Prashant Rastogi is a PhD Candidate at the Jindal School of International Affairs (JSIA), O.P. Jindal Global University and a Senior Analyst with Control Risks.
Prashant Rastogi is a PhD Candidate at the Jindal School of International Affairs (JSIA), O.P. Jindal Global University and a Senior Analyst with Control Risks.
BRICS gathers in Brazil as a fractured bloc—big on numbers, short on unity. From Putin’s absence to China-India snubs, the summit exposes BRICS’ slide from power player to a babel of clashing voices.
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.
Prabowo skips G7 for Russia’s Davos. Signs $2.29B investment deal with Putin, backs BRICS vision. Jakarta’s message: Indonesia isn’t picking sides—but it won’t be sidelined in the new world order.
rump’s foreign policy is all talk, little result—rhetoric over resolve, deals over diplomacy. From Gaza’s ruin to Ukraine’s submission and India’s unease, it’s deterrence by tweet, diplomacy by transaction.
Middle powers are the new glue in a fracturing world — agile, trusted, and collaborative. As great powers clash, it's the middle powers that can connect, stabilize, and shape a shared global future.
In a rare and highly sensitive move, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) convened behind closed doors to discuss the security situation between India...
Kim still wants a deal. Trump still wants a legacy. A summit could deliver both. Don’t dismiss diplomacy—North Korea’s nukes aren’t destiny. Time is short, but the door isn’t shut.
Armenia and Azerbaijan have a draft peace deal—yet old wounds, new tensions, and geopolitical games keep it unsigned. A treaty within reach, but war still looms.
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**Eager to host U.S.-Iran talks, the UAE blew its shot by dispatching hawkish Gargash with Trump’s ultimatum. Tehran snubbed the gesture, opting for Oman’s quiet diplomacy instead.**
The revival of the Iranian nuclear deal serves the strategic interests of both Iran and the United States. Iran seeks relief from crippling economic...
Kazakhstan eyes a bigger role in global energy: from rare earths to uranium and renewables. Astana seeks fairer oil deals, export diversification, and green power, while deepening multi-vector partnerships.
China’s J-20s transiting the Korea Strait show Beijing probing allied radar gaps. For U.S.–Japan–ROK planners, the risk is clear: stealth patrols could erode deterrence in a Taiwan–Korea dual contingency.
India’s foreign policy now goes beyond Delhi: para-diplomacy by states, diaspora influence, and soft power—from Amaravati to Rajinikanth—are reshaping how New Delhi engages the world.
The “deep state” has fused with Silicon Valley. Palantir, DARPA, OpenAI—where AI, surveillance, and secrecy converge. America’s algorithmic deep state is no conspiracy theory—it’s already here, reshaping democracy.
Trump in Alaska with Putin, then in DC with Zelenskyy: Ukraine peace talks look less about borders, more about minerals. Deals, not principles, shape the war’s future.
