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

Conflicting domestic economic policies, sudden judicial disruptions, and fresh American tariff investigations have upended the India-US trade deal.

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.

The negotiations in Islamabad have failed, hardly surprising given that the positions of Iran, the United States, and Israel are miles apart.

Trump signals possible withdrawal from Iran conflict, Netanyahu dissatisfied, as Europe distances itself and AI-guided strikes escalate tensions in West Asia.

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

The US–Israel vs Iran war is forcing Indonesia to reassess its Gaza Board of Peace stance, balancing neutrality, public pressure, and support for Palestine.

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