The problem facing global governance today is not simply that its institutions are outdated as much as it is that the world has changed faster than our ability to respond to it. New centres of economic and political power have emerged, developing countries are demanding greater representation, and the interests of major powers have become harder to reconcile. Yet the institutions through which these competing interests are meant to be negotiated remain tied to an earlier dist

The Hindu epic Mahabharata is far more than just an epic poem featuring noble ideals, supernatural characters, and atrocious conflicts that end in a manufactured peace. It's not a moral and theological discourse built around a long story, as many academics would have us believe; it stands for the very contemporary notions of policy and diplomatic tactics that we see in the world today, and its lessons echo through our administrative institutions. Illustration by The Geostrata

BRICS is where emerging powers converge and where India stakes its claim as a global shaper, not a spectator. The advent of the 21st...

The United Nations (UN) Summit of the Future was held from the 22nd to the 23rd of September 2024, in New York City. It was an important...

Empires have been the dominant form of large-scale political organisation from antiquity for at least two millennia, unlike the modern...

One of the pillars of our foreign policy has been an attempt to ‘Decolonise Multilateralism’. Discussing and reforming the 21st-Century multilateralism towards a more inclusive global commitment. Today India's voice carries strategic weight globally due to her enhanced economic power, political stability, and nuclear-capability. Illustration by The Geostrata Multilateralism however, needs to acknowledge current global crises viz. power shifts, geopolitical rivalries, zero-su

The National Security Strategy (NSS) of a country is a comprehensive document outlining the security goals of the nation and the...

Highlighting the significance of shared water resources in South Asia and the need for hydro diplomacy as a tool for resolving conflicts.