How India hedged its bets on Iran, and lost

India’s seizure of Iranian tankers, timed to coincide with a US trade deal, suggests a consequential drift away from strategic autonomy, and that drift carries real risks.

Fuelling a new equation

As sanctions make Russian oil a legal, financial liability, India is forced to rebalance energy ties and turn crude politics into tariff negotiation.

Beijing’s new club

Dhaka’s hesitant participation in the cosy trilateral chat with Pakistan and China shows that the neighbourhood game is not over.