Pakistan’s Paperwork of Impunity
In a Faisalabad courtroom in the spring of 2026, judges looked at a Christian girl whose birth record said she was thirteen and decided she did not look it. Maria Shahbaz had
Today: Oct 03, 2026
India, China and the Battle to Define the Global South
The struggle over the future world order is no longer simply between China and the West. From BRICS and development finance to technology and reform of the United Nations, India and China
Double the Tariff, Double the Shock: The Inflationary Danger of Coercive Trade
Last week, I published a comprehensive report titled Weaponizing Commerce: The Mirage of a Coercive Trade Policy, which investigated the historical precedents and structural failures of using tariffs as instruments of geopolitical
Trump Is Losing India, and the World Order Is Shifting
Donald Trump’s imposition of steep “secondary” tariffs on India for buying Russian oil is rapidly unraveling as a strategic failure, with leading experts like John Mearsheimer warning that the policy is backfiring and undermining
Tianjin Trialogue: Lessons for Washington from the Eurasian Embrace
The recent trilateral gathering of Putin, Xi, and Modi at the 2025 SCO Summit in Tianjin represents much more than diplomatic choreography or photo opportunities; it is a moment of consequence that throws the
Betting Against India: Why the US Might Lose More Than It Gains
Prez Donald Trump’s present stance on India, marked by tariff hikes and calls for reducing reliance on Indian labor and imports, appears increasingly misaligned with the evolving economic realities and potential of
Thailand’s Prime Minister Ousted After Ethics Ruling: Here’s What Happened
Background Thailand’s Constitutional Court has removed suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office, marking yet another dramatic shift in the nation’s turbulent political landscape. Paetongtarn, the youngest prime minister in Thai history
Why the Quad Needs India; Now More Than Ever
As things stand today, India is an indispensable pillar for the Quad (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) from a defence and security perspective, shaping Indo-Pacific stability and counterbalancing rising regional threats. As of 2025,
Partner, Not Pawn: India’s Place in America’s Asia Playbook
In the shifting chessboard of 21st-century geopolitics, the Indo-Pacific has emerged as the decisive arena for global power. For the United States, containing Beijing’s ambitions requires more than naval patrols and economic
Democracy: The Story of Humanity’s Boldest Experiment
What does it mean to live in a democracy? At its heart, democracy is not merely about elections or ballot boxes. It is a cultural compact, a collective agreement that millions, sometimes
Training, Trade and Tactics: India-Australia Defence Ties in High Gear
India–Australia defence relations have reached an unprecedented level of maturity in 2025, underpinned by sustained high-level engagement, expanded joint training exercises, and increasingly integrated industrial and technological cooperation. The visit of Lieutenant
China’s ‘Plausible Deniability’ on Arms Is Cracking; Next Stop Iran?
China has long maintained that it does not supply arms to any party at war – a central tenet of its “noninterference” foreign policy. But in recent years, Beijing has repeatedly faced
Bangladesh and the Need for Labour Migration Policy Reform
In Bangladesh, remittances from migrant workers are a critical source of foreign currency, second only to the ready-made garment (RMG) sector’s export earnings (USD 41.61 billion in FY 2022). In 2023, the
