Why bother with emerging middle powers when most of the international discussion since Donald Trump took office for the second time is dominated by the great-power politics of the United States and its global implications? Because the world is undergoing profound transformations that are not being driven only by the United States, China or Russia. Small and medium-sized states no longer participate in global affairs at the whim of great powers: they are carving out a legitimate place for themselves read more

Multipolarity is gaining in salience around the world. It has been on the agenda of the developing countries since 1955 when the Asian-African conference in Bandung, Indonesia was held. As that 70th anniversary approaches on 18th April, the relevance of its equal power distribution concept, is being acknowledged even by the unipolarists, reflecting an understanding of a world in profound transition. Within the early days of his administration, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, called unipolarity “an anomaly” and read more

There’s a steady flow of top U.S. officials visiting India these days. Tulsi Gabbard, the new U.S. as Director of National Intelligence and an old friend of India visited on 17-18 March as part of a broader Indo-Pacific tour. Now it’s U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who is expected on April 21, to discuss the issue of trade. He may or may not be joined by other high-ranking officials such as National Security Advisor Michael Waltz and Defence Secretary Pete read more

The Aeroflot flight from Delhi to Moscow is a reflection of how much has changed between the West and Russia and, concurrently, between India and Russia. The Delhi-Moscow flight is 5.5 hours, covering a 4,300 km distance – a nano connection these days compared to the 12 hours it takes to fly from Berlin to Moscow, just 1,600 km away. The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and the subsequent sweeping sanctions imposed on Russia by the West are the culprits of this lack read more