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
Managed Rivalry: Why Trump’s China Visit Matters More Than the Photo‑Ops
Donald Trump is scheduled to make a state visit to China in mid‑May 2026, a trip widely seen as an attempt to stabilize a volatile but indispensable relationship between the world’s two
Why The U.S. Trusts Pakistan Only When It Has To
Pakistan’s sudden usefulness as a mediator between the United States and Iran maybe real for now, but it is unlikely to harden into a durable strategic partnership with Washington. The reason is
The Economics of a Mango Obsession
Every spring, a small fruit briefly reveals how globalization really works. Indian mangoes, especially Alphonso and Kesar varieties, arrive in the United States not as ordinary produce but as objects of longing,
New Zealand-India Tariff Tango in Trade War Times
New Zealand and India have inked a trade pact that Bloomberg rightly hails as a “once-in-a-generation” deal, but don’t expect fireworks just yet. This agreement, signed amid global trade turbulence, grants India
Why South Korea and India Waited This Long to Become Partners
For decades, Seoul and New Delhi maintained a cordial, technically respectable partnership that never quite rose to the level of strategic necessity. South Korean President Lee Jae-myung’s visit to India was overdue
A Taiwan War Won’t be Decided by Firepower Alone
If conflict breaks out over Taiwan, the decisive question may not be how many missiles China can fire, but how quickly the United States can repair, replace, and return ships to the
Engineering Futures in Japan: The Indian Talent Pipeline
Japan’s labor crunch is no longer just a domestic staffing problem; it is becoming a strategy problem, and Indian engineering campuses are now part of the answer. What makes this shift notable
China Is Testing the Boundaries of the Iran War
China is no longer merely a distant benefactor of Iran. If U.S. intelligence reports are correct, Beijing is edging into something much more dangerous: active enabling of Iran’s wartime rebuild. According to The
How China Weaponized Its Economy Against Japan
When Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made a straightforward observation in November last year—that a Chinese military attack on Taiwan could threaten Japan’s own security—she inadvertently triggered what would become one of
Pensions Pour In: The $600B Indo-Canadian Investment Revival
Pension funds and business summits are unleashing a torrent of investment between Canada and India, potentially unlocking $600 billion in market capitalization across energy and tech. Mark Carney’s Mumbai trip has ignited
