Geopolitics
The Porcupine Strategy: How India is Quietly Rewriting the Rules of the South China Sea
New Delhi's aggressive shift from cautious bystander to active defense exporter is fundamentally altering the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific.
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The Index Illusion: Why the World Press Freedom Rankings Can No Longer Be Trusted
A viral confrontation in Oslo exposes the systemic biases and broken mathematics behind Reporters Without Borders.
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The Death of the GCC: How the UAE, Israel, and India Built a New Geopolitical Triangle
As the Gulf Cooperation Council fractures over Yemen and OPEC, an interest-based axis is reshaping the Middle East.
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The Nationalism Card: How Nepal's Balen Shah Uses India to Escape Domestic Failures?
Facing a multi-front accountability crisis at home, Nepal’s youngest Prime Minister deploys a familiar geopolitical distraction
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India Is Quietly Surrounding Turkey. And It's Working.
After Operation Sindoor, New Delhi didn't issue a strongly-worded statement. It drew a map, around Turkey and playing a bigger role in the region.
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Why Modi's Unexpected UAE Visit Altered the West Asia Strategic Balance
A sudden three-hour stopover, an F-16 fighter jet escort, and a multi-billion-dollar crude oil buffer that bypasses the volatile Strait of Hormuz.
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Pakistan's Move Reclaim Its Heritage Has a Minority Problem
Lahore restores Hindu street names while state narratives attempt to sever India's oldest cultural roots.
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The Real Reason Marco Rubio Visited Mother Teresa's Home in Kolkata
Kolkata, Rubio's first stop in India was not about prayers. It was a political signal to the Indian Government.
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The Abraham Accords Explained: The End of The Palestine Question?
In 2020, Arab states made peace with Israel without asking Palestinians for a single thing. Now Trump wants the entire Islamic world to do the same.