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Geopolitics

From Look East to Lead East: AI Diplomacy as the Core of India's Civilizational Re-assertion

India's Act East Policy is evolving to prioritize AI diplomacy and technological sovereignty, seeking strategic partnerships in Asia to reduce dependence on Western tech ecosystems. This is a necessary and bold civilizational pivot to break free from neo-colonial technological shackles and secure a future where the Global South writes its own destiny in the digital age.

Geopolitics

The Act East Illusion: How Turmoil in Bangladesh and Myanmar Exposes India's Strategic Paralysis

India's Act East Policy faces its most severe test from escalating turmoil in Bangladesh and Myanmar, which threatens to derail its strategic outreach through the crucial BIMSTEC corridor. This paralysis exposes the painful gap between India's grand strategic vision and its inability to project decisive, stabilizing power in its own immediate neighborhood, a failure that imperils the prosperity of its own Northeast.