Maldives ditches “India-Out” for an economic lifeline
The bilateral reset came as a relief amidst a slew ofworrisome setbacks for New Delhi in the neighbourhood.
Modi, Bhutan, China and the squeeze
PM Modi’s visit tries to steady India’s hold in Bhutan at a moment when China’s slow, patient pressure is tightening Bhutan’s strategic choices.
Bangladesh’s fragile new order unsettles India
One year after Hasina’s fall, Dhaka drifts between unrest and recalibration, while India faces lost leverage and a hostile flank.
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.
Can Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s ‘pragmatic hardliner’, deliver a deal? Peace talks in Islamabad today
Why the recent US-Iran conflict is not a T-20 match with an instant winner but a Test series — a prolonged contest to solve countless disputes.
Bangladesh voters backed a key reforms charter. Its implementation will be a challenge
70% of Bangladesh’s voters voted “yes” on a referendum on the July National Charter, which proposes around 80 major legal and constitutional reforms. But with the BNP differing from it […]