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The 30 day deadline for Indian’s to convert their 500 and 1000 Rupee notes is up. The argument was that this is to curb corruption and black money, however this is a sham that has affected millions of poor people.
Pakistan’s decades-long pursuit of ‘strategic depth’ in Afghanistan has collapsed into a structural rivalry. Internal economic decay and shifting militant loyalties are now forcing a permanent divorce between former patrons and their proxies.
29 Aug 2026
The formalisation of the Riyadh-Ankara-Islamabad defence triangle marks the collapse of post-1945 security norms. It is a strategic pivot driven by sovereign survival, technological parity, and the death of Western reliability.
20 Aug 2026
India’s strategic reliance on a single political dynasty in Bangladesh has backfired. As Dhaka pivots toward Beijing and Islamabad, New Delhi faces a structural security dilemma that threatens its entire eastern flank.
18 Aug 2026
As Washington intensifies sanctions on Iranian hydrocarbons, New Delhi is trading its traditional stance of strategic autonomy for long-term energy immunity. This shift marks a fundamental realignment of Indian power around American nuclear technology and logistics.
14 Aug 2026
Despite intensifying Western sanctions on global energy markets, Washington continues to grant New Delhi quiet exemptions. This calculated leniency reveals a structural necessity: the White House cannot counter Beijing without an Indian economy powered by Russian fuel.
14 Aug 2026
India’s strategic refusal to join Western price caps has evolved from opportunistic trade into a structural necessity for the Kremlin. Without New Delhi’s refining capacity, the Russian state budget faces immediate fiscal collapse.
13 Aug 2026
