[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.
Tag: oped
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.
A Reset with Weight: Britain, China, and the Art of Uneasy Engagement
[Lucas Dupont] With President Donald Trump once again injecting unpredictability into transatlantic calculations, allies are quietly, and sometimes awkwardly, diversifying their options.
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.
What APEC 2025 Reveals About Global Trade
[Zephyr Quinn] As global institutions falter and domestic populism surges, even the act of agreeing on principles—no matter how bland—becomes an act of defiance against fragmentation.
U.S.-Vietnam Recent Deal Built on Compulsion
[Zephyr Quinn] Vietnam has asked the U.S. to recognize it as a market economy and to lift restrictions on high-tech exports, longstanding requests Washington continues to ignore.
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.
Trump’s Tariff Gamble is Backfiring
[Zephyr Quinn] Trump’s trade war is not making America great again. It’s making the U.S. more isolated, more expensive and more vulnerable.
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.
