Geopolitics

Why This Isn’t a G2 Moment

With power diffused and key regional players asserting autonomy, a US–China duopoly remains far from materialising.

Ashok K. Kantha

November 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM IST

White House

Geopolitics

Is Takaichi Sanae Japan's Margaret Thatcher?

A protégé of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzō, who was assassinated in 2022, Takaichi has promised to revive his economic-policy approach – so-called Abenomics.

Koichi Hamada

November 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM IST

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Geopolitics

The Three Technologies Disrupting the Global Order

Drones, smartphones, and solar tech are tilting global power dynamics—can cheap innovation outmaneuver the deep pockets of dominant nations?

Mark Blyth and Daniel Driscoll

November 7, 2025 at 10:33 AM IST

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Geopolitics

China's Rare-Earth Own Goal

Whereas the conventional wisdom holds that the US depends on Chinese rare earths, it is actually China that depends on the US (and others) for higher value-added processed minerals.

Daniel Gros

November 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM IST

Geopolitics

Signals From the City

Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York marks more than a political upset—it hints at a generational shift in leadership, strategy, and civic values.

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)

November 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM IST

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Geopolitics

Ukraine and Russia: Is There Still a Road to Peace?

With Gaza calming and Europe tiring, the world’s attention may turn again to Ukraine, where fatigue, not force, could open a window for peace.

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)

October 23, 2025 at 9:55 AM IST

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Geopolitics

The Invisible Frontline: Cyber Wars And India’s Digital Destiny

With cyberattacks now striking our financial, military, and governance networks at record levels, the new frontier of national security is no longer just on land, sea, or air—it’s as much in cyberspace.

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)

October 17, 2025 at 10:53 AM IST

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Geopolitics

Afghanistan Standoff: The Shifting Sands Of Pakistan’s Strategic Depth

Pakistan’s long-cherished notion of strategic depth in Afghanistan has collapsed. India, through quiet resilience and measured engagement with the Taliban, has reclaimed moral and strategic space.

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)

October 16, 2025 at 7:18 AM IST

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Geopolitics

Japan’s First Woman PM Faces Big Tests, And India Has a Stake in the Outcome

As Japan elects its first woman Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, India watches closely as her conservative nationalism and China stance could reshape Tokyo’s Asia strategy.

Saibal Dasgupta

October 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM IST

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Geopolitics

PoJK On The Boil: Why India Must Replace Populism With Strategy

Islamabad underestimates how chronic misgovernance corrodes legitimacy. By treating civic protests as security nuisances, and by maintaining an ethnic superiority complex, the Army is creating conditions for prolonged instability.

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)

October 6, 2025 at 11:13 AM IST

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Geopolitics

Ceasefire Dreams, Strategic Reality: Peace In Gaza Is Still A Pipedream

India’s foreign policy hallmark in West Asia has been balance — principled on Palestinian rights, pragmatic with Israel, and cooperative with the US and Gulf. That maturity must continue.

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)

October 1, 2025 at 3:37 AM IST

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Geopolitics

India’s Message to the World in the SCO that Everyone Missed

At the SCO summit, India balanced ties with Myanmar’s junta and China’s growing sway, while signalling its role as a trusted regional partner.

Rami Niranjan Desai

September 30, 2025 at 6:48 AM IST

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The Bureau

New US Bill Targets Outsourcing, Threatens India’s IT Engine

Asia Stocks Retreat on Fading Fed Easing Hopes and Renewed Tech Selloff

Record-low Inflation Sets Stage for December Rate Cut: I-Sec PD

Retail Inflation Hits Record Low in Current Series, To Test RBI’s Statement on Space For Rate Cut

Equity Mutual Fund Inflows Fall for Third Straight Month in October

Exports to US Slide Across Sectors for Fourth Consecutive Month

The Immortality Mindset: The Psychology Behind Piyush & Prahlad's Culturally-Dominant Brands

Jallikattu: Tamil Nadu’s Ancient Bull-Taming Tradition