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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


Beijing's Subtle Power Play in South Asia: Is China's Governance Model Influencing Democratic Nations?

New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- China today represents not only a strategic challenge to the US-led, rules-based international order but also a profound test for democracy itself. For many smaller nations, Beij... Read More


Prolonged West Asia Conflict: US Loss of Credibility, Enormous Cost to the World

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has recently said that it would be better if the war ended now, while Iran is still in a position of strength. Does this indicate that Iran is ... Read More


Dhaka's Delhi Test: Firmness Without Rigidity

Strategic Firmness, Aug. 22 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's possible visit to India is fast becoming a defining test of Bangladesh's foreign policy. Days after taking office in February, he receive... Read More


Are Neoliberal Policies Slowing Down Sri Lanka's Growth?

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- Sri Lankan economy is slowing down as indicated by declining Velocity of Money. There is convincing evidence higher Velocity of Money is associated with healthy GDP growth in Sri... Read More


Gen Z Should Guard Against Political Hijacking of Their Movement and Concerns

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- I studied in a Jesuit school in the coastal town of Kannur - then, Cannanore - in North Malabar, Kerala. The education system in Kerala was then heavily influenced by student pol... Read More


Every Pakistani General's Familiar Survival Playbook: Will Shifting Geopolitical Currents Presage Repeat of History for Munir?

New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- Pakistan is in a state of poly-crises and is hardly managing them, or rather, crushing and diverting attention by playing survival geopolitics with slim substance. On the economi... Read More