Author: Vijay Makhan

The challenge before America is not to recreate an idealised past, but to renew itself while remaining faithful to the enduring principles upon which it was founded

Politics

Politics

International Relations

What the alleged latest chagos proposal tells us about our times

A rules-based order fails when rules bend for strategic convenience but remain rigid for the weak

Diplomacy

Diplomacy

The present moment underscores a broader truth of contemporary geopolitics: engagement with China is no longer optional for most of the world

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion

We are not yet in a global conflict of the kind history has known. But we are in a phase where the guardrails that once moderated behaviour are

A signed agreement, a fractured process, and the rising cost of political hesitation