Neighbourhood

Rational alignment in multipolar competition: India and Russia’s strategic pull toward China

In a world of shifting alliances, a game-theory model known as the “Truel” helps explain how weaker states band together when the strongest power loses credibility-and why that could spell danger for the United States
Sep 23

Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal’s legitimacy under a cloud

Due legal process and international involvement will ensure credibility of Bangladesh’s contested judicial platform
Sep 18

SCO’s power play: Can China rewrite the rules of global governance?

The SCO summit at Tianjin in China, followed by a spectacular military display in Beijing, signal a resolve to contest the vagaries of the Trump Administration and tweak the global and regional orders.
Sep 17

‘Illegal migration’ and the weaponisation of indigeneity

Assam’s decision to arm select communities echoes past vigilante experiments outlawed by India’s Supreme Court and risks deepening divisions in an already fractured society
Sep 15

Nepal’s political future now in army’s hands

Following similar uprisings in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, Nepal’s young protesters have toppled their prime minister, attacked political parties, and triggered an army-backed search for an interim government
Sep 12

The Authoritarian International: The “Disruption Summit”

Xi and Putin: The Impossible Alliance Europe Made Possible
Sep 04

Bangladesh’s July Declaration risks reaffirming social and political binaries

As Bangladesh charts a new course, the challenge will be to craft an inclusive vision that will accommodate all historical truths
Aug 29
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