Iran's imposition of passage fees in the Strait of Hormuz does not merely test the nerves of the global shipping industry; it strikes at the foundational principle that no state may toll a right the international legal order has vested in the world. Rahul PAWA | X- @imrahulpawa Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps do not present … Continue reading Iran at the Strait of International Law
Post-war uncertainty in West Asia pose serious challenges with jostle for control of oil assets, ruling Iran with an iron fist and Bharat has its task cut out. K.A.Badarinath US President Donald J Trump’s statement on ‘ending the war’ shortly cannot be taken on its face value. Nor do the markets, stakeholders expect the war … Continue reading A Fine Balancing Act!
Indian Prime Minister’s visit to Israel goes beyond symbolism. Substantive outcomes may lead to redrawing alliances in West Asia. Paushali Lass For decades, India and Israel were close yet cautious partners, working behind the scenes. This week, that changed. Prime Minister Modi’s visit did more than make history. It marked dawn of “Special Strategic Partnership,” … Continue reading Narendra Modi in Israel: Friendship Reborn
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jerusalem would take bilateral relations to next level, expand engagement on security, technology. Paushali Lass Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel on February 25-26 is not a ceremonial by any stretch of imagination. It is a strategic engagement focused on defence alignments, long-range missile collaboration and technology integration … Continue reading Israel, Bharat Tango: Hope for Future
Uncertainty in global trade got new lease of life with US President Trump insisting on weaponising tariffs with no signs of easing down. K.A.Badarinath President Donald Trump is going bonkers. Tariffs or weapons of mass destruction, it makes no difference to him or the Republican White House that he runs. It’s with the same vigour … Continue reading Trump, Tariffs & Tumult
A Europe that wants to survive Trump-proofing will have to spend more, produce more, and de-risk more. An India that seeks lasting global standing will have to convert demographic and economic scale into defence-industrial outcomes that allies can bank on.Rahul PAWA | x - @imrahulpawa The fracture in the Western security story is no longer … Continue reading The Atlantic Umbrella Is Folding, and Europe Is Relearning Power
Arun Anand When the Union Finance Minister rises to present the Budget for 2026–27, the speech will be heard not merely as an annual fiscal statement but as a strategic signal of how India intends to position itself in a rapidly re-ordering global economy. This Budget arrives at a moment when trade, geopolitics, and industrial … Continue reading Union Budget 2026–27: India’s Fiscal Moment in a Re-Shaped Europe Partnership
After roughly 18 years of intermittent negotiations, the India-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA), also referred to as a Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA), was affirmed as concluded on January 27, 2026. Branded as the "mother of all trade deals," the agreement seeks to increase investment, liberalise trade in goods and services and strengthen … Continue reading EXPLAINER: India-EU Free Trade Agreement
By N. C. Bipindra India and the European Union (EU), on January 27, 2026, signed what leaders are calling the “mother of all trade deals,” a sweeping Free Trade Agreement (FTA) two decades in the making. The pact, agreed during a summit in New Delhi, links two of the world’s largest democratic powers, India with … Continue reading India-EU ‘Mother of All Deals’ Achieved Biggest Global Trade Shake-Up That Redefined Power
By N. C. Bipindra The October 2025 restoration of full diplomatic ties between India and Afghanistan is far more than a symbolic gesture. It represents a profound shift in the geopolitics of South Asia. At its heart lies a slender, mountainous stretch of land that could redefine power balances in the region: the Wakhan Corridor. … Continue reading Wakhan Corridor: Thin Strip Rewriting South Asia’s Geopolitical Map
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