The Dialectics

Global politics is often explained through events conflicts, alliances, summits, and crises. But beneath
these headlines lie deeper forces shaped by geography, power, and strategy.


From great-power rivalries and regional conflicts to maritime routes and strategic chokepoints, the
Geopolitics section at The Dialectics explores how states compete, cooperate, and position themselves in an ever-shifting international landscape

GEOPOLITICS

For readers who want to move beyond daily headlines and understand the strategic logic of global politics, this section offers a clearer view of how power operates across the world

Why Washington and Tehran Sidelined the World
US and Iran have carefully sidelined other major players in their negotiation exercise by keeping it strictly Bilateral. This development proposes a new regional matrix but the question is the durability of this renewed bilateralism.

Why is China’s rise seen as a threat by the West, but India’s is not?

In one of our ‘The dialectics’ weekly conversations on South Asia, the Editor pointed out, rather an interesting fact, that we somehow do

The Ever Evolving Saga of Sir Creek

Fisherfolk from the coastlines of Kutch (in India) and Sindh (in Pakistan) often find themselves broiled in the geopolitics of their geography. Their livelihoods are

Securing Asia’s Superhighway: Inside India’s Malacca Strait Strategy

In early September 2025, a significant chapter was added to the relationship between India and Singapore

China’s Artificial Islands on Low tide elevations: Can Concrete Create Sovereignty?

As defined under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) Article 13