Diplomacy & International Relations

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 8, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Russian Security Council Chairperson Dmitry Medvedev directly threatened Finland and used language that directly mirrors the Kremlin’s false justifications for its invasions of Ukraine. Medvedev’s...

Iran Update, September 8, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Iran-IAEA Negotiations: Iranian officials are signaling openness to cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and negotiations with the United States, likely to...

China-Taiwan Weekly Update, September 8, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

PRC: CCP leaders hosted the 25th SCO heads of state summit in Tianjin and used it to promote their vision for challenging the US-led...

Fintech Corridors and Informal Flows: Reimagining Gulf-India Financial Security (Kriti Chhibber – Observer Research Foundation)

As the remittances that the Indian diaspora sends home reach a record high of US$135.46 billion, the shimmering surface of India’s fintech triumphalism exposes...

Addressing India’s Undersea Technological Deficiencies (Araudra Singh – Observer Research Foundation)

On July 8 2025, India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Indian Navy (IN), and associated industry partners...

The Future Trajectory of Power in Iran (Kamyar Kayvanfar – Observer Research Foundation)

As tensions between Iran and Israel escalate through proxy wars, cyberattacks, and strategic assassinations, with the most recent being direct military attacks, much of...

Tariffs, Trade, and Transformation: India–Africa Rewiring Global Supply Chains (Soumya Bhowmick – Observer Research Foundation)

The global trading order is in flux—upended by rising protectionism, intensifying US–China competition, and the emergence of regional trade and investment blocs. For India,...

Submarines and Strategy: Shaping Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific (Atul Kumar – Observer Research Foundation)

On 14 August 2025, China launched the PNS Mangro, an export variant of its Type 039B Yuan-class submarine, for Pakistan. Built at the Wuchang...

The Japan–Germany Compact (Pratnashree Basu – Observer Research Foundation)

On 18 August 2025, Japan’s Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya hosted Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul for the first Japan–Germany Foreign Ministerial Strategic Dialogue in...

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