India & South Asia Commentary General Asim Munir: The Politician Who Says He Isn’t One In Pakistan, generals have always claimed they want nothing to do with politics, only to end up shaping, toppling, or... BY Vijay Kumar Maidergi October 14, 2025 0 Comment
India & South Asia Commentary Where is Ladakh and its people: Between Allegiance and Alienation? In the cold desert of Ladakh, silence has always been its own language. It is a silence shaped by the... BY Dr. Zahid Sultan and Dr. Irfan Ul Haq, Dr. Zahid Sultan, Dr. Irfan Ul Haq, Anusreeta Dutta October 13, 2025 0 Comment
India & South Asia Commentary West Asia Pakistan – Saudi Defence Pact is More Beneficial to Saudi than to Pakistan In a surprise move, Pakistan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia deepened their strategic ties by signing a comprehensive defence... BY Anmol Kumar October 9, 2025 0 Comment
Environment & Energy Commentary India & South Asia India’s Surging Oil Demand shows Its energy story is not a binary “oil vs. renewables” one India has entered a perplexing energy decade. On the one hand, it is now the world’s largest source of incremental... BY Anusreeta Dutta October 8, 2025 0 Comment
Commentary India & South Asia Technology Paywall vs People: Shadow Libraries and The Global South’s Fight to End Knowledge Apartheid The recent decision by the Delhi High Court to restrict access to Sci-Hub, LibGen, and all shadow libraries has reignited... BY Anusreeta Dutta, Anindita Dutta and Hrishikesh Vedantam, Anusreeta Dutta, Hrishikesh Vedantam, Anindita Dutta September 23, 2025 0 Comment
Commentary Environment & Energy India & South Asia The Great Nicobar Project: Can India Balance Geopolitics and Sustainability? The Great Nicobar Project of India represents a critical juncture in the country’s geopolitical and economic strategy, exposing the contradictions... BY Anusreeta Dutta September 15, 2025 0 Comment
Commentary India & South Asia Society & Culture Despite chaos, the Gen Z Movement Signals Nepal is Maturing As a Democracy The new wave of youth-led protests that has unfolded in Nepal, referred to frequently as the “Gen Z movement,” has... BY Hridbina Chatterjee September 13, 2025 0 Comment
Commentary India & South Asia From Stability to Electricity: What Else Do Nepal’s People Want? In September 2025, Nepal was shaken by mass youth-led protests sparked by the government’s decision to ban 26 social media... BY Rashat Sharma September 12, 2025 0 Comment
Commentary India & South Asia Tariff, Turmoil, and Troika: Re-imagining the Geopolitical Chessboard In the Global South The strain in the U.S-India relations is now an open secret for the world. “Ponder and deliberate before you make... BY Anusreeta Dutta, Yuganyabhairavi September 6, 2025 0 Comment
Commentary China India & South Asia Rare Earth Rush in Myanmar Reveals China’s Near Monopoly In May 2025, China issued a stark ultimatum to the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), threatening to halt rare earth purchases... BY Rishab Rathi August 30, 2025 0 Comment