Diplomatic De-escalation or Tactical Pause? India’s Cautious Dance with China
Background The border dispute between India and China took an ugly turn in June 2020 when Chinese and Indian soldiers clashed in the Galwan Valley along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. The incident led to significant Chinese and Indian casualties. Sino-Indian relations reached a historic low and was accompanied by intense anti-Chinese […]
Abkhazia: A Region’s Struggle for Identity and Independence
Abkhazia, a small region located along the eastern seaboard of the Black Sea, brags a problematic and volatile past full of ethnic unrest, secessionist insurgencies, and great power conflict. The region and conflict have not grabbed much attention from International states the way the Palestinians or the Kurds did. This piece tries to bring all […]
The continuing saga of Dark Indonesia
Dark Indonesia: An amalgamation of several events The ‘Dark Indonesia’ or Indonesia Gelap protest which initially erupted in the mid-February 2025, did not lose its ground till the end of March. The protest seeks to address the current situation of Indonesia’s flawed policies and raising corruption cases. Although the protest is restricted to certain parts […]
Fallouts Of Pretoria Could Likely Lead a Proxy Warfare In Tigray
The contours of Ethiopia’s ethnic diversity is vivid; in particular, the historical trajectory of Tigrayans in Ethiopian politics is evident. In the immediate past, the trajectory of Tigray is marred with an episode of the most deadly civil war of this century where Ethiopian Federal forces colluded with the Amhara militias and the Eritrean Defense […]
The Strategic Importance of the Indian Ocean: A Geopolitical Analysis
The Indian Ocean is of great strategic significance in contemporary global geopolitics, serving as a key route for commerce, energy flows, and naval dominance. As the third-largest ocean in the world, it connects the Middle East, Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Australia, and serves as a natural maritime highway for international trade. The Indian […]
Fentanyl Crisis: America’s Silent Epidemic
A silent epidemic, the Fentanyl crisis in the US is claiming thousands of lives due to the overdose of a deadly drug. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that was introduced in 1959 only for medical purposes. Its chief use is to alleviate excessive pain due to surgery, working as an analgesic (pain relief) and anaesthetic […]
Nagorno-Karabakh to Normalization: Tracing the Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict and Peace Prospects
A fragile glimmer of optimism has surfaced in the protracted course of rapprochement. On March 13 2025, the draft of the “Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and Interstate Relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia”, comprising 17 provisions along with a preamble, was amicably negotiated between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia. However, […]
China-Sri Lanka Relations and Its Impact on India’s Foreign Policy
IntroductionSri Lanka, being situated along major international sea routes that connect the eastern and western regions of the world, serves as a vital maritime hub for regional connectivity and trade. In recent years, the country has faced substantial political and economic upheaval that has altered its domestic priorities and foreign policies. Detrimental debt, declining foreign […]
A New Great Game in South Asia: China’s Leverage Over Myanmar’s Private Security Law
On 18 February 2025, Myanmar’s regime passed ‘Private Security Service Law’, effectively inviting foreign private security companies to open their offices and offer security services to the various establishments and entities in Myanmar, however after procuring license from the National Defense and Security council. The law states that the security personnels should not be the […]
Nonchalantly Forgotten by the World: The Christians of Syria and Their Struggle for Survival
In Syrian discourse, great emphasis is placed on the Sunni majority, the Alawite ruling class, the Kurds, and Shia Iran-backed militias. Yet one community is ignored: Syria’s Christians. They are historically relevant and deeply entrenched in Syrian society, having suffered persecution, changing allegiances, and existential threats from different regimes. Now they are in the middle […]