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A Divided EU Faces Growing Scrutiny Over Taliban Contacts

New Delhi, June 28 -- The widespread resentment toward the Taliban in Europe became evident after the European Commission recently invited the de facto rulers of Afghanistan to Brussels for discussion... Read More


Indus Waters Treaty and the Limits of Control: India Cannot Restrict Flow to Pakistan, Only Optimise Use

New Delhi, June 28 -- The Indus Waters Treaty, signed in 1960 and brokered by the World Bank, was designed to resolve water-sharing disputes between India and Pakistan through a clear technical divisi... Read More


Sentenced to Silence? Mahrang Baloch's Life Imprisonment Raises Uncomfortable Questions for Pakistan

New Delhi, June 28 -- On 22 June 2026, Judge Muhammad Ali Mubeen of Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) sitting in Quetta, capital of the restive Balochistan province in Pakistan, convicted Dr. Mahrang Baloch ... Read More


Seychelles' Importance to India: Modi Visit and Quest for Maritime Security and Stable Indian Ocean

New Delhi, June 28 -- Geography endures; strategy and statecraft determine how well nations leverage it. Nowhere is this more evident than in India's evolving relationship with Seychelles. The strateg... Read More


Colombo to Kathmandu, China Seeks to Counteract US Moves Across South Asia

New Delhi, June 28 -- On 22 June, Washington underscored its commitment to deepening ties with Colombo by announcing the provision of a Fleet Broadband satellite communications system valued at approx... Read More


India's Net-Zero Commitment and Energy Transition: Need to Avoid Disruptions in Job Security and Livelihood Opportunities

New Delhi, June 26 -- Over 150 administrative districts across India remain significantly dependent on fossil fuel supply chains, directly or indirectly sustaining livelihoods for nearly one-third of ... Read More


China's Nuclear Disarmament Diplomacy and its Expanding Strategic Arsenal

New Delhi, June 26 -- Beijing has consistently framed its nuclear posture as uniquely self-defensive and oriented toward the eventual abolition of nuclear weapons. Its April 2026 Nuclear Non Prolifera... Read More


A Gulf Truce with Global Consequences: Will it Bring Durable Peace?

New Delhi, June 25 -- The world's most vital energy artery has reopened. The Strait of Hormuz-through which nearly one-fifth of global oil and gas supplies pass-has become the clearest sign that Washi... Read More


The South Asian Immunity Myth: Why Misinformation Costs Lives and What Needs to be Done

New Delhi, June 25 -- In the spring of 2021, as India's second COVID-19 wave overwhelmed hospitals from Delhi to Chennai, a quietly dangerous idea was still circulating in the public conversation: tha... Read More


AI's Hidden Appetite: Power, Cooling and the New Geography of Infrastructure

New Delhi, June 24 -- There is an old saying that necessity is the mother of invention. When the phrase was coined, concepts such as artificial intelligence, hyperscale computing, and floating data ce... Read More