Did Putin mismanage Prigozhin affair?

Putin is not the bare-bodied bear-riding wild leader of a lawless land. He is, at his core, a bureaucrat with the constitution of a chess player

Modi’s US visit: Geopolitical games & bids to overthrow BJP in 2024

Can Modi-Jaishankar-Doval trio persuade the US that India is the one true bridge between the West & Russia?

The Great Game Continues: Central Asia as the Battleground

How The Great Game has evolved, with Central Asia emerging as a pivotal theater for competing powers.

Unravelling jihad factor: India’s hypothetical role as Cold War ally of US

In the realm of geopolitical speculation, envisioning alternative scenarios, I delved into the intriguing hypothetical situation: What would have happened if India had responded favourably to the American calls to join the Western Bloc during the Cold War? While the first part deals mostly with India’s equations with Pakistan and China, its prickly neighbours, the […]

What if India joined Western Bloc? Exploring Cold War geopolitics

What if India responded favourably to the multiple American calls made to then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru inviting him to be a part of the broader Western bloc, during the Cold War era?

Hiroshima’s glitz, Kazan’s substance: A tale of two summits

In midst of media frenzy surrounding Hiroshima, geopolitical implications discussed at low-key KazanForum paints a contrasting picture of global engagement

Imran Khan’s rollercoaster ride: Twists, turns in Pakistani Politics

Pakistan’s political landscape is in turmoil, with Imran Khan’s acrobatics, surprising twists in US interests, and hidden power plays within the Pakistan Army. As the political circus unfolds, the future looks uncertain for Khan

Türkiye & the Erdogan-Kilicdaroglu Sunday showdown

Erdogan is one of the foremost representatives of a multipolar world, along with Xi and Putin.

India must step up its game to come out of Western shadows

The ones on the side of the West are against India prioritizing transactional behaviour over blind allegiance to the West.

Sudan’s troubles have just started

Even if the present civil war has caught the West by surprise, whoever emerges victorious is likely to face a West-orchestrated destabilization in the near future.