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Geopolitics

The Strait of Hormuz Stranglehold and the UAE's Defection: The Unraveling of Imperial Energy Order and India's Path to Sovereignty

The UAE's exit from OPEC, amidst the world's largest oil supply crisis due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, signals the collapse of the old, Western-dominated energy order. This historic moment of vulnerability for nations like India is a clarion call to reject imperial supply chains and seize the opportunity to forge a new, multipolar and resilient energy future led by the Global South.

Geopolitics

The Strait of Fire: UAE's OPEC Exit and the Unmaking of a Neocolonial Energy Order

The United Arab Emirates has quit OPEC after nearly six decades, triggering a significant spike in global oil prices and exposing the structural fragility of cartel-based energy governance amid the catastrophic blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. This marks a devastating and deliberate assault on the economic sovereignty of the Global South, as nations like India are forced to pay the price for Western-driven geopolitical chaos and a crumbling neocolonial energy order.