From tariff wars, currencies slugfest to restrictive market dynamics is redefining globalization. Giving spiritual spread to materialistic play may be the option. K.A.Badarinath A couple of months into Republican Presidency, Donald J Trump has stood his reputation of being a disruptor of trade, investments and global economic order. This disruption may not be limited to … Continue reading Restrictive Globalization, a Reality
New Delhi, June 16, 2025 — The Centre for Integrated and Holistic Studies (CIHS), a leading think tank based in New Delhi, India, is organizing an exclusive interactive dialogue titled “Indo-Somalia Relationship” with H.E. Dr. Abdullahi Mohamed Odowa, the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Somalia to India. The dialogue will explore and evaluate the … Continue reading Press Release: CIHS to Host Somali Ambassador for Strategic Dialogue on Indo-Somalia Relationship
History, if buried, becomes a tool of tyranny. Memory, if preserved, becomes a weapon of liberty. The ghosts of Tiananmen still march in silence. It is up to the world to give them voice. Pummy Pandita On June 3rd and early morning of June 4th, 1989, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) showed its draconian fangs and … Continue reading Tiananmen Square: Silenced Memory, Bloody Mirror to CCP Legacy
Trump’s tariff wars provide a window of opportunity to Bharat for proving its mettle as a global force to reckon with its own economic development model. K.A.Badarinath There’s a huge body of analyses on possible impact of tariff orders signed by US President Donald Trump in last few weeks. Those in favour and against have … Continue reading Titanic Shifts Inevitable!
PLA Navy seeks to expand Chinese Communist control beyond traditional Indo-Pacific areas and change power dynamics vis-à-vis Australia, New Zealand and their Western allies. Ayadoure Stalin China’s recent naval activities in Tasman Sea have caught the attention of many across Indo-Pacific. This unusual move by People’s Liberation Army (PLA) marks a significant display of naval … Continue reading China’s ‘Gunboat’ Expansionism in Tasman Sea
Rahul Pawa In South China Sea, grey zone tactics unfold with laser-focused intent. Watching the PLA Navy’s manoeuvres or the maritime militia's presence can, at times, feel like staring at a chessboard whose pieces inch forward one measured square at a time. The sight of special barges looming by the docks in Zhanjiang, China, went … Continue reading Inside China’s Grey Zone Strategy
CCP is positioning itself not just as a regional power but as the central player in an emerging new world order. With every move, Beijing is sending a clear signal: the era of Western dominance is drawing to an end, and China's moment has arrived. In recent years, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has embarked on … Continue reading How CCP is Architecting a New World Order
Book by Tsang, Steve and Olivia Cheung: The Political Thought of Xi Jinping, Oxford University Press, New York, (2024). Dr Amritpal Kaur There are rare moments in contemporary, post second world war history where a single country could challenge international order so comprehensively while sitting in the wings for most of the time. It can … Continue reading The Xi Phenomenon
Battle for AI supremacy is not just about who builds the best models, but who controls the narratives these models generate. Rahul Pawa The rise of DeepSeek AI has sent tremors through the global technology landscape. A Chinese AI startup, born from the mind of a hedge fund magnate, has not only introduced an artificial … Continue reading What Deepseek’s CCP Bias Means for the Future of AI Governance
Throughout 2024, Chinese state-sponsored hacker groups like Volt Typhoon and Salt Typhoon orchestrated a series of cyber offensives, targeting everything from U.S. telecommunications to Guam's critical infrastructure. Rahul Pawa On a December morning in 2024, a silent invasion unfolded—unseen, unheard, yet profoundly destabilising. The U.S. Treasury Department, the nerve center of American economic power, fell … Continue reading Beijing’s Silent Cyber Siege on America
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