Military conflict without defined objectives risks strategic failure, strengthens Pakistan’s narrative of resilience, and may escalate into a nuclear war

Rising contractual employment in sanitation work draws upon and reproduces historical inequalities of caste and class in urban India

A multidimensional geopolitical struggle. The US-China clash is the 21st century’s geopolitical fulcrum, a systemic rivalry across economies, militaries, technologies, and ideologies, with global supremacy at stake

Germany may have survived the extreme right wing political onslaught of AfD, but the world looks a dangerous place with rearmament of Europe

China is sending critical geoeconomic signals that it will resist US bullying and economic hegemonism

The forthcoming negotiations for renewing the treaty must make water-sharing climate resilient, equitable and account for extreme weather conditions

Trade wars have no winners. Having learnt no lessons from his first term on trade protectionism, this unfortunate reality is again staring Trump in the face

Europe’s Rearm Europe initiative faces hurdles in achieving its military goals but signals a clear political message to the US and Russia

An Unnatural Convergence: Hard Right and Radical Left in Their Anti-Westernism and Fascination with Russia


Addressing the root causes of multidimensional deprivation requires political will, administrative efficiency, and community participation

India must work at making India great as opposed to bending over backwards to help Trump in Making America Great Again

Trump’s Tariffs: History will judge us by what we do—or fail to do. The medium-term damage from this trade war will linger, even if the tariffs last mere months. The harm is already done

Last year’s students’ movement has brought to sharp relief the continuing religio-linguistic divide in Bangladesh

The rise of Hindu fundamentalist and monarchist groups has made Nepal volatile and could lead to widespread anarchy

Donald Trump Following the Steps of James Buchanan and Herbert Hoover: The Exact Opposite of Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan