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Africa

India and Africa: Partners in Shaping a New Global Order

In a rapidly evolving international landscape, the partnership between India and Africa is emerging as one of the most consequential relationships of the 21st century. At a time when the…

By Amit Deshmukh · April 25, 2026

Diplomacy

Opinion: The Bitter Lessons of Conflict 

Air Force Two is still parked in Washington DC. Vice President, J.D. Vance who was all set to leave for Islamabad for his Round Two with Iranian interlocuters is now…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · April 24, 2026

East Asia

Opinion: Japan’s Strategic Moves Send a Signal

In a major move that has both strategic and diplomatic implications, Japan has decided to lift the ban on the export of lethal weapons for now restricting it to some…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · April 22, 2026

Capitol Hill

Opinion: Democrats Need to Tread Carefully 

What is happening politically must be music to the ears of the Democratic Party. Equally there are sober elements in the party to believe that the outcome of the November…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · April 18, 2026

Europe

Opinion: Between Hormuz and the Holy See 

In the conspiracy theory environment of Washington DC, it will just be a matter of time before someone puts forth the argument that President Donald Trump’s spat with Pope Leo…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · April 14, 2026

Diplomacy

Opinion: The Need to Keep Talking 

For all those getting bent out of shape that Vice President of the United States, J.D. Vance is returning empty handed from Islamabad after a marathon 21 hours of direct…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · April 12, 2026

Diaspora

Opinion: Need For Restraint in Actions and Words 

It is pretty much anybody’s guess if one of the world’s oldest civilizations would have ended on Tuesday had it not been for the last-minute two-week ceasefire in the Middle…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · April 10, 2026

World

The Strait of Hormuz: A World on the Edge

Six weeks into the war between the United States and Iran, the conflict has arrived at its most dangerous inflection point. What began as a rapid military campaign has hardened…

By TN Ashok · April 6, 2026