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Today’s global trade wars are being fought not just with tariffs, but with tonnes of critical minerals. China’s recent decision to restrict exports of key critical minerals to the United States is a sharp reminder that geopolitical leverage...
The world has been skeptical towards the turbulent foreign policy of the United States after the return of Donald Trump at the Oval Office. Narendra Modi’s visit to the US in February 2025 was seen with cautionary eyes on how New Delhi will...
On April 22, 2025, terrorists affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) launched an attack on tourists in Baisaran Valley, located in the Pahalgam area of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The assault, which continued for approximately 20 t...
Jammu and Kashmir remains a focal point in India's internal security landscape, with terrorism-related incidents shaping the region’s evolving threat environment. The need for a structured and data-driven approach to tracking these developm...
This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the growing drug crisis in Northeast India, highlighting how the region’s geographical vulnerabilities, socio-political instability, and proximity to the Golden Triangle have made it a hotsp...
Jammu and Kashmir remains a focal point in India's internal security landscape, with terrorism-related incidents shaping the region’s evolving threat environment. The need for a structured and data-driven approach to tracking these developm...
The Middle East has long been a focal point of geopolitical tensions, with nuclear proliferation being one of its most pressing concerns. The presence of nuclear weapons or nuclear ambitions in the region has led to deep-rooted concerns ove...
In the aftermath of conflict, Gaza’s reconstruction emerges as a battleground for competing strategic visions that intertwine humanitarian relief with geopolitical recalibration. Central to this dynamic is Qatar, whose dual approach of prov...
The first two weeks of February 2025 witnessed a disturbing escalation in terrorist activities in Pakistan, especially in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). From infiltration attempts along the Line of Control (LoC) to the open promotion of e...
Women have played a crucial yet often overlooked role in intelligence operations, historically constrained by societal norms and gender biases. From using covert methods in early espionage to actively serving in major intelligence agencies,...
China has been steadily increasing its defence budget for years, aiming to modernise its armed forces and project power regionally. This concerns some countries, particularly those with overlapping territorial claims in the South China Sea....
One normally finds such tit-for-tat actions in today's world of economics. For instance, the U.S. and China place tariffs and restrictions on each other. Such tit-for-tat activities are common with larger economies but developing countries ...
