AfD and the Implications of a German Far Right Foreign Policy Ashutosh Nagda · 14 Oct, 2026 · #5917 · Commentary Three German states went to the polls in September, and in two of them, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) emerged as the largest party. AfD’s surge—from second place in last year’s federal elections to now being first in the two st...
Why BRICS Matters to its Members Tapan Bharadwaj. · 12 Oct, 2026 · #5916 · Commentary BRICS, an intergovernmental grouping of eleven emerging markets and developing countries, concluded its 18th Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi on 13 September. BRICS represents nearly half the world’s population, about 40 per cent of global GDP, an...
Three Points of Significance from China’s July 2026 Politburo Meeting Srikanth Kondapalli · 31 Aug, 2026 · #5915 · Commentary On 30 July, the 21-member Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) met to discuss the country’s economic problems. The meeting was chaired by General Secretary Xi Jinping. The Politburo has decided to hold the Fifth Plenary Session of the ...
China’s Pathway to Self-Reliance in Technology Swati Sood · 20 Aug, 2026 · #5913 · Commentary On 12 March 2026, China’s National People’s Congress approved the 15th Five Year Plan (2026-2030). The Plan warns against a global environment in which supply chain vulnerabilities are being weaponised, trade routes are blocked, and market acc...
East Asia Compass Key achievements of the Japanese PM’s Visit to India Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra · 09 Jul, 2026 · #5912 · Commentary · Column India–Japan relations are special—Japan is the second country after Russia with whom India has annual bilateral summits. The two countries established this format in December 2006, when their relationship was elevated to a ‘Strategic and Glo...
The Challenges of Sustaining Peace in India's Former Red Zones Rishika Choudhary · 06 Jul, 2026 · #5911 · Commentary On 30 March 2026, Home Minister Amit Shah announced in Parliament that “India is now Naxal-free.” Days later, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) formally communicated to nine states that no district in the country falls under the Left Wing Ext...
Xi-Trump Meeting: How China Controlled the Narrative and Set the Agenda Tapan Bharadwaj. · 29 Jun, 2026 · #5910 · Commentary US President Trump’s state visit to China from 13-15 May, widely viewed as high on symbolism and low on substance, nonetheless had important signals for the world. The visit indicated the beginning of a reset in US–China bilateral ties, though...
Strategic Space Iran at NPT RevCon 2026 Manpreet Sethi · 10 Jun, 2026 · #5908 · Commentary · Column The 11th Review Conference (RevCon) of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) took place in rather challenging circumstances from 27 April-22 May 2026. Much before the delegates convened in New York, it was feared that the Co...
