Category: World Affairs

How long will all this last? Probably until Trump’s term in office comes to an end

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

By Anil Madan The chant has been ringing for years. Iran must not be allowed to have a nuclear bomb. The Israelis have persistently emphasized that this is

Fog, miscalculation and the erosion of credibility in an age of shifting justifications

Breakfast With Bwana

Why small states must rethink security, cooperation and autonomy in a changing world order

When small states stand alone, they fall alone — why coordination among the countries of the Indian Ocean has become a strategic necessity

Wealth, mobility, and neutrality once cast Dubai as a safe harbour amidst regional storms. That illusion shattered in early March

Opinion

Opinion

In a fragile order, erratic power does not project strength. It transmits uncertainty. And uncertainty, in an increasingly militarised Indian Ocean, is a risk multiplier

Breakfast with Bwana

When tariffs are weaponised and rules reduced to convenience, multilateralism does not merely weaken — it yields to leverage, and leverage rarely favours the smallest

Opinion

Opinion