International Relations
The Diplomatic Tightrope: India, Russia, and the Ukraine War
This is the defining geopolitical issue of our time for India. The Ukraine war exposed the limits of our neutrality. We abstained from UN votes condemning…
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International Relations
Energy Politics
Energy Security: Why India is Hugging Russia and Irking the US
Energy is the currency of geopolitics. When Russia invaded Ukraine, the West expected India to jump on the sanctions bandwagon. Instead, we did the opposit…
Defense
Defense Deals: From Russia to France and USA
Go back 20 years, and India’s defense was almost entirely Soviet/Russian. Look at the Indian Air Force today: we have French Rafales, American C-17s, Isr…
Connectivity & Trade
Middle Corridor vs. INSTC: The New Silk Road Rivalry
There’s a new game in town: the Middle Corridor. It’s a trade route connecting Central Asia to Europe via the Caspian Sea and the Caucasus, bypassing R…
Multilateralism
SCO vs. Quad: Where Does India Really Belong?
Being a member of both the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and the Quad is like being friends with two people who absolutely hate each other. It’…
Rise of America
The Dollar: How American Currency Became the World's Money
In July 1944, representatives of forty-four nations gathered at the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, to design the postwar internati…
Rise of America
World War One and America's First Turn on the World Stage
When the guns of August opened in 1914 and Europe began tearing itself apart, most Americans wanted nothing to do with it. The war felt like exactly the ki…
Global Governance
BRICS Expansion: Is India Losing Influence to China?
BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) recently decided to expand, inviting countries like Saudi Arabia, Iran, UAE, and Egypt. On the surface…
Foreign Policy
The I2U2 Quad: Is India Playing the West Against the East?
There’s a lot of chatter about acronyms these days—Quad, I2U2, SCO, BRICS. It can get confusing for anyone trying to keep up. I remember when the I2U2…
Rise of America
Immigration and the Making of American Power
Between 1880 and 1920, approximately twenty-five million immigrants arrived in the United States. They came from Southern and Eastern Europe — Italy, Pol…
Admissions & Benefits
After FFMG – Which Colleges in India Accept It, Admissions Process & Career Benefits
Clearing FFMG is just the start. Now which colleges can you get into? First, you need to understand – FFMG score is not for PG seats directly. After clea…
Internationalization
Internationalization (i18n) for Web Apps: Beyond Simple Translations
Building web applications for global audiences requires more than just translating text strings. True internationalization (i18n) encompasses number format…