Call a Spade a Spade
Notwithstanding its grand proclamations, Taliban 2.0 is little removed from its original avatar.
The Finger of Blame
While the Afghanistan crisis may represent a collective failure of the western coalition forces and their chosen Afghan political elites,…
The Wildcard in Afghanistan?
As its fellow NATO members make a rather humiliating retreat, all eyes are on Turkey to see if it can…
Mercenaries of Disinformation
Although influence operations are almost as old as human history, the pervasive presence of social media has allowed private agencies…
The Golden Age of Hydrogen?
The Vernian vision of a hydrogen economy may soon come to pass as countries adopt strategies to mitigate climate change…
The Retrospective U-turn
By abolishing retrospective taxes, India has sought to project itself as a pragmatic and investor-friendly regime devoid of regulatory uncertainty.
Surviving Humanoids
The vast landscape of future human-machine interplay is limited only by the discrepancies in our knowledge of the human brain.
The Politics of Jihad
Despite the ideological rivalry between the Taliban and the ISIS-K, the two sides have occasionally cooperated with each other to…
Challenges for a Shifting Supply Chain
The Taiwanese semiconductor industry is gearing up to meet the challenges of disruption in the traditional supply chain through innovation…
India’s Presidency at the UNSC
As India assumes the presidency of the United Nations Security Council, it will focus on three issues - maritime security,…