Caught in Limbo: The Anniversary of Rohingya Displacement
The Rohingya crisis is entering its ninth year. Bangladesh is playing generously, but this has not been possible for them for a long time. ...
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Lipulekh: Trade, Borders, and the Renewed Controversy with Nepal
Lipulekh is more than a strategic pass; it embodies the complex interplay of history, geography, and national aspirations in the Himalayas. ...
India’s Selective Protectionism as a Tool of Agricultural Sovereignty
As India looks towards the future, it should plan its agricultural policies as much as possible around the WTO-sanctioned flexibilities, which bolster their legitimacy when the country argues its position in multilateral spaces. ...
The India–China "U-Turn": Reset or Strategic Pause?
Unless New Delhi can turn this moment into real leverage - guaranteed commitments, exploited vulnerabilities, and more broadly, Indo-Pacific-oriented diplomacy, we are likely to find ourselves back in another circular pattern: another flare-up, another freeze, yet another staged thaw. ...
MCC Resumes in Nepal: Roads, Power, and Geopolitics
The resumption of the MCC-Nepal compact represents more than a financial injection; it is a test of Nepal’s ability to harness international partnerships for national transformation. ...
India’s Blue Economy and the South Asian Dilemma: Sustainability or Geopolitics?
The region will have to choose: will the blue economy form a connective tissue or a new fault line between prosperity and dependency? ...
A Trip Around the Sun: What a Year Has Changed Since the July Uprisings?
As Bangladesh celebrates the first anniversary of its political turmoil, the way forward is indeterminate but has indelibly changed. ...
Bridging The Divide: Governing AI in a World of Fragmented Interests
The need of the hour for nations is to cooperate and establish common standards and guidelines for the proliferation and use of AI. ...
The Transformation of Sovereignty in the Age of Terrorism and Digital Colonialism
The rise of cyber-terrorism and the use of digital platforms for radicalization means that global cooperation in countering terrorism must extend into cyberspace. ...
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Global Data Governance: Why Data Sovereignty Matters for the Global South
Data sovereignty calls for a well-structured policy-making which will address the complexities of data privacy and security. ...