Chairing the Contradiction: India's 2026 BRICS Presidency and the Bloc's Structural Ceiling
Aside from an unwritten, non-binding consensus on procedures and processes, BRICS may be settling into a more limited role than its founders envisione ...
Global Governance, Sustainable Development and Smart Cities
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.
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Democratization of Innovation: The Legacy of WIPO Recommendation 45 and India’s Strategic Push
India’s agenda in the upcoming session marks a strategic shift from being a passive recipient of norms to advocating a structural blueprint for the Global Sout ...
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. ...
UN Security Council Meeting on Maritime Security and De-Weaponizing Strait of Hormuz
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. ...
Revisiting Hegemonic Stability Theory: Does it still matter in International Relations?
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 ...
Is Bhutan’s Gelephu a Return of Another Siliguri, almost a Century Later?
What Siliguri was to the region a century ago, Gelephu is well positioned to be today ...
India’s Evolving Multilateral Role: A Strategic Balancing Act
India’s evolving multilateral role is shaped by the interplay of systemic rivalry, institutional reform demands, and shifting coalitions ...
Sovereignty vs. Accountability: The Venezuela Precedent and the Future of Head-of-State Immunity
​While immunity remains a cornerstone of international law, the events of early 2026 suggest that its protection is becoming increasingly fragile ...
BRICS at a Crossroads: India’s Chairmanship and the Future of Global Power Politics
​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 ...
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Cyber Foreign Policy: Shaping a New Era in International Relations
Emerging areas in cyber foreign policy are still in a nascent phase due to the fact that advancements in technology outpace international law as well as states’ capabilities ...