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Shifting Alliances: The Taliban’s Evolving ties with India and Pakistan
The Taliban’s successful overthrow of Ashraf Ghani’s government on August 15, 2021, marked a major shift in regional geopolitical dynamics. For Islamabad, the Taliban’s return was initially perceived as a strategic victory. Religious leaders, politicians, and media anchors in Pakistan…
ट्रम्प-मोदी मुलाक़ात: अनेक समस्याओं के बावजूद अनेक संकल्प
अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रम्प के दूसरे ग़ैर-क्रमागत कार्यकाल के लिए पद ग्रहण करने के तीन सप्ताह के भीतर, भारतीय प्रधान मंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी को आधिकारिक कार्य यात्रा हेतु “व्हाइट हाउस” में आमंत्रित किया गया। यह बहुप्रतीक्षित यात्रा अमेरिकी नीति में…
Powering Tensions: Renewable Energy and the Sino-Indian Border Dispute
As geopolitical rivalries evolve, renewable energy projects are emerging as a tool of strategic leverage, particularly along the contested border between India and China — also called the Line of Actual Control (LAC). While the two countries have long used…
Reassessing Pakistan’s Economic Trajectory: Can Uraan Pakistan Break the Cycle of Debt and Dependency?
Despite being one of the world's largest recipients of International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans, Pakistan’s economy continues to falter, with rising poverty, inflation, and unemployment. In December 2024, Pakistan launched the Uraan Pakistan 5-Year Transformation Plan, a bold attempt to…
An Incipient Reset: India-China Economic Cooperation in the Trump Era
In October 2024, India and China reached an agreement that deescalated tensions along their bilateral border that had been ongoing since April 2020. While the agreement may not by itself have resolved the root causes of the issues between the…
The Quad in Trump 2.0: Need for a Broader View of Security
On his first full day as U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio met with the foreign ministers of the fellow Quad nations – India, Japan and Australia – and issued a joint statement committing to “advancing the work” of the…