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Analysis

Water Before Rail: Sequencing India’s Eurasian Connectivity

August 15, 2026

In August 2026, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin said Moscow should examine railway routes to the Indian Ocean and India, citing risks around the Bosphorus and Strait of Hormuz.…

Opinion

Washington’s New Envoy in Colombo Targets China’s Influence

A.Jathindra |

August 14, 2026

Amid the intensifying U.S.–China rivalry in the Indian Ocean, career diplomat Eric S. Meyer was sworn in this week as the new U.S. Ambassador to Colombo. Known for his emphasis…

Opinion

Some Remarks on Israel’s Indo-Pacific Strategy: Potentials and Challenges

Dr Punsara Amarasinghe |

August 14, 2026

The German general and geopolitician Karl Haushofer first coined and conceptualized the term "Indo-Pacific" (Indopazifischer Raum) in the 1920s. He argued that the global balance of power would shift from…

Analysis

The “Mecca Pact”: India’s Strategic Choices in an Age of Proxy War and Realignment

Dr. Yashwant Singh |

August 9, 2026

How New Delhi can raise the costs of cross-border terrorism without walking into an escalation trap, and why a geopolitically complete answer has to include the Eastern Mediterranean, not just…

The Hangor Moment: What Pakistan’s New Submarine Really Signals About China

Dr. Yashwant Singh |

July 30, 2026

Pakistan’s navy crossed a real threshold in 2026. The headline event, a submarine commissioning in China, is the least interesting part of the story. The more consequential one is a…

Indo–Russian Strategic Relationship Has Always Been Among Moscow’s Top Priorities — An Exclusive Interview with Gleb Makarevich

A.Jathindra |

July 28, 2026

Let us begin with the Russia–Ukraine conflict. Russia is often described as a Pacific power, yet the war in Ukraine continues without resolution. It is notable that Ukraine, despite its…

India’s Africa Outreach: Israel as a Conditional Amplifier

Dr. Yashwant Singh |

July 28, 2026

In December 2025, Narendra Modi flew to Addis Ababa. Ten days later, Israel did something no country had ever done: it formally recognized Somaliland, the breakaway northern region of Somalia,…

Cockroach Janta Party: Satire or Shadow Play

A.Jathindra |

July 22, 2026

The Cockroach Party may sound like a satirical stunt, yet it has already captured headlines in international media. At first glance, it is clearly designed to undermine the ruling Bharatiya…