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Ashtalakshmi in the Northeast: Development Without Security?
During his visit to Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh in September 2025, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the Northeast as the country’s “Ashtalakshmi,” invoking the group of eight forms of the goddess Lakshmi and symbolizing the region’s cultural wealth, rich…
Water as a Multilateral Issue? The Case of Bangladesh and Implications for Indian Diplomacy
Even as India-Bangladesh ties have seen signs of economic and political stress in recent days and weeks, one recent development with bilateral implications went largely unnoticed. On June 20, Bangladesh became the first South Asian country to accede to the…
مذاکرات اور انکار: گالوان تنازعے کے بعد بھارت کی چین پر سفارت کاری
بھارت اور چین کے مابین مشرقی لداخ کے علاقے میں متنازعہ سرحد پر تقریباً ایک برس تک فوجوں کے آمنے سامنے رہنے کے بعد واپسی کا پیچیدہ عمل اب بھی جاری ہے۔ بھارت کے وزیر برائے خارجہ امور ایس جے…
Negotiation and Negation: India’s Post-Galwan Diplomacy vis-à-vis China
After almost a year-long military stand-off at their disputed border, a complex military disengagement is still underway between India and China in the eastern Ladakh region. The latest press release from India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), following a phone…
Disengagement in Ladakh: India and China at a Crossroads
For at least nine months, Indian and Chinese troops have faced off at multiple points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) — the disputed and undemarcated border between the two countries. However, on February 11, 2021, India’s Defense Minister…
Challenges and Prospects for Pakistan-Afghanistan Collaboration Against ISKP
Under the guise of chaos and instability, Daesh, the notorious terrorist organization, has been able to raise and maintain a branch in Afghanistan – the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP). With transnational ambitions, the extremist organization not only keeps a…