External Affairs / World 591 COVER STORY/ AMERICA:FRACTURED HEGEMON America resembles a mid-season cinematic plot where the distinction between protagonist and antagonist has dissolved. Under Donald Trump’s second term... Cult Current Desk 02 Apr 2026
External Affairs / World 476 BEYOND THE BARREL For five decades, the Gulf’s geopolitical heart beat to the rhythm of crude oil. Today, that pulse is quickening as monarchs orchestrate a radical met... Parul Bakshi 02 Apr 2026
External Affairs / World 427 NATO: SHIELD OR SHADOW? Once the bedrock of Western security, NATO today is a calcified behemoth, animated only by the frantic breath of the Ukraine crisis. In 2026, the alli... Santu Das 02 Apr 2026
External Affairs / World 313 GIORGIA MELONI: THE CRACKING SPELL As the shadows of ancient ruins lengthen across Rome’s Seven Hills, the myth of Giorgia Meloni—once the indomitable victor—begins to fracture. The 202... Jalaj Srivastava 02 Apr 2026
External Affairs / World 331 The New Energy Order As we cross the threshold of 2026, the old geopolitical scripts of gold and oil have been discarded. Power now flows through a ‘Metabolic Order,’ wher... Sandeep Kumar 02 Apr 2026
External Affairs / World 483 Cover Story: NEO-COLONIALISM 2.0 The Fragmentation of the Global Power Balance- A Requiem for the Old World SRIRAJESH 02 Feb 2026
External Affairs / World 464 Thirsty Nation: Fixed Mindset Iran is currently grappling with a severe water shortage. This situation is not merely the result of drought, but rather the consequence of its old po... Kamyar Kayvanfar 01 Dec 2025
External Affairs / World 614 Putin, Oil, and Trump Along with the winter chill, the breath of power has also begun to blow hot and cold. The chessboard is set on the tables of Moscow and Delhi; the pie... Sergei Strokan 01 Dec 2025
External Affairs / World 382 Mining for Power The global climate conversation has pivoted from carbon emissions to the minerals powering the green transition. As lithium and cobalt become the ‘new... Manish Vaid 01 Dec 2025