Trade Tiffin
Source: Narendra Modi [@narendramodi] (April 3, 2026). X Welcome to the first edition of Trade Tiffin! This month’s stories are tied together by a single thread: India is simultaneously pulling every lever of economic statecraft by opening doors to investment, arguing for its voice at the World Trade Organization (WTO), exporting its digital stack to […]
Intersect: Africa – April
Intersect: India–Africa Introduction Welcome to this edition of the Intersect: India-Africa newsletter. Against the background of the US-Israel-Iran war, New Delhi is moving full steam ahead on deepening ties with African nations. Last week, EAM Jaishankar, in a consultative meeting in New Delhi, emphasised on New Delhi’s outreach to African countries, in trade and investment, […]
Tech Tactics
Tech Tactics As nations vie for supremacy in critical and emerging technologies, geopolitics and high-tech innovations intersect to shape global dynamics. Technological advances, from artificial intelligence to space exploration, not only revolutionise industries but redefine global power and strategic alliances. This edition explores India’s satellite navigation system’s atomic clock setbacks, automation in the shipbuilding industry, […]
Tech Tactics
Tech Tactics As nations vie for supremacy in critical and emerging technologies, geopolitics and high-tech innovations intersect to shape global dynamics. Technological advances, from artificial intelligence to space exploration, not only revolutionise industries but redefine global power and strategic alliances as well. This edition explores the newly signed US-Taiwan high-tech trade agreement; how China is […]
The Near Abroad
ANANTA INSIGHTS The Near Abroad | December 2025 This month in The Near Abroad, we examine how South Asia’s landscape is evolving. Sri Lanka faces a disaster exacerbated by climate change, Bangladesh deals with the aftermath of Hasina’s sentencing, and India maintains a cautious approach. Pakistan is restructuring its government through its 27th Amendment, while […]
Ananta Insights | Pakistan’s Geopolitical Recovery: An Appraisal by Ambassador Sharat Sabharwal | December 2025
A Troubled State A dysfunctional, troubled and troublesome state all through its existence, Pakistan went into over three decades of geopolitical decline after the end of the US-led Afghan Jihad against the Soviet Union. Having defeated the Soviets, the West turned its back on Pakistan and external assistance dried up. Infested with religious extremism as a result […]
Intersect: Africa
Intersect: Africa TAZARA Railway in Southern Tanzania – Train from Lusaka to Dar es SalaamSource: By Davidktorza, CC BY-SA 4.0,https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Train_from_Lusaka_to_Dar_es_Salaam.jpg Welcome to this edition of Intersect: Africa. This month, we track India’s deepening economic footprint across the continent—from digital payment infrastructure reaching Namibia to a cumulative investment of $75 billion reshaping energy and infrastructure partnerships. […]
Ananta Insights | US-Pakistan Diplomatic Reset – An Appraisal by Ambassador Sharat Sabharwal | October 2025
A popular remark in Pakistan, epitomizing the predominance of the Army, Islam and the US in the Pakistani polity, describes it as a state run by ‘Allah, America and Army’. Pakistan-US relations have seen their ups and downs. Lacking strategic congruence, the two countries have gone through phases of collaboration in a transactional relationship, interspersed […]
Intersect: Africa
Intersect: Africa Wagner Group Mercenaries in the Central African Republic Source: By Corbeau News Centrafrique, CC BY-SA 4.0, Welcome to this edition of Intersect: Africa. This month, we examine India’s growing footprint across the African continent through energy investments, digital partnerships, and strategic outreach, while also tracking where global powers like Russia are positioning themselves […]
Tech Tactics
Tech Tactics As nations vie for supremacy in critical and emerging technologies, geopolitics and high-tech innovations intersect to shape global dynamics. Technological advances, from artificial intelligence to space exploration, not only revolutionise industries but redefine global power and strategic alliances. This edition explores the role of Special Economic Zones (SEZ)s in attracting greenfield investments, scientific […]