China visa rules

China visa rules open a new front in public diplomacy

China visa rules is aimed at attracting tourist spending and let foreign visitors carry home a different account of the country. #China #visa Read more »
Will China risk a Taiwan invasion

Taiwan invasion risk: Beijing’s coercion comes first

China is building the option of force, but coast-guard patrols and blockade rehearsals offer Beijing a lower-risk path towards Taiwan invasion. Read more »
US allies losing trust

US allies are learning to live without its trust

US allies still value NATO, but tariffs, territorial threats and policy reversals are driving them to reduce dependence on Washington. Read more »
Geoeconomics and the global order

Geoeconomics turns trade dependence into strategic risk

Geoeconomics is reshaping global trade as tariffs, sanctions and export controls replace market efficiency. Read more »
Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman

Bangladesh: BNP’s first hundred days raise troubling national questions

Political exclusion, economic uncertainty, security concerns and diplomatic imbalance mark Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s fledgling regime. Read more »
the India-US bilateral trade agreement

The India-US bilateral trade agreement: A deal on hold

Conflicting domestic economic policies, sudden judicial disruptions, and fresh American tariff investigations have upended the India-US bilateral trade agreement. Read more »
World order

World order buckles as Iran war tests the West

The Iran war has exposed a world order where law exists, but enforcement bends before military power. #worldorder #Trump Read more »
Trump FIFA row

Trump-FIFA controversy exposes weak sports governance

FIFA’s Balogun ruling after Trump interference shows how political influence can weaken sporting rules and public trust. Read more »
China global governance bid

China’s global governance bid tests India’s diplomacy

China’s new white paper turns old positions into a bid to shape global governance, technology rules, and international diplomacy. Read more »
US-India ties

Loyalty without leverage: India’s US tilt yields little

India’s attempt to balance ties with the US has turned into a tilt, still deemed insufficient by Washington. Read more »