The author is a counterterrorism and foreign affairs analyst, and currently a researcher at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute (Ottawa). He previously worked at the Observer Research Foundation and Carnegie India. His publications appear in The Diplomat, The Epoch Times, The Hill Times, Toronto Sun, Inside Policy, and elsewhere.
The author is a counterterrorism and foreign affairs analyst, and currently a researcher at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute (Ottawa). He previously worked at the Observer Research Foundation and Carnegie India. His publications appear in The Diplomat, The Epoch Times, The Hill Times, Toronto Sun, Inside Policy, and elsewhere.
India-China ties are improving, but border tensions, strategic rivalry, and Indo-Pacific competition require realistic expectations. Cooperation can grow, yet enduring differences will continue shaping the relationship.
Bengal’s 2026 verdict was not just electoral change—it marked the collapse of a pluralist political legacy into majoritarian nationalism. Can the Bengal of Tagore survive the politics of fear, exclusion, and engineered polarisation?
Can Europe become the anchor Pakistan’s economy needs? The EU forum will test whether trade ties can evolve into investment, confidence, and recovery before Pakistan’s current advantages begin to narrow.
President Trump has shattered Obama’s Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) or nuclear deal with Iran that he criticized for many years. Now with...
The underlying dynamics of India-China relations is not necessarily zero-sum in nature. The previous year saw a few events that negatively impacted Sino-Indian relations....
To de-escalate India- Pakistan tension, sincere and serious efforts are needed. For that, the international community as well as India and Pakistan must adopt...
The unimagined discrepancy between the anticipations and the status quo of the state of Afghanistan has turned the task of eliminating terrorism in Afghanistan...
Ghana’s bid to join BRICS+ reflects a growing push to diversify economic partnerships without abandoning traditional allies. Could its entry strengthen BRICS’ role in a multipolar world?
India-China ties are improving, but border tensions, strategic rivalry, and Indo-Pacific competition require realistic expectations. Cooperation can grow, yet enduring differences will continue shaping the relationship.
QUAD Plus can reinforce a Free and Open Indo-Pacific by expanding intelligence, technology, and maritime cooperation, reducing dependence on China and strengthening regional resilience against coercion.
Canada's submarine choice highlights a key lesson: modern arms sales depend not only on capability and price, but also on alliances, strategic trust, and long-term security partnerships. South Korea must sell relationships, not just weapons.
Abiy Ahmed's political capital is shrinking as insecurity, inflation, elite fragmentation, and dependence on external patrons drive up the cost of power. Can Ethiopia's political marketplace sustain his rule much longer?
