International Relations

New H-1B Visa Fee Policy

New H-1B Visa Fee Policy

The U.S. $100,000 H-1B visa fee disrupts Indian IT firms and professionals but could boost GCC expansion, domestic innovation, and...

Recognition of Palestine: A Powerful Geopolitical Shift

Recognition of Palestine: A Powerful Geopolitical Shift

The recognition of Palestine by the UK, Canada, France, Portugal, Australia, and Belgium marks a historic geopolitical shift. This article...

H-1B Visa Fee Row: India’s Diplomacy Under Strain

H-1B Visa Fee Row: India’s Diplomacy Under Strain

The U.S. H-1B visa fee hike exposes India’s foreign policy challenges. This blog analyses India’s diplomatic failures and successes with...

India’s Strategic Autonomy at Risk

India’s Strategic Autonomy at Risk

Explore Kanti Bajpai’s critique on India’s strategic autonomy, rising multi-dependence on China, Russia, and the US, and the urgent need...

U.S. Sanctions on Chabahar Port: Strategic Implications for India

U.S. Sanctions on Chabahar Port: Strategic Implications for India

The U.S. has revoked the sanctions waiver for India’s operations at Iran’s Chabahar Port, jeopardising New Delhi’s regional connectivity vision....

Saudi–Pakistan Defence Pact: A Keystone Compact

Saudi–Pakistan Defence Pact: A Keystone Compact

Explore the 2025 Saudi–Pakistan defence pact (SMDA): history, nuclear angle, collective security vision, and implications for India & West Asia....

UN Commissions of Inquiry: Role and Relevance

Explore how UN Commissions of Inquiry investigate crises, from Rwanda to Gaza, shaping accountability, evidence, and global justice under international...

ASEAN’s Middle-Income Trap and Lessons for India

Context: ASEAN’s struggle with the middle-income trap is highly relevant today as global supply chains shift under US–China tensions, protectionist...

India and Mexico: A 75-Year Partnership

Context: Marking 75 years of diplomatic relations in 2025, India and Mexico are reflecting on a partnership historically characterised by...

UN General Assembly Endorses New York Declaration on the Two-State Solution

Context: The overwhelming UN General Assembly endorsement of the New York Declaration (September 2025) comes at a time when the...

Africa Green Industrialisation Initiative (AGII)

Context: The Africa Green Industrialisation Initiative (AGII), first launched at the COP28 climate summit and rooted in the 2023 Nairobi...

Protests in News Highlight Global Economic and Social Challenges in 2025

Context: Recent months have seen a surge in mass protests worldwide, reflecting growing discontent over economic hardships, governance failures, and...

Power of Siberia 2 Deal

Context: The announcement of a “legally binding” deal on the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline during Russian President Vladimir...

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)

Context: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), inaugurated in September 2025, is Africa’s largest hydroelectric project and a defining symbol...

Demand for Indo-Bhutan River Commission

Context: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has once again called for the establishment of an Indo-Bhutan River Commission with...