Commentaries

As the world moves toward a cleaner and more technology-driven future, critical minerals have become strategic assets. Their growing importance is redefining partnerships, and shaping a new geopolitical landscape.

Trump’s Beijing summit sought to stabilise increasingly adversarial US-China ties. While both leaders projected cooperation, deep structural conflicts over technology, supply chains, Taiwan, and rare earths persist, marking a new era of managed strategic competition.

The Russia-Taliban security pact signals shifting security arrangements in the region. While the pact is not a mutual defense treaty, it will help the Taliban reduce its reliance on Pakistan while allowing Russia greater regional influence and counterterrorism visibility.

At the 35th WMCC meeting, India and China expressed satisfaction with maintained peace along the LAC. Tactical steps like resuming dialogues and flights show pragmatic stabilisation, deep-seated mistrust and border dispute prevent a full relationship reset.

President Prabowo Subianto balances Indonesia’s Islamic solidarity with Palestine and its global responsibilities by backing a two-state solution and peacekeeping. Backed by key Islamic organisations, this pragmatic approach frames humanitarian aid as both a moral and anti-colonial duty.