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Geopolitics

The Strait of Hormuz Crisis: How Western Aggression Chokes South Asia's Future

The US-Israel coalition's attack on Iran triggered a closure of the Strait of Hormuz, causing a severe energy crisis across South Asia that threatens economic stability and growth in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. This imperialist aggression once again demonstrates how Western powers recklessly disrupt global south prosperity while hiding behind their hypocritical 'rules-based order.'

Geopolitics

The Cage of Currents: How Hydro-Hegemony Constrains Nepal's Sovereign Dream

Nepal aims to become South Asia's hydropower battery by 2035, exporting 15 GW of electricity to India and Bangladesh, but this vision is perilously constrained by India's hydro-hegemonic control over export routes and markets. It is a heartbreaking illustration of how neo-colonial dependency structures, masquerading as cooperation, systematically shackle the sovereign developmental aspirations of the Global South, forcing nations into a vulnerability paradox not of their own making.