Region
South Asia
China’s Lesson for India on Weaponized Interdependence
By Srijan Shukla
Recent Chinese export curbs on capital goods and machinery to India amount to India’s biggest geoeconomic challenge since sanctions by the West following its successful nuclear test in 1998.
Why Politicians Are Urging Indians to Have More Children
By Snigdhendu Bhattacharya
Ethnic politics is driving politicians in India, which accounts for 18 percent of the global population, to call for stepping up the population growth rate.
Why Are Millions of People Flocking to India’s Prayagraj?
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
This year’s Maha Kumbh Mela is particularly significant. The alignment of stars and planets is said to be the same as when drops of celestial nectar fell on the earth.
The Narratives of War in Pakistan’s Kurram District
By Hassan Turi
In Kurram, rival tribes have clashed over competing narratives, claims of victimhood, and accusations of foreign interference.
China-India Relations: The Thaw-Provoke-Repeat Cycle
By Rahul Jaybhay
Since the Cold War, relations have followed a pattern: a thaw, followed by a concoction or recycling of the boundary dispute.
Why India’s Fence Along its Bangladesh Border Riles Dhaka
By Sudha Ramachandran
Advisers in the interim government argue that four agreements signed by the Hasina government with India are unequal.
Will Recent US Sanctions on Russian Oil Trigger an Oil Crisis in India?
By Rushali Saha
It presents India with a challenge but also an opportunity to diversify its oil imports.
Pakistan’s Human Trafficking Problem
By Marcus Andreopoulos
A recent investigation raises serious questions about the role Pakistani authorities and institutions are playing in global cases of human trafficking.
Why India and Maldives Are Reticent Over Alleged RAW Plot
By Ahmed Naish
Both governments denied allegations in the Washington Post about the Indian intelligence agency’s involvement in an aborted plot to impeach President Muizzu.
India’s New Space-Based Spy Network
By Usman Haider
India is pushing ahead with an ambitious project to build an indigenous constellation of space-based surveillance capabilities.
Mapping India’s Global Interests – and US Significance for New Delhi
By Krzysztof Iwanek
Can data alone map out the countries that are most important for India? To a degree – yes.
2 Recent Moves by the Indian Army Trigger Hinduization Concerns
By Snigdhendu Bhattacharya
While some see the moves as reflecting India’s greater security concerns over China, army veterans say the secular foundations of the Indian Army are being undermined.
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