A New Frontier: Starlink’s Bold Entry into India Elon Musk’s Starlink, the satellite broadband arm of SpaceX, has set its sights on India—one of the world’s fastest-growing digital markets. The company has begun hiring across key roles ahead of its commercial satellite internet launch, signaling the start of a new era in India’s connectivity landscape. Starlink’s…
Moscow’s Deep-Sea Power Play Russia has taken another dramatic step in modernizing its nuclear arsenal. On October 29, 2025, President Vladimir Putin announced the successful test of the Poseidon—a nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed underwater drone capable of traversing oceans autonomously. The announcement came just days after the trial of the Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile, signaling Moscow’s determination to project…
A Diplomatic Reset in an Era of Rivalry In a much-anticipated encounter that captivated global attention, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Seoul on Thursday for their first face-to-face dialogue since 2019. The summit unfolded amid mounting geopolitical strains — from a bruising trade war to escalating competition over technology and…
Sudan’s Descent into Darkness Sudan stands on the edge of a catastrophe reminiscent of its darkest chapter. Since April 2023, the country has been consumed by a ruthless civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)—a paramilitary group with origins in the Janjaweed militias that once terrorized Darfur. What began…
A Fragile Truce on Shaky Ground South Asia once again finds itself caught in a web of suspicion and recrimination following the dramatic breakdown of peace negotiations between Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government in Istanbul. What was supposed to be a step toward stability instead deepened divisions. Despite recent optimism sparked by a temporary ceasefire and…
Islamabad Steps into a Fragile New Role In a striking turn of global diplomacy, Pakistan is reportedly preparing to deploy around 20,000 troops to the Gaza Strip as part of a newly envisioned international stabilization force. The initiative—shaped through discreet negotiations between Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir, the CIA, and Israel’s Mossad—marks a historic shift in Pakistan’s…
A Defining Moment for an Evolving Partnership In a high-stakes visit to Tokyo, U.S. President Donald Trump lavished praise on Japan’s first female Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, calling her a “leader of wisdom and courage.” Their meeting—rich in symbolism, ceremony, and strategic messaging—underscored the deepening alignment between Washington and Tokyo at a time of shifting power dynamics…
A Stark Caution from a Former Ally In a pointed critique that has reverberated across Washington’s foreign policy circles, former U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has accused President Donald Trump’s new “America Alone” strategy of being a strategic blunder—one that threatens to dismantle hard-won global alliances and alienate critical partners like India. Speaking at Harvard’s Institute…
A Fragile Peace Before the Summit In a major diplomatic turn, the United States and China have announced a “basic consensus” on a new trade deal framework—marking a potential thaw in one of the world’s most consequential economic rivalries. The breakthrough comes just days before President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping are due to meet…
New Equations in South Asia A quiet yet consequential diplomatic shift is unfolding in South Asia. On October 25, Pakistan’s General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, visited Dhaka for talks with Bangladesh’s interim head of government, Professor Muhammad Yunus. Their discussions—covering trade, connectivity, defense cooperation, and regional stability—signaled a thaw between…
