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The Changing Transatlantic Relationship: Why Europe is Reluctant to follow Donald Trump on Iran

New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- US President Donald Trump recently intensified his "maximum pressure" strategy, with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warning countries that continue financial dealings with I... Read More


Trade Pivot Weakens Pakistan's Grip on Afghanistan, as Others Move in

New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- For six decades, Pakistan's maritime ports served as a primary lifeline for landlocked Afghanistan. Karachi and Port Qasim became essential to Afghanistan's trade. Through the Af... Read More


The Silicon Buffer: Where Does India and South Asia Sit in the US-China Semiconductor Decoupling?

New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- The narrative surrounding the global semiconductor war is overwhelmingly dominated by the high-stakes brinkmanship between Washington, Beijing, and Taipei. The choke points of ad... Read More


The Himalayas are Sending a Warning: Need for Timely Trans-Border Sharing of Environmental Information

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- What happened along the Nepal-China border on August 26 is difficult to comprehend because it began with something that appears almost immovable: a glacier. A vast mass of ice an... Read More


When an Entire Village and Bazaar in Nepal Disappeared in an Instant

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- I was on my way to the Kantipur Publications office in Kathmandu on Wednesday morning when my wife called. "There's been a flood in the Trishuli," she said. "Something's happened... Read More


Iran and the Strait of Hormuz Blockade: Why Tehran did not Close the Strait Earlier

New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Tehran's military doctrine classified the closure of the Strait of Hormuz (SoH) strictly as a "weapon of last resort." Basic tactics dictate th... Read More


Ghost Communities of the Wakhan: How an Imperial Buffer Zone Became China's Next Frontier

New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- The geopolitical wilderness of the Wakhan Corridor is a mirror image of the 19th century imperial contest that gave rise to it. This thin corridor of Afghan land running between ... Read More


India's Sugar Economy and Ethanol Politics: The Demand-Supply Imbalance Threatens to Mar Festival Season

New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- Sugar prices in India have risen sharply in recent weeks, raising concerns about production, domestic availability and the diversion of sugar towards ethanol as part of India's E... Read More


Can Iran's Chabahar Help Turkiye and India do Business?

New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- On 31 July, India's parliament received a revealing update on Chabahar. New Delhi had fulfilled its $120 million commitment for port equipment, with the final tranche transferred... Read More


Pakistan's "Collapsed" System: Military Power Cannot Substitute for Political Legitimacy or Economic Development

New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- Pakistan's present predicament is becoming increasingly difficult to conceal. Inflation remains painful, economic growth modest and the government heavily dependent on external s... Read More