Diplomacy & International Relations

Shun Summits, Redefine India–Africa Ties Through Food and Health Security

(Malancha Chakrabarty - Observer Research Foundation) Amidst an outbreak of the life-threatening disease, Ebola, the African Union and India have postponed the fourth India-Africa...

The Strait of Hormuz Disruption and India’s Pharmaceutical Sector

(Oommen C. Kurian - Observer Research Foundation) India's pharmaceutical sector holds a prominent position in the global health architecture, ranking third in the world...

The Africa Forward Moment: A Reset in France–Africa Relations

(Guillaume Gandelin - Observer Research Foundation) On 11–12 May, France and Kenya jointly hosted the first Africa–France summit in Nairobi, notably held outside the...

Remodelling Maritime Finance in India

(Veer Puri - Observer Research Foundation) India’s maritime industry is at a crossroads. The Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047 lays out a bold path...

Supply, Strategy, and Statecraft: India’s China Policy in an Era of Economic Rebalancing

(Soumya Bhowmick - Observer Research Foundation) India’s China policy is best understood not as a choice between engagement and confrontation, but as an effort...

Japan’s update of its Free and Open Indo-Pacific framework

(Takahiro Kamisuna, Jumpei Ishimaru - IISS) In a speech made on 2 May 2026 during a visit to Hanoi in Vietnam, Japan’s Prime Minister...

Rubio says announcement possible later Sunday on Iran war

(AFP/Al Arabiya) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said an announcement was possible later Sunday on a deal with Iran that could formally end...

Understanding Jordan’s armed-forces reforms

(Laith Alajlouni, Sascha Bruchmann - IISS) In late January 2026, King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of Jordan ordered the chairman of the joint...

Strategic stability and nuclear risks in the Asia-Pacific

(Daniel Salisbury - IISS) Six nuclear-weapons states are either located in the Asia-Pacific or have nuclear forces deployed there. Several of these are modernising...

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