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From Farm Chickens to Cockroaches: Why South Asia's Gen Z Is So Restive

New Delhi, July 16 -- In every South Asian home, a mother keeps the lights on a little longer so her child can finish one more chapter, and that quiet sacrifice is now marching in the streets. There i... Read More


Growing Chinese Influence in Bangladesh Making India Uneasy: Dhaka's Autonomy is New Delhi's Challenge

New Delhi, July 16 -- When Bangladesh and China announced cooperation on Mongla Port during Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's June 2026 visit to Beijing, the arrangement initially appeared to be another... Read More


Why Beijing's Oceanographic Research Irks Philippines: Seen as Precursors to Military Expansion in Contested Waters of South China Sea

New Delhi, July 15 -- In May 2026, the Chinese oceanographic research vessel Xiang Yang Hong 33 became the latest source of tension between China and the Philippines. Manila accused the Chinese vessel... Read More


Porous Borders, Shadow Wars and Grey-Zone Infiltration: The Geopolitical Rift in US-India Intelligence Relations

New Delhi, July 14 -- On 11 July 2026, personnel from the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and local police apprehended US national Jordan Brown, near Border Pillar 516 at the Sonauli crossing in Maharajganj... Read More


How Ladakh Is Taking Democracy to Its Remotest Areas: India Pioneering New Model of Governance in Strategic Region

New Delhi, July 14 -- The decision to establish Autonomous Hill Development Councils in all seven districts of Ladakh, one of India's northernmost regions wedged between the Himalayas and the Karakora... Read More


India-US Relations: When Objectives Overlap, Perspectives Differ

New Delhi, July 13 -- In May 1994, Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao visited the US, addressed a joint session of the US Congress and met President Bill Clinton at the White House during which Clinton ... Read More


Iran's Hormuz Card Has a Shelf Life: Energy Diversification Will Reduce its Strategic Leverage Over Time

New Delhi, July 12 -- Hormuz is not a unique chokepoint. The Suez Canal, Bab el-Mandeb, the Strait of Malacca, and even the Panama Canal demonstrate the same strategic principle. Every critical choke ... Read More


Cocos (Keeling), Sabang and Car Nicobar: India's Quiet Maritime Rewiring

New Delhi, July 11 -- The India-Australia developments around Cocos (Keeling) Islands (CKI) form part of a wider strategic rebalancing, not as an isolated island story. From a remote island outpost; C... Read More


Goals Beyond Borders: Can Bangladesh Leverage its Football Craze as a Soft-power Tool?

New Delhi, July 11 -- Messi scores; the whole Bangladesh erupts with joy, with people dancing on the streets. Dhaka, Chattogram, Rangpur, and Rajshahi have been delighted with the colours of different... Read More


Is Hamas Expanding Footprint into South Asian Nations, Including Pakistan and Bangladesh?

New Delhi, July 10 -- Warnings from Israel regarding the possible expansion of Hamas activities into South Asia have triggered fresh concerns among security analysts. Recent remarks by Israeli Ambassa... Read More