Across the shifting landscape of global politics, facts bend and twist under the weight of rival agendas. Global trade is no longer limited to goods; they trade choreographed realities. In that subterranean theatre, half-truths and outright fabrications stated briefly as “official facts”, their purpose not merely to deceive but to anchor diplomatic leverage, with an intention to lead allies down false paths of trust. Illustration by The Geostrata Similar to the society George

The idea of "soft power," introduced by American political scientist Joseph Nye, is extensively applied in contemporary international relations. This strategy enables nations to advance their interests without having to utilise military force. Soft power, as it is understood today, gained prominence after the Cold War, when the United States became the sole superpower. Illustration by The Geostrata The “unipolar moment” that the U.S. experienced after the fall of the Soviet U

The Kurdish search for independence has been a complex and multifaceted issue that has stretched over a long period of time. The issue is...

China’s assertion on Arunachal Pradesh, which it calls “Zangnan” (South Tibet), is based on historical ties to Tibet and a rejection of...

History, too, plays by the rule of the universe: everything is connected. India gained its independence on 15th August 1947, but the seed...

Operation Sindoor marks a pivotal moment in South Asia’s national security apparatus, following a brutal terrorist attack in April 2025, in Pahalgam, claiming the lives of twenty six civilians. In response, India launched an appropriate and precise retaliatory strike on May 7, targeting nine key terror camps across Pakistan and PoK. The operation underscored a significant shift in India’s counter-terrorism strategy. Cover by The Geostrata This report offers a comprehensive a

Ever since the fall of the Soviet Union and the establishment of American Hegemony in the early 90s, the invention of the internet and...

The Delhi-Colombo economic partnership, by addressing shared challenges like trade management and external influences as well as...

Demography focuses on various aspects of the human population, like its size, age group, fertility rate, and mortality rate. As the type...

2025 sets the stage to address various challenges with shifting power dynamics, fragmented alliances, unresolved conflicts, and...

The launch of a Chinese-funded airport in Gwadar in Pakistan’s Balochistan province has been delayed due to the coordinated attack by...

The Olympic Games have long been a monumental event in global affairs, bringing together nations from across the globe in celebration of...

Given the rise of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) platforms like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, X’s Grok, and Microsoft’s...

“We will not be camp followers of any country, however great.”  ~ Jawaharlal Nehru 75 years of glory, toil, struggle, growth, and...

The strategic approach of present day Bharat is the continuity of clustered ideas and experiences that India has generated over...

The advent of the 21st century has brought about shifting geopolitical landscapes, highlighting the overextension of the US presence,...

The   Mauryan-Seleucid treaty of c. 303 BCE pronounced one of the earliest diplomatic engagements between Indian and the Greek...

In an era where the world was envisioned as a ‘global village’, the rising ‘nationalist’ fence is bringing up the realisation of a...

When Brahma Chellaney coined the term “debt-trap diplomacy”, explaining how China deliberately lends huge amounts of money to financially...

Ancient diplomacy went well beyond the battlefield, representing a rich tapestry of trade, cultural exchange, and the spread of religion....