The Kyiv Calculus

Sullivan Clears the Air

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan responded to criticism of the Modi-Putin hug saying the Prime Minister has a way of greeting people about which he has upfront knowledge

Mission Gaganyaan Takes Wing

A Portrait of Putin the Terrible

A retired Rasputin shines a light on the Kremlin’s dark heart

Humble in Victory

The consequences of the consecration must reflect sacred virtues

In Stalin’s Shadow

A portrait of Putin from a Georgian perspective

Leading the Global South

BRICS+ as a non-Western bloc can better meet the needs of developing nations

Prigozhin’s Legacy

Why modern private armies just won’t be tolerated by governments

Pakistan army’s supremacy can be traced to how early rulers sought to overcome disadvantages with India: Ayesha Jalal

In the first decade of independence, Pakistan’s top leadership solicited the assistance of the US and joined anti-Soviet security alliances

The Normalisation of Trump

He has made the choice between prison and power a very ordinary matter in politics