India’s interest lies not in replacing one centre of power with another, but in building an international system in which countries have more choices and the confidence to use them. The question after New Delhi The 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi has moved the debate around the grouping beyond the familiar question of whether …
Introduction The 52nd Summit of the G7 was held from 15 to 17 June 2026 at Evian-les- Bains in France. The goal of the summit was to reestablish development unity and forge new international relationships. Global security, economic disruptions and public health emergencies took the center stage in the summit as the world leaders discussed …
The Armenian Parliamentary elections, which concluded earlier this month, yielded a highly polarised outcome, underscoring the deep ideological divide between the incumbent Civil Contract party and the primary opposition coalition, Strong Armenia. This domestic polarisation raises fundamental questions regarding the alignment of Armenia’s strategic priorities, and whether the current policy path reflects a genuine national …
The meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G7 summit has largely been viewed through the lens of bilateral diplomacy. Much of the commentary focused on trade negotiations, regional tensions, and the state of India- U.S. relations. Yet doing so risks overlooking the more important story. …
The post-Cold War international order – built on the twin pillars of American unipolarity and liberal institutionalism – is unravelling with conspicuous speed. In its place, a more contested, multipolar architecture is emerging, one defined by systemic rivalry between the United States and China, the resurgence of a revanchist Russia, and the ascent of middle …
Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi landed in Oslo on 18 May 2026, marking the first visit by an Indian PM to Norway in over four decades. This visit signalled a structural recalibration of India’s Europe strategy. The Nordic region, long regarded in New Delhi’s diplomatic calculus as a geography of goodwill and sustainability …
Nations of the world have long been defined and understood within the dominant framework of borders, constitutions, and flags, and though this identification of a nation with modern symbols has become imperative in the current world order, it seems rather inadequate for explaining India’s position on the world stage. A country rising through the ranks …
When the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) admitted India and Pakistan simultaneously at its June 2017 Astana summit, the official narrative was institutional maturity – a body confident enough to expand. A closer reading of what each founding power stood to gain suggests something layered. The two admissions fit the interests of Moscow and Beijing so …
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