Manish Vaid

The author is a Junior Fellow with Observer Research Foundation, having research interests in energy policy and geopolitics.

Trump’s Visit to Delhi: An Opportunity to Strengthen Strategic Energy Partnership

Even as it is certain that US and India are not going to sign up for a ‘big trade deal’ during US President Trump’s...

Iran Sanctions Conundrum: 2+2 Dialogue Holds the Key

Trump administration’s decision to withdraw itself from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action followed by its announcement to re-impose sanctions is viewed as one...

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The Map Isn’t the War: The Slow Arithmetic Deciding Ukraine

The map isn’t the war. Ukraine is fighting systems—power grids, drones, attrition. Russia leads this phase by compounding pressure, not breakthroughs. Outcome still contested, but arithmetic, not headlines, is deciding January 2026.

Is Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami’s ‘Policy Summit 2026’ the Blueprint Bangladesh Has Been Waiting For?

Bangladesh may be seeing a rare shift: from who rules to how to govern. Jamaat-e-Islami’s Policy Summit 2026 outlines a knowledge economy, digital anti-corruption tools, and welfare reforms—but can vision survive execution?

In Icy Greenland, the Jungle Grows Back

In icy Greenland, great-power politics thaw old colonial instincts. As Washington talks force, Nuuk answers identity: not American, not Danish—Greenlandic. The Arctic’s “trillion-dollar ocean” risks reviving the law of the jungle.

Maduro’s Capture: The Rise of Might-Makes-Right International Order?

Maduro’s capture signals a grim shift: power over law. From Venezuela to Gaza and Ukraine, force is normalised, sovereignty erodes, and multilateral institutions hollow out—ushering a dangerous might-makes-right world order.

The Russian Far East and China: Turning a Resource Periphery into a Gateway for Growth

Sanctions revived Russia’s Far East as a pivot to Asia, but China ties remain extractive. Without diversification—energy, digital, tourism—the region risks staying a resource periphery, not a Northeast Asian gateway.