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Defense

The Mecca Pact and the Promise of a New Middle East

An exaggerated sense of finality surrounds some discussions of the defense accord signed by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan in Mecca on August 7. The agreement does not abruptly dismantle…

By Sanjay Upadhya · August 16, 2026

Defense

Opinion: Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki 

Japan and the world observe the 81st anniversary of the horrific atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In a span of three days, between August 6 and 9, some 200,000 souls…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · August 6, 2026

Defense

Opinion: All Sides Looking For An Exit 

The Middle East and the world have been apprehensive for the last few weeks. On the one hand, it was missiles, bombs and drones all over followed by the usual…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · August 5, 2026

Defense

Capital Latitude: Beyond the Indo-Pacific

||“As Napoleon said, ‘To know a nation’s geography is to know its foreign policy.’” || – Robert D. Kaplan, The Revenge of Geography Ancient texts described Bhāratavarṣa (India) as “the land that lies to…

By Rasita Vishnuram · August 3, 2026

Diaspora

Italy Honors Sikh Soldiers Who Fell During World War II

Rich floral tributes were paid to Sikh soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice during the Second World War in the campaign to liberate Italy from German occupation. The commemorative event…

By Prabhjot Singh · August 3, 2026

Diplomacy

Opinion: Complicating the Iran Ceasefire and Talks 

The ceasefire between Iran and the United States had already been tossed out with the two warring parties resorting to heavy missile exchanges in the last ten days or more…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · July 22, 2026