Strategy in the Western Pacific
In May and June of 2025, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) conducted its first-ever dual aircraft carrier deployment into the Western Pacific. For the first time, both the Liaoning (CV-16) and the Shandong (CV-17) operated together beyond the First Island Chain, conducting coordinated training for their personnel on long-range operations across the Philippine Sea […]
Decoding the Submarine Race and ASW capabilities in the Indo-Pacific
Competence over Submarines The undersea domain has emerged as an important area not only in terms of laying subsea-cables (which is a part of the state’s critical infrastructure) but also building naval capabilities- submarines and anti-submarine warfare. As states have moved away from its narrow focus on building offensive land-based capabilities to upgradation of naval […]
South East Asia and the Art of Hedging
Critical Position of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is critically positioned at the juncture of the ongoing great-power competition. This region has already faced the heat of the Cold war bloc politics and so the drawbacks of balancing and bandwagoning. The change in the world order from bipolar to unipolar and currently in a multipolar world […]
Geopolitics of Corridor and Crossroads in the South Caucasus
The stretch of south Caucasus has historically been revered with the status of strategic significance in the international geopolitical order due to its resource rich landscape and geographic location. This Eurasian region also distinguished as the trans Caucasus (Za Kavkazie), lies between the Caspian and the Black Sea that despite having a contagious geography lacks […]
China’s Major Rare Earth Source is Not China, its Myanmar
The US and China rivalry, if anything else, is certainly over the extraction, production and distribution of critical minerals. These minerals, as rare as they are to be found, are equally difficult to mine and process. The new age technology is heavily dependent on them. From telecommunications devices & equipment to automobiles, it is almost […]
All You Need to Know About the 12-Day War
On the dawn of 13 June 2025, West Asia crossed a line it had tiptoed around for decades. Sirens wailed across Tel Aviv and Jerusalem as Israel announced the launch of Operation Rising Lion, a preemptive strike targeting Iran’s nuclear and ballistic infrastructure. What followed was twelve days of extraordinary attacks between two states that […]
What Next for the Region After the 12-Day War?
The recent twelve-day conflict between Israel, the United States, and the Islamic Republic of Iran, while ostensibly concluding the military engagement, leaves numerous questions unanswered. Has this conflict established a new balance of power and deterrence? Have mutual attacks, by solidifying new rules of engagement, entirely eliminated the prospect of further conflict? Will the disagreements […]