How Olive Groves Matter Deeply in the Israel–Palestine Conflict?
A Tree Older Than the Conflict…. The olive tree has endured millennia on the hills of the Levant, its roots gripping the earth through drought, war, and shifting empires. A plant older than the contemporary conflict between Palestinians and Israelis, and yet it has become synonymous with it. Not merely a shrub, the olive is […]
Power, Ports, and Gold: The Real Reasons Behind the UAE’s Role in Sudan
Conflicts around the World have increased in recent years due to a rapidly changing geopolitical environment. From news to social media, we hear daily updates on the developments about these conflicts. However, conflicts, such as the Sudanese Civil War, have not received much attention due to the war in Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas war and the […]
Cambodia Weaponises Citizenship Law to Suppress the Voices of Dissent
Brief Background On 25th August 2025, the Cambodia’s National Assembly passed amendments to its citizenship laws that allow the government to silence dissent by reworking on citizenship. The tale of this gross action started on July 02 2025, when the Constitutional Court approved an amendment of Article 33 of the Constitution that removes the prohibition […]
Why Drone Capabilities Are Rising Sporadically Across Southeast Asia
The last few years have witnessed the growth of military drones, with a growth subjected to US$12.94 million in 2023 and expected growth
Project Delays and Faulty Atomic Clocks: Is NavIC – India’s Own GPS Truly Wartime Ready?
In the modern era, critical technologies are an essential part of everyday life, and controlling these technologies gives a country an edge in leading the world in that particular field. Owning these critical technologies provides a state with a secure and reliable means to achieve its goals. Reliance on any other state over these technologies […]
India’s ‘First Hydrogen Train’ : Driving the National Green Hydrogen Mission Forward
In the first week of September 2025, Indian Railway has reported that India’s First and world’s most powerful hydrogen powered train, developed at the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai, has successfully completed all 3 trial tests and is all set to run between Jind and Sonipat on an 89-km route in Haryana. One might wonder […]
Can Cryptocurrency and Carbon Trading Shake Hands?
The digital revolution is no longer confined to social media, e-commerce, or cloud platforms- it is transforming the systems that govern money, markets, and climate action. In this, the most disruptive innovations are cryptocurrency and carbon credits. At first glance, these two may appear unrelated: one is a decentralized form of digital money, the other […]
Should Nations Hold Bitcoin Like Gold? : Exploring the Case for National Digital Reserves
“We are seeing some pretty rapid growth of uptake of crypto in some emerging markets. In terms of currency substitution, [those] risks are rising.” Gita Gopinath (Chief Economist, IMF) The idea of including cryptocurrencies like bitcoin among a nation’s reserve assets as a complement or alternative to traditional holdings like foreign currencies and gold is […]