In-depth essays exploring international relations, political ideas, historical developments, global governance, security, society, and the forces shaping the contemporary world.
India’s policy on imported crude oil has made energy security inseparable from its foreign policy. With nearly 89% of its crude requirements met through imports, New Delhi must balance affordable supplies against the geopolitical risks of its energy relationships. That policy balancing has become more complicated following Washington’s October 2026 executive order establishing additional tariff…
A film about the man who counted Punjab’s secret dead was itself made to disappear. What the removal of Satluj reveals about how democracies handle an unusable past. Rivers possess an inconvenient habit. They remember what civilizations insist on forgetting. They carry mountain silt for thousands of miles, preserving the geology of places they have…
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The global economy depends on shipping routes that often receive little attention until they are threatened. When a major route is disrupted, the effects are not confined to the sea. They can spread across countries, affecting fuel prices, transportation costs, trade and industrial activity. The Strait of Hormuz is one of the clearest examples of…
By: Naveed Ahmed If the attention is built into how human rights language actually functions in the world, the natural next question is whether anything can be done about it, or whether this is simply an unavoidable feature of a system that depends on political will to operate. This final parts looks at what reform…
A soldier fires into a crowd in one country and it becomes a headline, running for several months of global news channels, condemned by Presidents, Investigated by International Bodies. While, a soldier fires into a crowd in a different country and it becomes a short wire report, mentioned once, then Forgotten by next news cycle….