Diplomacy & International Relations

Inside Keir Starmer’s China reset

(Dan Bloom - Politico) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney left Beijing and promptly declared the U.S.-led “world order” broken. Don’t expect his British counterpart...

France snaps back at NATO chief Rutte in feud over Europe’s defense muscle

(Laura Kayali - Politico) The French government responded curtly to Mark Rutte after the NATO secretary-general said Europe could not defend itself without the...

India and EU announce landmark trade deal

(Abhishek Dey - BBC) The European Union and India have announced a landmark trade deal after nearly two decades of on-off talks, as both...

Trump says Iran wants a deal as U.S. “armada” arrives

(Barak Ravid - Axios) President Trump told Axios in an interview on Monday that the situation with Iran is "in flux" because he sent...

Iran’s Tryst With Its Future

(Kabir Taneja - Observer Research Foundation) The June 2025 strikes conducted by the United States and Israel against Iran were a pivotal moment in...

Chabahar: A Difficult Port Of Call For India

(Harsh V. Pant, Vivek Mishra - Observer Research Foundation) Ever since the second Trump administration assumed office, India has faced renewed tension in balancing...

The Global South as Strategic Infrastructure in US NSS

(Gurjit Singh - Observer Research Foundation) The United States (US) National Security Strategy (NSS) is conventionally read as a policy statement reflecting presidential priorities...

A $6 LNG Window: Mapping India’s Long-Term Gas Demand Potential

(Parul Bakshi - Observer Research Foundation) Global gas markets are entering a period of structural loosening. New liquefaction capacity expected through the late 2020s,...

The UAE’s Aerospace Evolution: From Defence Procurement to Production

(Bharath Gopalaswamy - Observer Research Foundation) Over the past five decades, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has quietly built one of the Middle East’s...

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