Oil

US–Iran War Triggers Global Energy Shock as Strait of Hormuz Closure Disrupts Oil Flows and Strains Global Economic

The escalating conflict between the United States and Iran is rapidly reshaping the global economic and geopolitical landscape, as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz triggers one of the most severe energy disruptions in modern history. While U.S. forces...
Gold

Gold Roller Coaster Ride: Why Soaring Prices Didn’t Protect Investors from Volatility Amid Middle East Conflicts

Gold has long held an almost mythical status in the world of finance. For centuries, it has been a symbol of wealth, a hedge against uncertainty, and, for many, a reliable “safe haven” when the storms of global instability hit....
Donald Trump

Trump’s Revival 15-Point Plan Signals Deep Fear of Losing War Against Iran, Strategic Missteps and Eroding US and Israeli Credibility

The language of power often reveals more than it intends. In a rare moment of candor on March 7, US President Donald Trump described the confrontation with Iran as “a big chess game at a very high level … I’m...
China is rapidly scaling up its deep-sea research and seabed mapping activities across some of the world’s most strategically sensitive waters, prompting growing concern among defense analysts that these ostensibly scientific missions may underpin future undersea warfare capabilities.

China’s Vast Ocean Floor Surveillance and Mining Push Sparks Alarm Over Hidden Military Ambitions Beneath Global Waters

China is rapidly scaling up its deep-sea research and seabed mapping activities across some of the world’s most strategically sensitive waters, prompting growing concern among defense analysts that these ostensibly scientific missions may underpin future undersea warfare capabilities. Recent reporting...
Pakistan-Iran

Pakistan’s Strategic Reinvention: Hosting Potential US-Iran Talks Could Redefine Its Global Standing and Economic Future

When Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir, addressed the country’s parliamentary security committee in March 2025, he posed a question that cut to the core of Pakistan’s strategic identity: how long could the country continue to function...
Indo‑Pacific

Indo‑Pacific Narrative Suffers Setback as Iran Halts Critical Oil Flows Through Hormuz, Challenging Maritime‑Centric Security Frameworks

Over the past decade, capitals from Canberra to Paris, New Delhi to Tokyo and London have rolled out Indo‑Pacific strategies with the confidence of a shared script: that maritime coalitions stabilize the system, secure sea lanes and quietly contain a...
AN/TPY-2 radar,

Jordan to South China Sea: Iran’s Radar Strike Undermines Perceived US Detection Edge and Throws Into Relief China’s Challenge

In a development that is reverberating across military and strategic communities worldwide, Iran has reportedly struck and destroyed a highly advanced U.S. missile defense radar system, the AN/TPY-2 radar, deployed in Jordan. The incident, occurring amid escalating hostilities involving Iran,...
Iran’s ‘Petro-Yuan’ Gambit: Strait of Hormuz Tensions Reshape Global Finance and Challenge Dollar Dominance

Iran’s ‘Petro-Yuan’ Gambit: Strait of Hormuz Tensions Reshape Global Finance and Challenge Dollar Dominance

The escalating confrontation between Iran and a U.S.-aligned coalition has opened a new and potentially transformative front in global economic warfare—one that extends far beyond missiles and military strikes into the architecture of international finance. At the center of this...
Novel Kali-war Kali- paar

Searching the Raji Tribe through the Novel Kali-war Kali- paar

Dr. Laxman Singh Dev Kali-war Kali-paar by Professor Shobharam Sharma is a significant work of regional historical fiction that brings into focus the long-neglected history and lived experience of the Raji tribe inhabiting the borderlands of India and Nepal along...
Pilgrimage Tourism in Nepal: Sacred Landscapes, Living Traditions, and Spiritual Geography

Pilgrimage Tourism in Nepal: Sacred Landscapes, Living Traditions, and Spiritual Geography

Dr. Laxman Singh Dev Nepal occupies a unique position in the religious and cultural map of South Asia as a land where pilgrimage is not confined to isolated shrines but is embedded within the very landscape of everyday life. The...
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