Waseem Ahmad

Patryk Kugiel’s India’s Policy Towards the European Union in the Post-Cold War Era: Partners in the Liberal Order? is a systematic and well-structured analysis of the development of India’s engagement with the European Union (EU) from 1991 to mid-2025. The book is an important contribution in the existing literature on India–EU relations, which have been examined mainly from the EU perspective. What makes the book significant is its approach in analysing the relationship between India and the EU from an Indian perspective and in the context of the liberal international order. The book analyses the evolution of the Indian position on the EU for about thirty years, in order to understand how the importance and nature of this partnership have developed in the light of the changing international environment. One of the strengths of the book is its themes which revolve around the concepts of India in the liberal international order, economic cooperation, multilateralism, and global governance.

• Waseem Ahmad, Madhuri, Anisur Rahman |
• May-June 2026 |
• Strategic Analysis

The prioritisation of military objectives by governments can always bring risks in terms of causing permanent damage to sources of water, farmlands, and populations. The dilemma in the case has posed a major concern in recent times, particularly during the war in Ukraine, Syria and Sahel, as military operations are affecting the sources of sustainability that may possibly contribute to future recovery in the region. In reality, deep-seated political repression, widespread corruption, and high levels of socio-economic marginalisation have been far more significant factors in the outbreak of conflict than those related to agriculture alone (Selby et al. Citation2017). At the same time, the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in June 2023 caused a catastrophic flood in the entire Dnipro River Basin, polluting the drinking water, flooding farmlands, and causing large territories to be uninhabitable due to the dispersion of various industrial pollutants. Although the event has attracted a lot of concern and media coverage as a humanitarian and military crisis, the overall ecological effects and consequences such as long-term degradation, have attracted significantly less media attention and discussion. The experiences shared by those living in the area have highlighted the concerns that may have resulted from the event, such as the uncertainty surrounding the return of those displaced, remains a pending concern.

• Madhuri, Waseem Ahmad |
• January-February 2026 |
• Strategic Analysis