As BRICS leaders gather in Delhi for the September 12–13 summit, India faces mounting pressure to balance competing geopolitical interests and alliances.

3 ships attacked in a week. 5 sailors dead. 2 still missing. No help from the government. No answers from the shipping company. Just silence.

A Book Review of Anju Gupta’s Glocal Terror in South Asia

India’s attempt to balance ties with the US has turned into a tilt, still deemed insufficient by Washington. For India, it is all stick and no carrots

With the shift in US–China relations, India is emerging as the strategic cog in the US wheel, Pakistan as a tactical partner, NATO as the anchor of the Atlantic alliance, and QUAD countries as a tool to serve the Indo‑Pacific.

U.S. blockade of Iranian ports and proposed Hormuz tolls heighten global energy, trade, and maritime security concerns amid fragile Gulf tensions.

In the era of energy transition, oil will continue to retain its strategic importance because of geopolitical realities.

The US under Donald Trump is prepared to dismantle international institutions and law that once constrained American power.

The country has rushed to embrace artificial intelligence. Its impacts on jobs, the electrical grid and water availability need to be taken into account.

The India–EU Free Trade Agreement is expected to expand exports and employment. But many of the sectors set to benefit are also among India’s most polluting, raising doubts about whether environmental oversight can keep pace.