India’s AI “Third Track”- From Scale to Substance
By Tang Lu In February 2026, the India AI Impact Summit 2026, hosted by the Government of India under its national AI Mission, took place in New Delhi, making it one of the largest AI gatherings ever held in the Global South. Prior to the...
US-Pakistan Roosevelt deal signals deeper strategic shift
The US$ 4 billion deal was negotiated by Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s Special Envoy for the Middle East, whose son, Zach Witkoff, is involved in cryptocurrency development in collaboration with the government of Pakistan
60% of Americans don’t support Trump, poll says ahead of the State of the Union address
The poll also found that the Democrats inspired no confidence either.
The Chagos Fog – 104 Nautical Miles of “Strategic Autonomy” and the Realities of Maldivian Sovereignty
By Laxmi/Substack February 15 – When the Maldives announced a “heroic expedition” to recapture lost seas in February 2026, it triggered a wave of domestic scrutiny regarding the mission’s tactical parameters. A widely reported 2.5-mile discrepancy—the gap between the 106.5 nm ITLOS boundary and the...
India’s FTAs with advanced countries open new doors, but pose challenges too
By P.K.Balachandran/Sunday Observer Colombo, February 15 – India has signed seven Free Trade Agreements (FTA) and Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements (CEPA) since 2021, covering partners across Africa, West Asia, Europe and the Indo-Pacific. Generally, these FTAs were signed with the aim of expanding markets for...
Implications of the dispute over Chagos Islands for Indian Ocean
By P.K.Balachandran/The Daily Times of Bangladesh Colombo, February 10 – The revived Maldives-Mauritius dispute over the Chagos Islands and surrounding waters carries major implications for Maldivian domestic politics and broader Indian Ocean geopolitics, involving the US-led Western alliance, India, and China. Maldivian President Dr Mohamed...
Geopolitical fallout of the Maldives-Mauritius dispute over Chagos Islands
The issue resonates in the internal politics of the Maldives and upsets geopolitical relations in the Indian Ocean involving the US-led Western alliance, India and China
The Maldives’ Chagos gamble – stoking Trump’s fire to warm its own pot?
Beyond the Geopolitical Bluster- Decoding President Muizzu’s high-stakes dash for sovereign leverage amidst an April debt deadline and a rising tide of nationalism.
Escalation for de-escalation: Trump’s tactic
By P M Amza/Colombo Telegraph Colombo, February 7- The early months of 2026 have revealed that geopolitical stability is no longer anchored in treaties, institutions, or inherited norms. Instead, it is increasingly shaped by deliberate escalatory signalling—threats, tariff pressure, coercive diplomacy, and rhetorical brinkmanship—used by...
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