Security Partnerships

October 20, 2026

Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

The Indian Ocean’s Security Partnerships: When Cooperation Becomes Dependence

For Sri Lanka, maritime security is not an abstract geopolitical concern. The island’s location near major shipping routes creates opportunities for trade, fisheries, and economic development, but it also brings responsibilities. Illegal

Columns/Geopolitics

Guns, Gangs and the Diaspora: The Punjabi Devils Story

The conviction of Jashanpreet Singh, founder of California’s “Punjabi Devils Motorcycle Club”, on May 12, 2026, has drawn renewed attention to the growing involvement of Punjabi-origin gangs in organised crime in North America. Singh, based in Stockton, was sentenced to

May 17, 2026

US Completes Withdrawal of Troops from Niger

The United States has completed the withdrawal of its troops from Niger, an American official confirmed on Monday. Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh stated that

The Indian Ocean’s Security Partnerships: When Cooperation Becomes Dependence

October 20, 2026

Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

For Sri Lanka, maritime security is not an abstract geopolitical concern. The island’s location near major shipping routes creates opportunities for trade, fisheries, and economic development, but it also brings responsibilities. Illegal

Guns, Gangs and the Diaspora: The Punjabi Devils Story

May 17, 2026

Columns/Geopolitics

The conviction of Jashanpreet Singh, founder of California’s “Punjabi Devils Motorcycle Club”, on May 12, 2026, has drawn renewed attention to the growing involvement of Punjabi-origin gangs in organised crime in North

US Completes Withdrawal of Troops from Niger

September 17, 2024

The United States has completed the withdrawal of its troops from Niger, an American official confirmed on Monday. Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh stated that a small number of military personnel remain in

To the victor belong the oils

On Sunday, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returned home

The Ballot Box or the Barricades?

From threatened colonial institutions and mass police deployment in New

Kashmir: The Unfinished Legacy and South Asia’s Fragile Peace

Nearly eight decades after the events of 1947, Kashmir remains

Colombia threatens its Caribbean neighbor: Nicaragua

When Abelardo de la Espriella was declared the winner of

Social Media – An Unnecessary Evil?

Walk into any café, look into a living room, observe

The long journey back to the wild: The return of Przewalski’s horses

In the vast steppe of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous

The Spirit of Democracy Remains Strong

After the piece below had been drafted, news came in

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