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 […]
Ananta Insights | Strategic Implications of China-Pakistan Axis by Ambassador Sharat Sabharwal | July 2025
Speaking recently, Lt. General Rahul R Singh, Deputy Chief of Army Staff, said that China provided “all possible support” to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor. It treated the military conflict as a “live lab” to test its weapon systems; hoping to kill the adversary with a “borrowed knife” and “use the neighbour to cause pain”. He […]
The Near Abroad
ANANTA INSIGHTS India and Neighbourhood | April-May 2025 Welcome to the April-May edition of Ananta Insights on India and its Neighbourhood, our monthly survey of developments in South Asia. The region has seen fast-moving developments over the past week, the implications of which continue to evolve. Message to Pakistan: India’s Suspension of the Indus Waters […]
Ananta Insights | Operation Sindoor: the New Normal by Ambassador Sharat Sabharwal | May 2025
A terror attack near Pahalgam on April 22, claimed by the Pak-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) offshoot The Resistance Front (TRF), resulted in the loss of lives of 26 tourists. In an unsuccessful attempt to disturb communal harmony in India, the terrorists killed their victims after ascertaining their religion. The immediate response of the Government of India […]