The last two weeks have bene turbulent for U.S. politics: a past President and current candidate survives an assassination attempt; the current President is forced to withdraw from contesting and is replaced by a new nominee in a flash. This is set in the backdrop of tumultuous domestic and international politics. Neelam Deo, co-founder, Gateway House, discusses the U.S.’ electoral race and its implications for global geopolitics. read more

The easiest way to compare the defence forces of two countries is to do the bean count of the weapons and equipment that they have. But that gives only one aspect of their capability. The numbers do make up for some strength, particularly when a war of attrition takes its toll on the weapons and equipment of a country. But that alone cannot win wars. If that was the case, the more advanced countries should be winning the wars easily. That read more

The 22nd summit of the leaders of India and Russia–Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin–during the former’s visit to Moscow on 8 and 9 July 2024 should be best assessed through the prism of multipolarity. Today’s geopolitics is a series of continuing and complex interactions among several poles of power such as the U.S., EU, China, Russia, Japan, India, and the other important nations of the Global South. In this age of conflicts and competition, tensions read more

On May 19, 2024, Ebrahim Raisi, the eighth President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, died tragically in a helicopter crash near East Azerbaijan where he had just completed an official visit. Raisi’s funeral was attended by high-ranking officials from 68 countries, including the Vice-President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar. The Government of India declared a day of national mourning on May 21, 2024. That same day, another homage was paid to the late Iranian leader – in the union territory of Ladakh. read more