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The US-Iran War Affects India, Rest of Asia More Than China
International Affairs Mar 10, 2026

The US-Iran War Affects India, Rest of Asia More Than China

China's role in the Middle East conflict is often overstated, with claims of significant military hardware failures and energy security threats being factually incorrect ...

Adapting India’s Social Protection Architecture for Climate Resilience
Domestic Politics and Governance | Climate Change Mar 10, 2026

Adapting India’s Social Protection Architecture for Climate Resilience

Without climate-responsive triggers in its welfare programmes, India risks allowing extreme weather to repeatedly erase the gains of poverty reduction ...

Peace Through Strength: Japan’s Strategic Reckoning
International Affairs Mar 09, 2026

Peace Through Strength: Japan’s Strategic Reckoning

Sanae Takaichi must navigate constitutional constraints, alliance expectations, and China’s rise to redefine Tokyo’s strategic role in the Indo-Pacific ...

The Russia-Ukraine War: Why Peace is Proving Elusive
International Affairs Mar 09, 2026

The Russia-Ukraine War: Why Peace is Proving Elusive

The great-power prestige of one side must be balanced with the sovereignty of the other for its resolution ...

Shifting Dynamics and Emerging Openings for Peace in the Middle East
International Affairs Mar 05, 2026

Shifting Dynamics and Emerging Openings for Peace in the Middle East

Shifts in US strategy, the erosion of Iran’s regional power, and the Gulf’s growing economic momentum may collectively create new opportunities for stability in the Middle East ...

Recalibrating Asia’s Frontiers in a Contested Order
International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics Mar 05, 2026

Recalibrating Asia’s Frontiers in a Contested Order

To navigate the dynamic international order, Asia will have to balance principles and pragmatism — until it no longer has to ...

Rare Earth Elements at the Forefront of Strategic Competition
Critical Minerals Mar 05, 2026

Rare Earth Elements at the Forefront of Strategic Competition

REEs have become a central arena of US–China strategic rivalry, with China’s dominance across the full production cycle giving it powerful economic and military leverage against the US ...

From Aid to Agency: Designing Africa’s Capital Architecture for Sovereign Growth
Economics and Finance | International Financial Institutions Mar 05, 2026

From Aid to Agency: Designing Africa’s Capital Architecture for Sovereign Growth

Africa must shift from managing aid and debt to designing diversified capital structures that anchor growth in domestic finance and genuine risk-sharing ...

Contributors

Harsh V. Pant

Harsh V. Pant

Professor Harsh V. Pant is Vice President at Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi. He is a Professor of International Relations with King's India Institute at King’s College London. He is also Director (Honorary) of Delhi School of Transnational Affairs at ...

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Pratnashree Basu

Pratnashree Basu is an Associate Fellow with the Strategic Studies Programme. She covers the Indo-Pacific region, with a focus on Japan’s role in the region. Her work also covers maritime geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific, with a particular emphasis on the ...

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