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Will COP30 Deliver a New Era for Agriculture and Food Systems?
Climate, Food and Environment | Agriculture Nov 07, 2025

Will COP30 Deliver a New Era for Agriculture and Food Systems?

Leigh Mante
Securing the Transition: Unlocking India–Japan Collaboration on Critical Minerals
International Affairs Nov 06, 2025

Securing the Transition: Unlocking India–Japan Collaboration on Critical Minerals

Parul Bakshi
China's Great Military Bloodbath
International Affairs | China Military Nov 05, 2025

China's Great Military Bloodbath

Harsh V. Pant | Atul Kumar
Underwater Frontiers of Gulf Geopolitics: A Strategic Achilles’ Heel
International Trade and Investment Nov 05, 2025

Underwater Frontiers of Gulf Geopolitics: A Strategic Achilles’ Heel

Beneath the Persian Gulf’s waters lies a new arena of power—where control of cables and pipelines could decide the balance of global stability. ...

Jérémy Bachelier
Following “Snapback” Sanctions, More Dilemmas for Iran’s Leadership
International Affairs Nov 05, 2025

Following “Snapback” Sanctions, More Dilemmas for Iran’s Leadership

Zeynab Malakouti
Who will Salvage the SDGs as Western Donors Retreat?
Sustainable Development | Climate Change Nov 04, 2025

Who will Salvage the SDGs as Western Donors Retreat?

Developing nations can forge new coalitions to champion the 2030 Agenda and fill the leadership void. ...

Sunaina Kumar
A Changing Global Order Pyramid
International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics | China Foreign Policy | US Foreign Policy Nov 03, 2025

A Changing Global Order Pyramid

The great power turbulence offers India a chance to build on its own commitments in Indo-Pacific while the US recentres focus on the western hemisphere ...

Harsh V. Pant | Vivek Mishra
Mapping Interstate Trust: The Strategic Geography of Data Centres
Privacy & Data Protection | Cyber and Technology Nov 03, 2025

Mapping Interstate Trust: The Strategic Geography of Data Centres

Ana Blatnik
India-China-US: A Triangle of Apprehension
International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics Nov 01, 2025

India-China-US: A Triangle of Apprehension

Harsh V. Pant | Atul Kumar
Railways and Realignments: Charting the Gulf’s Inclusive Path into the IMEC
International Affairs | Transportation Oct 31, 2025

Railways and Realignments: Charting the Gulf’s Inclusive Path into the IMEC

Broadening the India-Middle East-Europe Corridor to include the wider Gulf is key to unlocking its full economic potential. ...

Mahdi Ghuloom

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