Kushagra Kushwaha is a second-year master’s student at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations at Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Institution of Eminence), Manipal, India. The collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024 has forced Syria into a complex transition. This 14-year civil war has claimed over half a million lives, displaced nearly …
Nuclear Energy in India: A New Dawn for Power Generation
K Abhinav Rao is a second-year master’s student at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations at Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Institution of Eminence), Manipal, India. India’s nuclear energy landscape is on the cusp of transformation as the private sector is set to venture into nuclear power production. On February 7, 2025, the Naveen …
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Navigating India-Taiwan Relations in the Digital Age: Surveying the Theory and Practice of Science and Technology Diplomacy Authored by Ramnath Reghunadhan Dr Ramnath Reghunadhan is an Assistant Professor at Department of Social Sciences, School of Social Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) University, Vellore, India. The India-Taiwan relationship is a compelling case study in the …
DeepSeek: Unveiling China’s AI Strategy in Action
Megha Shrivastava is a Doctoral Research Scholar and Dr. TMA Pai Fellow at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Institution of Eminence), Manipal, India. China’s launch of DeepSeek’s R1 model in January sent shockwaves worldwide. Despite US sanctions on advanced hardware, the model’s rapid technological rise, effective performance, and …
Trump 2.0: Immediate Wins, Lasting Dilemmas in Latin America
Abon Gooptu is a second-year master’s student at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations at Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Institution of Eminence), Manipal, India. Hopes for a revitalized coherent strategy to engage with Latin America seemed bleak when United States (US) President Donald Trump, during his inaugural address, stated, “They [Latin America] need …
Solar Geoengineering in Climate Action: Solution or Risk?
Rucha Shrikant Mapari is a second-year master’s student at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations at Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Institution of Eminence), Manipal, India. The Paris Agreement determines the collective target of limiting the global average temperature to 1.5 to 2 degrees Celsius. Yet, the international efforts to cut down fossil fuel …
Silicon Shift: India’s Emerging Role in the Global Chip Supply Chain
Akhilraj P. Gangadharan is a second-year master’s student at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations at Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Institution of Eminence), Manipal, India. Semiconductor chips are an indispensable part of every electronic equipment from smartphones to advanced defence systems, making them a strategic asset for technological leadership. The competition extends to future …
CISA under Trump 2.0: To Disband or Restructure?
Nistha Kumari Singh is a Ph.D. Research Scholar and Dr. TMA Pai Fellow at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Institution of Eminence), Manipal. Following his inauguration on 20 January 2025, US President Donald Trump signed several executive orders, one of which terminated the advisory committee members, including the Cyber …
The Russia-Ukraine War: Forging a Stronger China-Russia Partnership
Thumar Yatharth Vrajeshbhai is a second-year master’s student at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations at Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Institution of Eminence), Manipal, India. The relationship between China and Russia has grown stronger in recent years. On 16 May 2024, both countries commemorated the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations as the “China-Russia …
Japan-US Relations: Is a ‘Golden Age’ on the Horizon?
Dr. Arnab Dasgupta is a Research Analyst at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi. He holds a PhD in Japanese studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. He was a Visiting Researcher at GRIPS (Tokyo) under the Japan Foundation Doctoral Fellowship for Japanese Studies (2017). “[Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba] … …