India’s Strategic Misjudgment: Why Confrontation Abroad Cannot Mask Crises at Home
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe present Hindutva-driven government in New Delhi has increasingly adopted a posture of suspicion, hostility and confrontation towards its neighbours, while diverting national attention away from India’s deep internal crises. This fixation on external enemies may play well to domestic politics, but it does not alter the stark reality: far Continue Reading
Assam CM’s “Treason” Charge over Tagore Song Reflects Political Opportunism and Anti-Bangladesh Narrative
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma directed police to register a case of “treason” against local Congress leaders for allegedly singing Bangladesh’s national anthem during a party meeting, it sparked a storm across India’s north-east — and yet again revealed how cultural identity is being weaponised for political ends. Continue Reading
Arakan Army Nears Capture of Key Nat Yay Kan Air Defence Base
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Arakan Army (AA) and its allied resistance forces are on the verge of capturing the Nat Yay Kan Air Defence Base in Ngape Township, Magwe Region, after overrunning nearly all forward outposts defending the hilltop stronghold, according to multiple frontline sources. Earlier this month, the AA seized the Gokkyi Continue Reading
India’s Strategic Dilemma in Post-Hasina Bangladesh
Reading Time: 5 minutesFrom Intelligence Collapse to Strategic Isolation Key Points For more than fifteen years, India regarded Bangladesh as its most dependable ally in South Asia. Under Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League, New Delhi enjoyed extraordinary access to Dhaka’s political, security and economic spheres. The partnership extended far beyond diplomacy; it was an Continue Reading
India’s Dangerous Descent: From Taliban Outreach to Sheltering Hasina’s Exiled Network
Reading Time: 3 minutesIndia’s recent attempts to establish discreet communication channels with the Taliban have raised growing concern across South Asia’s strategic community. What New Delhi presents as pragmatic diplomacy increasingly appears to be a symptom of anxiety and regional isolation. As India seeks to outmanoeuvre Pakistan—and now Bangladesh—its covert engagement with extremist Continue Reading