Sudan Conflict and the UAE’s Strategic Engagement The civil war in Sudan, ongoing since April 2023, has evolved into a protracted power struggle between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), with severe... Devendra Kumar | July-December 2025 | Africa Trends
The Russia-Ethiopia Nuclear Partnership: A Catalyst for Regional Influence and Multi-polar Geopolitics The Russia-Ethiopia nuclear partnership marks a significant shift in Africa's energy and geopolitical landscape, positioning nuclear power as both a developmental tool and an instrument of strategic alignment. Formalised in... Nandini Khandelwal | July-December 2025 | Africa Trends
The G20 in South Africa: Outcomes and Assessment The 2025 G20 Summit under South Africa's presidency marked a pivotal moment in contemporary multilateralism, highlighting Africa's growing role in global governance. Building on successive Global South presidencies, the summit... Mohanasakthivel J | July-December 2025 | Africa Trends
India’s Defence Diplomacy as Soft Power Instrument Towards Southeast Asia G.V.C. Naidu | November-December 2025 | Strategic Analysis
Global Order in COVID-19 Contagion: A Literary and Philosophical Interpretation This article interprets the COVID-19 pandemic as a profound existential event that exposed the moral, political, and structural fragilities of the global order. Drawing on existentialist philosophy—Sartre’s ontology of freedom,... Swati Pal | November-December 2025 | Strategic Analysis
Ethnocratic Statecraft and Conflict: The Case of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh An ethno-conflict erupted in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh in 1975 which lasted for more than two decades. It came to a formal end when the Bangladesh government... Bhumitra Chakma | November-December 2025 | Strategic Analysis
Material and Ideational Factors Behind Conceptualisation of the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor In recent years, partnerships with non-conventional allies have emerged as the norm in the world order, amid dynamic global polarity and unanticipated challenges. The India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) announced... Priyanshi Agrawal | November-December 2025 | Strategic Analysis
Minilateralism for Reinforcing ASEAN Centrality?: The Case of Intra-Regional Mechanisms in the Mekong Region This paper examines how ASEAN-led minilateralism in the Mekong subregion contributes to reinforcing ASEAN centrality amid great power competition, particularly between the US and China. Some intra-regional initiatives such as... Ha Hai Hoang | November-December 2025 | Strategic Analysis
Soft Power Through Education: Realist Regional Dynamics in Asia This paper examines education as a realist tool for soft power in West and East Asia, responding to Jane Knight’s call for regionalisation research. Challenging her liberal vision of knowledge... Char Leung | November-December 2025 | Strategic Analysis
Education as ‘Soft Power’: Mapping the Role of Education in Strengthening India’s Ties with Afghanistan Hilal Ramzan , Javid Ahmad Ahanger | November-December 2025 | Strategic Analysis
