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The world’s most populous nation is on the rise, strengthening its position through high-profile events and aligning with both Western and non-Western groupings.

A truly multipolar world would dilute the importance of China and the United States, but the two superpower rivals are not going to cede influence easily.

Free societies can thrive by rediscovering and acting on their strengths. Values, including those of personal responsibility, must be at the core of a revival.

The next president will have to navigate China’s growing importance to Indonesia’s economy with Beijing’s growing assertiveness in Southeast Asia.

Misguided policies and inflation have drastically reduced social mobility. Political backlash will follow.

While Tehran has made diplomatic inroads to ease isolation from the West, domestic troubles will not go away for the mullahs in charge.

The outgoing president remains popular despite a term marked by unfulfilled promises, lackluster economic growth, corruption, violence and a deepening migrant crisis.

Today’s irresponsible economic policies are repeating historical mistakes, risking catastrophic consequences similar to those experienced in the past.

The upcoming commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on Genocide should force the world to ask: ‘Why again?’

While India needs to maintain good relations with Myanmar to achieve several strategic objectives, the ties between the two countries have been clouded by regional challenges.

Energy needs and historical ties have pulled France toward Algeria. Meanwhile, relations with Morocco have grown strained, but this might change.

A successful transition to renewable-dominated energy systems requires high-capacity intelligent electricity grids. Building them fast enough is an enormous challenge.

The Biden administration’s attempts to engage Iran have encouraged Israel’s enemies and could soon force the United States to make dreadful choices.

China’s military buildup and drive for economic self-sufficiency are signs that Beijing sees a near-term conflict, likely over Taiwan, as advantageous.

Tensions between the United States and China continue to fracture Asia along economic lines, exacerbating a global trend toward protectionism.

Azerbaijan rid itself of Russia’s “frozen conflict” hotspot. Routing Yerevan’s army, it accelerated the changes in the Southern Caucasus’ geopolitical landscape.

The rise and fall of mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin offers intriguing insight into the dangerous state of Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

Poland’s October 15 elections may give a boost to the regional development idea that has so far not lived up to its promise.

New Delhi had an ambitious budget plan for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. Now that Covid hit, the government has a third of the Indian economy under lockdown and strives to preserve development momentum.

Tensions have run high in South Asia, where the interests of China, India, and Pakistan clash. Lately, Beijing and Islamabad have stepped up cooperation, while India and the U.S. have grown closer. The region faces many unsettled conflicts. Nuclear deterrence is stabilizing the situation – but as pressure grows, its efficacy may weaken.

India is forging profitable new partnerships with Sunni Arab states as its economic profile grows and its ties with the U.S. and Israel strengthen. The changes are causing tension with its old ally Iran, which New Delhi still needs to keep Pakistan in check. This balancing act could leave India vulnerable to the Middle East’s notorious instability.

India is happy that the United States has recommitted to fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan. Keeping them out of power will limit the influence of India’s longtime rival, Pakistan. But the U.S. commitment is tenuous, and President Donald Trump is a known skeptic of the war.

China and India are beefing up their military capabilities again. The two Asian giants are confronting each other in traditional hotspots and in the Indian Ocean. War is still not in the cards, but the growing tensions between India and China adds to the region’s volatility.

The government of India has implemented a protectionist policy on trade, taking measures to boost domestic manufacturing. Yet exports have failed to increase, in part because of red tape and poor logistics.

The rise of China and changes in the U.S. policy have presented huge challenges for Europe and India. Their interests align with issues such as international trade and climate change. In the face of Brexit, India seeks partnership with other EU countries.

India has long warned of the strategic dangers posed by China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Today, many countries are voicing suspicions about the BRI’s potential effects. The project also faces difficulties due to financial problems within China. Beijing seems to be recasting the BRI as a more open project.

For decades, India’s policy on the contested state of Jammu and Kashmir has been relatively stable, allowing autonomy in the region and seeking an agreement with Islamabad. However, relations with Sunni Kashmiris have increasingly frayed, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has begun to shift its policy radically.

With a new import ban on 101 kinds of weapons, Narendra Modi is continuing his quest to expand the domestic arms industry in India. The lack of arms manufacturing has been a concern since the 1960s. Despite criticisms, the latest efforts are bearing some fruit.

India will rely on targeted supply-side spending to help resurrect the country’s Covid-battered growth. Narendra Modi’s government also hopes to implement structural reforms – but those will only work if India’s economic recovery is as strong as expected.

India’s food output has nearly quadrupled over the past 50 years, but farm households – more than half the country’s population – are in some ways worse off. Rural distress is weighing on the country’s politics and eroding the government’s political base.

Japan and India are fast enhancing their partnership. Both countries want to counteract China’s rise, especially in the Indian Ocean. The countries have strengthened economic and military ties, and together could challenge China at the sea. As Beijing attempts to project its power ever further, the Indo-Japanese partnership will only grow.

Once chronically short of dollars and pounds, India today has the fourth-largest foreign exchange reserves in the world. New Delhi’s challenge is modernizing its reserve management and leveraging this bounty to further the country’s international ambitions. 

India seeks to make its own weapons. If the West wants to end India’s dependence on Russian arms, it will have to help New Delhi in these efforts.

With the right statesmanship, a multipolar world can find its balance.

The latest round of fighting on the India-Pakistan border reveals a changed mood in New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to order an airstrike deep inside Pakistan is evidence of a more muscular policy taking shape in India. If Mr. Modi is reelected, India will likely be brandishing a bigger stick at its Western neighbor.

The recent skirmishes along the Indo-Chinese borders are part of a larger regional conflict. Since China aims to acquire hegemony over many geostrategic points in the Himalayas – including access to several major waterways – military escalation is fated.

As the U.S.-China trade dispute drags on, Washington is gearing up to turn the screws on another trade partner: India. Though the countries are allies, U.S. officials chafe at India’s protectionist policies.

The expansion of BRICS to 11 nations will strengthen the shift to a multipolar order and challenge Western dominance.

Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, India is leveraging its status as the world leader in pharmaceutical manufacturing. However, if other countries make good on their plans to enhance their production capabilities, India’s exports could suffer in the longer run.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi unexpectedly repealed three landmark agricultural reform bills after a year of protests by grain farmers, but once key elections are over, he could make another attempt at reform.

Indian Prime Minister currently enjoys high levels of trust among world leaders. He wants to make the most of this advantageous situation by simultaneously engaging with the U.S., China, and other strategic geopolitical partners, in addition to fostering better relations with smaller South Asian neighbors.

India and China are engaged in an infrastructure-building competition along disputed border areas, raising the risk of escalation between the nuclear-armed powers.

The destruction of Ukraine’s Kakhovka Dam is only the latest in a tradition of weaponizing water and its massive infrastructure. Conflict over water resources is only set to become more common.

The Modi government in India entered the last year of its term with mixed economic results. The prime minister has moderated inflation and carried out important reforms, but growth remains slow, and many are pessimistic about their financial situation.

Tensions are rising in relations between the U.S. and China, especially after the recent APEC summit. However, the heightened rhetoric used there could give both countries a chance to climb down and come to a deal. Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will have a perfect opportunity to do so during the G20 summit in Buenos Aires.

The post-1945 order as we know it is coming to an end. While the U.S. remains dominant, other powers are vying for a multipolar future.

The conflict over Kashmir has led to three wars and countless skirmishes between India and Pakistan. As tensions are building up again in the region, outside powers cooperate to prevent the worst. Washington’s and Beijing’s influence over the decision-making process of the two nuclear weapons-armed states may be gradually waning.

As the ratio of nonperforming assets in India’s banking sector rises, there have been loud calls for reform. The condition of loan portfolios at state-controlled banks is now so parlous that it is choking off the availability of new credit and forcing the government into ever more ambitious recapitalization schemes.

India has recently elevated its relationships with the United Arab Emirates, Israel and Iran, increasing its influence in the Middle East. But New Delhi has always preferred keeping the explosive region at arm’s length by dealing with only a few bilateral relationships.

As India and China continue to build infrastructure and expand their military forces along the disputed borders in the Himalayas, the hotspots are becoming hotter and the clashes more violent. The Asian giants’ old conflict has entered a new phase.