geopolitics

Vladimir Putin: Super Tsar

Sudeep Paul

His fifth term may hold more surprises for fans at home than for foes abroad

China’s Man in Malé

Harsh V Pant

Mohamed Muizzu is helping Beijing expand its presence in the Indian Ocean

A Kung Fu Panda Pact

MJ Akbar

Maldives’ Chinese tilt and the Bazball syndrome in cricket

Rightwing Views

Swapan Dasgupta

If my views were mildly pro-Israel before the latest bout of conflict, it has become stridently anti-Hamas since that raid across the Gaza Strip and the taking of hostages

The Global Swing State

Brahma Chellaney

India can play the bridge-builder in a divided world

Beyond Biden XO

S Prasannarajan

The East-West divide in gerontocracy

Can Anyone Stop Him?

James Astill

Donald Trump is the favourite to win America’s looming presidential election

As the Middle East conflict spreads from Gaza to the Red Sea, there is hope yet for an optimistic outcome that can stabilise the region by bringing states closer together and countering the polarisation of recent years