Parth Seth is a research fellow at India Foundation, a New Delhi-based think tank. He studies the geopolitics and issues of connectivity and multilateralism, particularly of the Middle East and North Africa.
Parth Seth is a research fellow at India Foundation, a New Delhi-based think tank. He studies the geopolitics and issues of connectivity and multilateralism, particularly of the Middle East and North Africa.
Parth Seth is a research fellow at India Foundation, a New Delhi-based think tank. He studies the geopolitics and issues of connectivity and multilateralism, particularly of the Middle East and North Africa.
From Kananaskis to Abu Dhabi: As the G7 flounders, the Global South rises—China at its core. The GSEF in Abu Dhabi signals shifting power, norms, and a new centre of global gravity.
Trump’s Gaza Plan—resettling Palestinians in Jordan and Egypt and turning Gaza into a “Riviera”—sparked backlash from Arab allies, deepened mistrust, and opened the door for China’s quiet rise in the region.
BRICS may not end dollar dominance, but it is accelerating a shift toward a more multipolar financial order where currencies, influence, and economic power are becoming increasingly contested.
Japan and South Korea can no longer afford fragmented security policies. In a Taiwan-Korea dual contingency, coordination is no longer strategic preference, but the foundation of deterrence and regional stability.
As Gulf tensions rise, Pakistan has quietly become the channel neither Washington nor Tehran can afford to lose. Islamabad’s diplomacy is no longer reactive; it is positioning itself at the center of crisis management.
The Epstein case is no longer just about one predator. It’s about whether Western institutions can investigate power honestly — or whether wealth, influence, and secrecy will always outrun accountability.
The U.S.-China rivalry is no longer defined by tariffs alone. AI chips, export controls, rare earths, and strategic supply chains have become the real battlegrounds of global power in the emerging economic order.
