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In Pakistan's and Turkiye's Military Commitment, the Mecca Pact Faces its First Litmus Test

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar abruptly terminated a media interaction following sharp questioning over whether parliamentary approval would be so... Read More


AI on the Battlefield: The Mirage of Unlimited Capability

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- Artificial Intelligence has become the new buzzword in military technology. Almost every new weapon system, drone, robot, or battlefield system is now described as "AI-enabled" or... Read More


EU and India Should Cooperate Strategically on Middle East Stability

New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- The European Union (EU) and India have maintained a Strategic Partnership since 2004 and are currently seeking even closer cooperation, but yet are not acting together more visibl... Read More


Sri Lanka's Ruling Marxists-Leninists on Delhi, Beijing Visits: Embracing Diplomatic Pragmatism?

New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- A high-powered delegation of Sri Lanka's Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), the Marxist-Leninist party that leads the National People's Power (NPP) government, concluded a New Delhi... Read More


Continuing Kuki-Naga Conflict is a Threat to Northeast India's Security

New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- The Kuki-Naga ethnic conflict in Northeast India, mainly within the hill districts of Manipur, is a territorial dispute over overlapping claims to ancestral land, ethnic autonomy,... Read More


An Ilish Fest Becomes a Test of Diplomacy in Strained India-Bangladesh Ties

New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- When a Bangladeshi envoy gives a farewell party and calls it an Ilish Fest, the cultural and political messaging of the event goes far beyond gastronomic celebration of the hilsa ... Read More


The Cockroach's Evolution: Acquiring a Life Beyond the Insult

New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- Political movements have always marched behind symbols. From the French liberty cap to the umbrella of Hong Kong, visual shortcuts collapse complex ideologies into immediate, phys... Read More


'Himalayasia': Can a Mountain Range Give South Asia the Identity It Never Had?

New Delhi, Oct. 3 -- South Asia, according to World Bank data, is home to roughly 1.7 billion people which is about a quarter of humanity. Yet it remains one of the world's least integrated regions. B... Read More


Mounting Instability in Pakistan: Consequences for Regional Security

New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- Pakistan is confronting a convergence of political instability, economic difficulties and worsening internal security. The resurgence of militant violence, deteriorating relations... Read More


When the Himalayas Warn Us: Balancing Ecology, Development and Human Security

New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- The Himalayas have always been more than mountains. They have been sacred landscapes, sources of rivers, centres of pilgrimage and spaces of spiritual contemplation. For generatio... Read More