Opinion

The Trump-Xi summit in Washington has ended, but its strategic consequences are only beginning. Over three days, President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping extended their trade truce by two months, opened a channel...

The earlier drama concerned acquisition; the new reality concerns access. This distinction matters more than the political theatre suggested. Ownership carries administrative, legal and political burdens. Strategic access can deliver many of ownership’s benefits...

In late May 2026, UPS transported a cockpit canopy and weapons-bay door from a Royal Australian Air Force F-35. The parts were headed to the United States for inspection, possible repair, or disposal. Both...

The White House meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping was less a breakthrough than a negotiated pause. Both leaders had incentives to lower temperatures: Trump wanted economic stability, relief...

Today, the Franco-Indian relationship is arguably stronger and more comprehensive than at any point since 1947. France has become one of India’s most trusted Western strategic partners, with cooperation extending across defence, nuclear energy,...

This August, the Indian Army raised its first Baaz Battalion on the western front. A unit built around drones says more about where the Army is heading than any single purchase order could. Buying...

Batyl Toitarys 2026 exercise is significant not simply because of its size, but because of the breadth of capabilities operating under a single strategic concept. Kazakhstan is testing whether its ground, air and naval...

The Strait of Hormuz is neither closed nor functioning normally. That distinction has become increasingly important as Washington and Tehran wage a parallel battle over what the strait’s shipping data actually means. On September 1,...

Trump’s latest warnings mark a sharp escalation in language during a conflict already stretching across the Middle East. In an interview with Fox News, he reportedly described himself as being in “deciding mode,” weighing...

The White House has intimated that President Trump will personally receive Chinese President Xi Jinping at the airport when he arrives for his state visit on September 23. This is unprecedented, as even Trump...

“Those who are witnessing an erosion in their primacy no longer believe in the rules that they themselves set.” S Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs The ongoing volatility in the politico-military affairs of the world indicates the...

On September 17, 2026, Pakistan and China held the inaugural meeting of a Joint Boundary Commission in Islamabad. The event drew little ceremony, but carries real weight. It came within weeks of Prime Minister...

The United States has moved closer to turning its Russia policy into a broad instrument of economic coercion. The US House of Representatives has approved the “Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act...