Geopolitics

यह लेख बदलती भू-राजनीतिक परिस्थितियों में भारत-अमेरिका संबंधों की नई वास्तविकता को दर्शाता है। आर्थिक, तकनीकी और रक्षा सहयोग बढ़ने के बावजूद, दोनों देशों के हितों और रणनीतिक स्वायत्तता में अंतर है।

UK-China relations are complex, and they have undergone several changes under different UK governments and Chinese leaders. From the UK side, UK-China relations have been through ‘golden ages’ particularly under the years of David Cameron, (2010-2020), where it has been suggested that ‘Cameron’s engagement with China was a response to the crisis of the global economy in 2008 and the divergence of the economies of China and the West’.

In the ongoing strategic rivalry between the United States and China, much attention has been paid to tariffs, export restrictions, industrial policies, and the reconfiguration of global supply chains. But these advances cannot be explained solely in terms of material or economic factors. These phenomena arise not only from the struggle over material resources but also reflect more profound tensions over issues of identity and sovereignty. The notion of “identity capital”, as identified in my book Shaping Nations and Markets: Identity Capital, Trade, and the Populist Rage, helps us understand the importance of narratives of nationhood in shaping economic and geopolitical dynamics.

PM Modi’s brief Abu Dhabi visit underscores India’s deepening strategic ties with the UAE amid Hormuz tensions. Beyond booming trade and oil pacts, it signals growing security cooperation, maritime awareness, and multi-alignment to shield India’s energy lifelines in a volatile Gulf.

One year after Operation Sindoor, India's precise military strikes on Pakistan-based terror camps, marked a significant shift in India's defence strategy. The event marked a shift to proactive defence, and stronger deterrence against cross-border terrorism while maintaining controlled escalation.