How Conflict in West Asia Shapes Climate and Energy System Across Asia
Wars in West Asia have profound implications for both climate change and global energy systems. ...
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Not One Inch: Continuity from Mao Zedong to Xi Jinping in China’s Maritime Manifest Destiny
While Mao’s foreign policy was often a struggle for the PRC's very existence, Xi’s strategy is a struggle for dominance, framed as the inevitable return to a historical norm. ...
Navigating SAARC Under Troubled Waters
Reinvigorating SAARC needs to underscore mutual interests, economic interaction, and social cooperation coupled with revamping the institutional capacities. ...
North or South: How Competing Railway Projects Will Shape Nepal’s Mineral Trade
Prime Minister Balen Shah’s Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) government inherits both railway proposals and the underlying geopolitical competition they represent. ...
Sri Lanka’s Latest Initiative to Bolster Tourism and Economy: "Digital Nomad Visa"
Artificial Intelligence has been another integral domain on which the Government of Sri Lanka has put specific emphasis for an efficient Digital Economy. ...
People-Centric Diplomacy: Migration as the Backbone of Canada–Nepal Relations
In an era where non-state actors play an increasingly prominent role in international affairs, the Canada–Nepal case illustrates the power of people-centric diplomacy. ...
The Declining Rules-based Order and the Diminishing ‘Discourse Power’ of Middle Powers
The challenge for middle powers is not simply to adapt to evolving geopolitical conditions but to redefine how they exercise influence within it. ...
India’s Test Coming from Hormuz to Home
When tensions rise in West Asia, India faces not only higher crude prices but also a rapid shipping and insurance shock. ...
The Environmental Fallout of the US-Iran Maritime Strike in Sri Lanka’s EEZ
The sinking of the IRIS Dena is more than a tactical episode; it is a reminder that modern warfare increasingly affects domains once considered peripheral. ...
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UK Hosting Talks on the Strait of Hormuz (SOH)
The UK-led talks on the Middle East situation are productive and optimistic as it brings diverse stakeholders to address the issues of common security of global energy supply, and offer a pragmatic solution. ...