The topic basically deals with the issues converging global governance, Sustainable Development and the emerging concept of smart cities in South Asia. It covers the structural, institutional, and normative challenges and issues of the current global order precisely South Asia. Likewise, the topic also touches upon the concept of sustainability extending extensively in the areas such as health, education, freedom, equality, climate change, clean energy and green economy providing a wealth of insights to its readers.
The US’s policy toward Iran shows laws are for weak states, not powerful states. States can be invaded, giving never-proven allegations, prima facie, in the end, national interests are achieved to make states submissive without words, rule and silence them. ...
In understanding today’s world order, it’s imperative that we understand hegemonic theory as a broader set of frameworks and not just as a part of consequences that has its own limitations ...
What Siliguri was to the region a century ago, Gelephu is well positioned to be today ...
India’s evolving multilateral role is shaped by the interplay of systemic rivalry, institutional reform demands, and shifting coalitions ...
​While immunity remains a cornerstone of international law, the events of early 2026 suggest that its protection is becoming increasingly fragile ...
​While BRICS is unlikely to transform the global order in the immediate future, it retains a potent capacity to influence the normative environment and sustain pressure for institutional reform ...
While Germany and India do not align on all international issues, their partnership is increasingly defined by pragmatic convergence rather than ideological conformity ...
India’s renewed engagement with West Asia reflects a deliberate, pragmatic, and multidimensional strategy in West Asia, emphasizing economic, strategic, and diplomatic interests while preserving its long-standing principle of strategic autonomy ...
International law is meant to serve as an impartial structure for global governance; however, it is often manipulated as a tool of power that privileges the strategic interests of dominant states against equitable justice ...
Energy Security in South Asia: Balancing Growth, Sustainability, and Regional CooperationÂ
South Asia will be better prepared for its next energy shock when electricity moves according to shared rules and resilient infrastructure, rather than temporary surplus and exceptional permission. ...