[Raghav Kumar] New Delhi is strengthening defence-industrial partnerships with European countries, developing technology and semiconductor links, seeking more resilient investment and supply chains, and expanding diplomatic engagement with countries on Europe's eastern flank.
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The Battle for the Strait of Hormuz
[Bahauddin Foizee] Ongoing Iran war has mutated into a global security and economic crisis centred on the world’s most critical maritime bottleneck.
India Moves from Hesitation to Assertion on the World Stage
[Raghav Kumar] The West once came to India as rulers. Today, it comes as partners. That transformation did not happen by accident. It happened because India remembered who it is.
Libya’s Arms Race Just Getting Started
[Sultan Nasser Al-Hamad] The deal between Pakistan and Libya's LNA represents normalization of Libya’s fragmented sovereignty, the erosion of international enforcement mechanisms and the rise of a multipolar security marketplace.
India’s Independent Path: Balancing Ties with Russia amid Growing Western Pressure
[Raghav Kumar] For India, Putin's visit was a chance to reaffirm that its energy decisions, including the sourcing of oil from Russia, will not be dictated by external powers.
APEC’s Gyeongju Moment: Turning Promises into Progress
[Bahauddin Foizee] 2025 APEC Summit framed its agenda around three priorities—namely, Connect, Innovate, Prosper—a structure that mirrors the region’s core dilemmas.
The Quiet Art of Slowing Down
[Natalie Morales] Life is not a series of checkboxes to be ticked but a collection of moments to be felt, savored and remembered.
A Step toward Kurdish-Turkish Peace
[Syafruddin Arsyad] At the heart of this moment is the enduring Kurdish demand, not for separation, but for dignity, inclusion and rights.
Family Caregiver: The Missing Voice in Healthcare
[Peter Rosenberger] Caregivers aren’t just emotional support and side characters in the treatment plan, they are, often, the only continuity across specialists, surgeries, facilities and years of patient history.
Drones are Rewriting the Rules of War in South Asia, and the World Should Pay Attention
[Bahauddin Foizee] Much like chemical weapons and landmines before them, drones must be subject to arms control conversations, export limitations and ethical usage guidelines.
As Russia Escalates Strikes on Ukraine, U.S. Silence Undermines Ceasefire Hopes
[Nicholas Lovric] When Trump refuses to name the aggressor, delays sanctions or downplays the stakes, he does more than fail diplomatically; he feeds the very aggression he claims he wants to end.
How War Temporarily Redeemed Pakistan’s Military
[Bahauddin Foizee] Since the military cannot remain in an unending war with India, the future strength of Pakistan’s armed forces may depend less on military might and more on public trust; the trust that should be earned, not enforced.
