Rajiv Bhatia

Opinion: As Trump’s Board of Peace takes shape, its selective membership and personalised authority raise concerns that global peace may become driven by power, not principle.

Opinion : Trump’s claim that the US “needs” Greenland signals a shift toward raw power politics, raising concerns over international law, alliances and local self-determination.

Opinion: The Venezuela crisis shows how global rules restraining power are eroding, leaving weaker states exposed as force increasingly replaces consent.

Opinion : As the UN turns 80, its founding ideals are eroding not due to institutional failure, but shrinking political will among once-leading global powers.

Opinion | Trump’s new security strategy moves India closer to the core of US planning, signalling a significant strategic shift with broad implications

In a world where influence is increasingly diffuse, India is choosing to define its role not as a follower in a Western-led order, but as a pole in a genuinely multipolar world — one that speaks for itself, and increasingly, for the Global South.