It is sometimes difficult to believe what is in front. And that is what could have been the feeling of Japan’s Sanae Takaichi seeing the Liberal Democratic Party and her …
Defense
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India–Canada Security Dialogue Advances with Ajit Doval’s Two-Day Canada Visit
by Prabhjot Singh 2 minutes readIndia’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval undertook a two-day visit to Canada this weekend, during which he met Nathalie Drouin, the outgoing Deputy Clerk and National Security and Intelligence Advisor …
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Turkey’s Growing Engagement in Bangladesh Adds a New Layer to South Asia’s Strategic Balancing
by Shahidul Alam Swapan 4 minutes readTurkey’s quiet but accelerating outreach to Bangladesh is no longer a bilateral curiosity. It is emerging as a new variable in South Asia’s already crowded strategic equation. As Dhaka explores …
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DRDO Hosts 24th Indo-US Joint Technical Group Plenary Meeting in New Delhi
by SAH Staff Reporter 1 minutes readThe Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) hosted the 24th Indo-US Joint Technical Group Plenary Meeting on February 3 and 4, 2026, in New Delhi. The meeting was co-chaired by …
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India–US Interim Trade Pact Brings Tariff Relief but Locks India into Deeper Market and Strategic Concessions
by R. Suryamurthy 6 minutes readIndia and the United States on Friday announced a framework for an interim trade agreement that delivers immediate tariff relief for Indian exporters but commits New Delhi to sweeping concessions …
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Why U.S.–India Cooperation Is More Powerful When Aligned with the UAE and Israel
by Nissim B. Reuben 6 minutes readAt a moment of mounting global instability from attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea to rising tensions across the Indo-Pacific the question facing American policymakers is no longer …
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India–Australia Ties Deepen Across Defense, Education and Trade as High Commissioner Gopal Baglay Concludes Tenure
by Pooja Bhardwaj 4 minutes readIndia’s High Commissioner to Australia, Gopal Baglay, concluded his tenure on January 31, 2026, after a period marked by expanded bilateral cooperation across defense, education, trade, space and people-to-people engagement. …
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Opinion: Resetting Ties is Now the Challenge
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readBetween a best deal and a sellout, people of India are a witness to an ongoing shouting match between the government and the opposition on what exactly the deliverables are …
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Film Review: Lagnaachaa Shot (Marathi) is a Light but Flawed Entertainer
by Rajiv Vijayakar 4 minutes readThe basic premise is one giant leap of fantasy, given that we are in 2026. A young man, Abhi (Abhijit Amkar), who works in Bangalore, is summoned to Mumbai and …
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U.S. FORGE Initiative Targets China’s Critical Minerals Dominance, India Joins Bloc
by Anand Patelby Anand Patel 5 minutes readThe United States announced on Wednesday the launch of the Forum on Resource, Geostrategic Engagement (FORGE), a new trade bloc aimed at reducing China’s grip on critical minerals by partnering …