Global Affairs

October 16, 2026

Columns/Geopolitics

What China’s Global Initiatives Offer the World

The fires of war burn from Palestine to Ukraine and from Sudan to Iran, demoralising billions of people around the world who suffer from the inferno and inflation. There seems to be

Geopolitics/Interviews/Social

Against Certainty: My Talk with Bahiyyih Nakhjavani

In a wide-ranging conversation, Bahiyyih Nakhjavani reflects on the unsettled nature of identity, the limits of historical truth and the moral responsibility of writing about people who can no longer speak for themselves. Drawing on her experience between Iran, Africa,

September 16, 2026

What China’s Global Initiatives Offer the World

October 16, 2026

Columns/Geopolitics

The fires of war burn from Palestine to Ukraine and from Sudan to Iran, demoralising billions of people around the world who suffer from the inferno and inflation. There seems to be

Against Certainty: My Talk with Bahiyyih Nakhjavani

September 16, 2026

Geopolitics/Interviews/Social

In a wide-ranging conversation, Bahiyyih Nakhjavani reflects on the unsettled nature of identity, the limits of historical truth and the moral responsibility of writing about people who can no longer speak for

A Victory for the Brazilian People Once More Through Lula

The week before 25 October in Brazil was frenetic. It

Afghanistan’s Taliban Face a Growing Insurgency — But No Existential Threat

Anti-Taliban armed resistance is spreading across Afghanistan, with the National

Punjab’s Gang Violence Tests Modi’s Security Strategy

Parvinder Singh Jhota spent years confronting suspected drug dealers in

Manipur’s Deadly Spiral: Ethnic Conflict Spawns a Wider Security Crisis

Manipur’s ethnic conflict is entering a more volatile phase, with

The Dangerous Politics of Mob Rule

When street violence is mistaken for popular will, a small

Bullets at a Funeral: Can Extremists Break Jordan’s Unity?

The killing of nine people at a Greek Orthodox funeral

From Anti-State Laws to State Repression

Having risen to power promising to dismantle draconian laws, the

The Architect Of Betrayal

Dr. Muhammad Yunus and the perils of a nation’s broken

Follow the Money: How Foreign Powers Buy Democracy

Financial influence has become a significant tool of global geopolitics,

Canada’s India Reset Faces a Test Over Sikh Activist Safety

An unofficial Khalistan referendum in Edmonton, attended by thousands of

Maldives Expands Its Strategic Choices Beyond India

The Maldives’ first presidential visit to Pakistan in 11 years

Afghanistan: Security Without Accountability

The October 21 attack in Bamyan highlights the risks facing

Kashmir: 79 Years of Dispute, No Resolution

Since 1947, Kashmir has remained at the centre of a

Disaster Is a Possibility

In 13 days Americans will vote on the midterm Congressional

The World Order beyond Polarity

For three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union,