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– By Aditya Baghel For decades, Europe viewed China primarily through the lens of economic opportunity—a vast market for German cars, French luxury goods, and Dutch machinery. That era is definitively over. In 2024 and 2025, a cascade of arrests, indictments, and intelligence warnings has revealed a stark new reality: Europe has become a primary…
-By Aditya Baghel The RELOS Agreement as a Pivot of Strategic Autonomy and Continental-Maritime Integration The Reciprocal Exchange of Logistics (RELOS) agreement between India and Russia represents a critical calibration of India’s “Strategic Autonomy.” It is not merely a logistical convenience but a geopolitical maneuver that integrates India’s maritime strategy in the Indian Ocean with…
-By Aditya Baghel The geopolitical landscape of East Asia has undergone a seismic shift in late 2025. Following the election of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Japan has abandoned decades of “strategic ambiguity” in favor of “strategic clarity.” The events of November 2025—specifically the “Survival-Threatening” declaration and the subsequent military standoffs—mark a new, volatile chapter in…
–By Aditya Baghel The recent, successful counter-terrorism operations across multiple Indian states mark a critical victory for national security. Agencies have systematically busted multiple modules linked to major terrorist organizations, including ISIS, Al-Qaeda, and Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), exposing deep-rooted cross-border networks and preventing potentially catastrophic attacks. This article provides a fact-checked, detailed analysis of…
Distrust Rooted in History. Since 1971, Pakistan and Bangladesh have struggled to build a relationship free from the shadows of the past. Islamabad refused to recognize Bangladesh’s sovereignty until 1974, doing so only after the scheduled visit of Pakistan’s Naval Chief, Admiral Naveed Ashraf, to Bangladesh from November 8 to 12 followed by formal staff…
–By Anaadi Shrivastava Introduction: The Enduring Metaphor “May God keep you away from the venom of the cobra, the teeth of the tiger, and the revenge of the Afghans.” – Alexander But what makes Afghanistan so difficult to conquer? And why it’s called the graveyard of empires? Is it terrain ,culture ,or something else or…
– By Animesh Singh When Pakistani and Afghan forces exchanged heavy fire along the Durand Line recently, the headlines suggested another familiar border skirmish. Yet beneath the gun smoke lies a story far older and far more complex — one that mixes colonial cartography, tribal identity, harsh geography, and shifting global alignments into a volatile…
-By Animesh Pratap Singh The Quiet Landfall: Drills in the Wake of Upheaval Since Sheikh Hasina’s August 2024 ouster amid student protests, Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus has greenlit a surge in US military engagements—framed as routine but timed to reshape Dhaka’s alliances. On September 13, 2025, a US C-130J Super Hercules delivered 92 airmen…
-By Animesh Pratap Singh In mid-2025, the United States deployed warships, including the USS Jason Dunham, USS Gravely, USS Sampson, and USS Lake Erie, to the Caribbean Sea near Venezuelan waters. Washington framed the buildup as part of counter-narcotics operations targeting Venezuelan-linked cartels such as Tren de Aragua. The move coincided with mounting disputes over…
– By Animesh Pratap Singh Resuming Trade Through Lipulekh: India-China Partnership Amid Nepal’s Enduring Territorial Claims Introduction In a significant move signaling a potential thaw in bilateral relations strained since the 2020 Galwan Valley clash, India and China have agreed to resume border trade through the Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand, along with other routes like…