Indian media’s Kirk
Indian media treated the activist’s assassination as a cautionary tale about polarisation, not the partisan battlefield American outlets made it.
Trump’s tariff tangle leaves India in a twist
The US Supreme Court struck down Trump’s tariff regime, upending the trade understanding India had negotiated. With a temporary 15 per cent tariff now in place, New Delhi has room […]
US negotiating position is brute force. Iran’s is the power to hurt
Given the challenges, risks, costs, time-insensitivity, and unguaranteed success, it will not be surprising if enthusiasm about the blockade declines in the coming weeks.
Reading between Trump’s lines: He will dial up pressure – and wants a way out
Who holds Hormuz becomes key; US-Iran chasm deep but current positions may be seen as opening bids
The new Trump doctrine: Every country for itself
The collective security architecture that has underpinned seven decades of “relative” global stability, built around American power, is clearly coming apart
Toward a Trilateral Tech Framework: Connecting India, Japan, and South Korea in the Indo-Pacific
This report examines a conspicuous gap in Indo-Pacific architecture: the absence of a formalized mechanism for technology cooperation among three of Asia’s leading democracies. Against the backdrop of intensifying US-China rivalry, erratic American trade policy under Trump 2.0, and China’s weaponization of economic interdependence, the report makes a compelling case for a purpose-built minilateral that leverages complementary national strengths — India’s digital economy and human capital, Japan’s precision manufacturing and standards diplomacy, and South Korea’s semiconductor and electronics leadership.