Increasing The Bargaining Power
Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is all set to arrive in India for a two-day visit on December 4, 2025. It may be noted that Soviet leaders Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev […]
Understanding The Reality
India’s relations with most of its neighbours have deteriorated in recent times. However, Bhutan is an exception. Hence, the recent two-day state visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to […]
COP30 & The Conflict Of Interest
The 30th UN Climate Conference (COP30), held in the Brazilian port city of Belém on November 10-21, 2025, concluded without a consensus on a concrete roadmap or explicit language in […]
A Diplomatic Setback
India faces complex challenges in navigating the shifting global geopolitical landscape. In what may be seen as a huge diplomatic setback for New Delhi, the recent withdrawal of the South […]
Just A Short-Term Relief
The US, on October 30, 2025, granted India a six-month sanctions waiver to operate the Iranian port of Chabahar, boosting New Delhi’s effort to enhance trade with Afghanistan and Central […]
Not Perpetual Enemies…
Once, former British Prime Minister Henry John Temple (also known as Lord Palmerston or 3rd Viscount Palmerston; October 20, 1784 – October 18, 1865) famously said: “There are no eternal […]
A Bengali Émigré Who Disappeared In USSR
“দুয়ার এঁটে ঘুমিয়ে আছে পাড়াকেবল শুনি রাতের কড়ানাড়া‘অবনী বাড়ি আছো?’” – শক্তি চট্টোপাধ্যায় In an October night, 1937, the Soviet Secret Police knocked on the door of a residence in […]
The Rasht-Astara Railway Project: A Game Changer
Russia and Iran have a strategic partnership marked by cooperation in areas, such as defence and economic cooperation, particularly since the signing of a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty in January […]
Vatican To Help Rebuild Gaza, Pak To Send Troops
After being named the successor to the late Pope Francis in May 2025, Pope Leo XIV appealed for “no more war” in a message to world powers, calling for a […]
