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Central Asia

Opinion: Uncertainty and Doubts of Direction 

No one was expecting quick fixes at the start of 2026. If anything, there was a conviction that the New Year was going to see the persistence of old conflicts…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · January 31, 2026

Community

World Bank’s Solution to South Asia’s Deadly Air

The toxic air in South Asia harms tens of millions of children daily, killing an estimated 130,000 children under-fives each year, the highest child death toll from air pollution in the world,…

By Simi Garewal · January 30, 2026

Economy

Diplomacy: India and the South Caucasus

Introduction The South Caucasus – comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia – is a small but geopolitically significant region, susceptible to intense competition between regional and global powers. It is also…

By Ambassador Ashok Sajjanhar · January 21, 2026

Africa

Opinion: India and the Global South

Introduction India’s relations with countries of the Global South have deep roots in shared histories, common struggles, and mutual aspirations for development and self-reliance. Over the years India’s role has…

By Ambassador Ashok Sajjanhar · January 20, 2026

Diaspora

The Mountain Where Power Goes to Be Seen

Snow is falling on Davos again, the way it does every January, turning a Swiss ski town into something between a fortress and a film set. Police checkpoints appear overnight.…

By Farzana Baduel · January 19, 2026

Crime

Where Oil Meets the Orinoco Sky

“War has a momentum of its own… you know where you begin. You never know where you are going to end.” — George F. Kennan   Over a city starved of…

By Rasita Vishnuram · January 10, 2026

Central Asia

Beyond Optics: India’s New Strategic-Commercial Linkages

America’s volatile foreign policy is forcing India to revisit its own priorities. Domestically, the Modi government seems intent to move faster on domestic reforms to buttress growth that is ordinarily fueled by commercial ties…

By Richard M. Rossow, CSIS · January 9, 2026

Capitol Hill

Opinion: Venezuela and Drama on the High Seas

In a dramatic development the United States has seized the oil tanker on the run for several days now but on a changed name with a newly painted Russian flag.…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · January 7, 2026