The contemporary architecture of global trade increasingly positions economic regulation as a central instrument of geopolitical power. Within the framework of geoeconomic realism, international competition is progressively articulated thro...
For close to eighty years, the Middle Eastern geopolitical order was founded on consensus; a stiff, transactional order that simply traded Saudi Arabian oil for U.S. security guarantees. Yet in the pluralized world of 2026, this unipolar an...
When Dhurandhar came out in December 2025, it stirred up strong feelings about politics. The movie was advertised as an exciting spy story, with fake money as its central theme. Instead of being shown as a small crime, it presented counterf...
The macroeconomic situation in India is a paradoxical mix of both domestic strength and international weakness as the country enters 2026. The domestic indicators, including a solid GDP growth, low inflation and a prudently accommodative mo...
Frequently appearing in headlines for insurgency, enforced disappearances and large-scale development initiatives, Balochistan, stands as one of South Asia’s most complex and misunderstood regions. Despite being Pakistan’s largest and most ...
Gone are those days when the major nations were forming friends or foes and fighting some of the most horrendous wars the world has seen. In this new era, states engage in fierce clash for resources, trade agreements, technological innovati...
The Indo-Pacific has emerged as the epicentre of 21st century economic and strategic competition, where regionalism functions as a primary instrument of power projection and order-building. This paper examines the competing frameworks of re...
In the 21st century, trade has gone beyond its usual function of generating and protecting financial resources to a great extent. In current world politics, countries always use tariffs, sanctions, export limitations, and regulations not ju...
This paper explores whether India can truly embrace geoeconomics, what Robert D. Blackwill and Jennifer M. Harris call "war by other means", as a central part of its statecraft. In today's world, where open military conflict is often too co...
India’s engagement with West Asia has undergone a major transformation since the post-Cold War period, evolving from energy-driven ties to a multidimensional strategic partnership. Guided by initiatives such as the “Look West” and “Link Wes...
If there is anything that the past decade has taught us, it is that energy is no longer just a commodity, but a channel of state power. Control over energy supply can give immense economic coercion capabilities and political influence. Russ...
In a rapidly evolving and fragmented global order, India’s foreign policy is increasingly shaped by the complexities of multipolarity and great power competition. This piece examines the limitations of a unified foreign policy approach in t...
