- January 27th, 2026
Chinese President Xi Jinping has once again sent shockwaves through the country’s political and military establishment by placing one of China’s most powerful military figures under investigation, underscoring that no one—no matter how senior or influential—is beyond the reach of...
Dr. Laxman Singh Dev The Islamic Republic of Iran is undergoing a period of intense turmoil marked by severe economic distress and deep social unrest. Since September 2022—coinciding with the death of Mahsa Amini and the nationwide protests that followed—the...
Dr Laxman Singh Dev In 1953, when Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay climbed Mount Everest, they could hardly have imagined that within just four decades their historic expedition would turn Everest into an expensive hobby and a commercial industry. Today,...
G20 Summit held on African soil has signalled a decisive transformation in global governance, marking a move toward a more polycentric world order in which developing nations increasingly shape international norms and priorities. India’s leadership—rooted in civilizational ethos, inclusive diplomacy,...
China continues to dominate the global rare earths supply chain, leveraging its influence not through overt export bans but via a more subtle system of licensing delays, quota management, and administrative control. While partner economies have learned much since the...
The extraordinary virtual summit of BRICS, convened on 8 September 2025 under Brazil’s rotating presidency, offered both a reaffirmation of the bloc’s multipolar ambitions and a sobering reminder of its enduring internal asymmetries. While the grouping — now enlarged and...
As Southeast Asia becomes ever more entangled in great power competition, the region’s most vital — and least visible — infrastructure faces growing peril. The vulnerabilities of undersea cables, which carry nearly all of Southeast Asia’s internet traffic, are becoming...
The great power contest between Washington and Beijing is playing out not just in trade tariffs and technological rivalry — it is increasingly manifesting in steel and concrete, in pipelines and ports, in the tension between sea lanes and land...
For more than four decades, China was the world’s great economic miracle — a once-impoverished nation that transformed itself into an industrial and technological giant. Since Deng Xiaoping’s economic reforms of 1978, China’s GDP expanded at an average annual rate...
Canberra’s August 2025 announcement that it will purchase 11 upgraded Mogami-class frigates from Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries sent ripples through the Indo-Pacific. The deal, worth tens of billions, was not only Australia’s largest-ever naval procurement from a non-Western partner but also...
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