GHINWA PISSAROCI/Strategic Analyst INTRODUCTION: The ongoing conflict in West Asia will finally change the borders. From outside, it looks like a complicated situation between US and Iran but in reality it is a geopolitical game. Thus, a war between the United States and Iran would not remain a limited bilateral conflict. It would likely transform the political geography of West Asia in profound ways. The region’s borders have historically been fragile, shaped less by organic… Read More »US-Iran war could change borders in West Asia

                                          SARFARAZ AHMED/Strategic Analyst INTRODUCTION: With the changing geopolitics in the region, West Asian security architecture is undergoing a profound change, particularly after US President Donald Trump assumed office. Now, the security situation in West Asia has become increasingly complex due to a combination of political, economic, social, and geopolitical factors. The region’s strategic importance,… Read More »West Asian security scenario getting complicated

  GHINWA PISSAROCI/Strategic Analyst INTRODUCTION: The ongoing tariff war which looks like a global economic recalibration by United States is actually a strategic realignment. This is going to create a much needed strategic reset in the long run. The new world order is long getting stagnated due to lack of meaningful reforms and institutional revitalization. The delay cannot be withheld any more. The Global South is demanding its due which has been neglected for far… Read More »Tariff war will bring global strategic reset

  A CASS-India Analyst  INTRODUCTION: India’s ‘Operation Sindoor’ has changed military thinking and war planning. As a result leading global powers are racing to return to their drawing board to redesign war doctrines. Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan over terrorist act in Kashmir, both sides went for a 96 hour long conflict which resulted in complete decapitation of Pakistan military and its precious infrastructure. But it has also exposed strategic ambiguity of US… Read More »‘Operation Sindoor’ changed global military thinking

  SHALINI PANDEY/Program Head INTRODUCTION: After US President Donald Trump returned to power, there is a growing priority for his administration to undo lot of mishandling of foreign policy issues and wrongful actions by the previous Joe Biden Administration against India. No doubt, the vicious atmosphere created by previous Biden Administration in India’s immediate neighborhood could take years to settle. But Trump Administration is showing determination to set things right so that US interests can… Read More »Indo-US relations may gain momentum now

INTRODUCTION: The United States should urgently work for bringing a global consensus to strengthen multilateral institutions and either replace or substantially reform the United Nations (UN) to establish a new world order. The rule of law is sliding past quite dangerously. Apart from P5, the US needs to work with other emerging powers who can contribute substantially to this endeavor. But unfortunately, the existing powers are unwilling to wide open space for other emerging powers.… Read More »US should work for multi-polarity under new world order

SHUBHRA SHARMA/MILITARY ANALYST INTRODUCTION: The era of uni-polarity is over. This is going to bring an end to American hyper super power status which the country has enjoyed for more than three decades after the fall of Soviet Union and end of Cold War. Now, any further attempt by the United States to retain the same status might prove negation of history and resisting the cycle of power matrix. There is no doubt American decline… Read More »Multi-polarity is new global order

GHINWA PISSAROCI/Strategic Analyst INTRODUCTION: Despite peace efforts and diplomatic engagements to find a solution to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, there is hardly any tangible result. The fiasco at the UN, another theatre for mediation, clearly points to lack of sincerity. It gave an impression that diplomacy is all about lies but in a polished manner. Thus, the present situation is going to warrant a bigger crisis to subdue the ongoing crisis in the West Asian… Read More »Iran could go nuclear to change power balance

AYESHA ABDULLAH /Strategic Analyst INTRODUCTION: The ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza could spread to the entire Middle East and North African (MENA) region if timely steps are not taken. While some countries in the region are more interested to escalate the situation to ripe personal benefits out of the fragile military conflict, others are posing as bystanders to evaluate the situation before choosing any side. But it is a right opportunity for… Read More »Saudi Arabia should provide leadership in this crisis

Ayesha Abdullah INTRODUCTION: The ongoing flare up in the West Asian region in the form of Hamas-Israel conflict could spread further and bring more geopolitical uncertainty. The action of Hamas in the present round of flare up is barbaric, inhuman and responsible for vitiating the already volatile situation. This has weakened the Palestinian cause to a great extent, if not entirely. While Hamas has weakened President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank region, it has… Read More »West Asia instability may become more complicated