Rushali Saha

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Rushali Saha serves as the Asia Desk Team Lead at Horizon Intelligence, a Belgium-based threat intelligence firm, and is an independent researcher specialising in Indo-Pacific geopolitics. She was also a Maitri Fellow at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, supported by the Centre for Australia-India Relations. A regular foreign affairs columnist, her work focuses on the intersection of Indian foreign policy and regional security dynamics. Connect on LinkedIn

Don’t write off the BRICS just yet
Don’t write off the BRICS just yet
Silence from BRICS over Iran looks damning. But India’s upcoming foreign ministers meeting may prove them wrong.
Time to reboot the India-France-Australia trilateral
Time to reboot the India-France-Australia trilateral
Three Indian Ocean powers must institutionalise their partnership or risk becoming another underused diplomatic forum.
Why the Dalai Lama's succession matters for Trump's China policy
Why the Dalai Lama's succession matters for Trump's China policy
As reincarnations go, this one is proving a headache for both Washington and Beijing.
Putting the “Indo” in Indo-Pacific, Australia’s westward pivot
Putting the “Indo” in Indo-Pacific, Australia’s westward pivot
Embassy openings and patrol boat gifts signal Canberra's recognition that Indian Ocean influence requires active engagement.
India-Pakistan ceasefire: Modi faces “re-hyphenation” challenge after Trump’s Kashmir mediation claims
India-Pakistan ceasefire: Modi faces “re-hyphenation” challenge after Trump’s Kashmir mediation claims
Has India changed position on third party mediation in the longstanding dispute?
Three-way energy play: The India-Sri Lanka-UAE deal in Trincomalee
Three-way energy play: The India-Sri Lanka-UAE deal in Trincomalee
Pipeline politics transform a Second World War-era fuel tank farm into a regional prize.
Navigating new realities in India–Bangladesh ties
Navigating new realities in India–Bangladesh ties
Quiet rather than “megaphone” diplomacy will help Delhi and Dhaka forge a mutually beneficial relationship.
Indonesian foreign policy is still free, more active
Indonesian foreign policy is still free, more active
Equating Jakarta’s moves with either a “pro-Beijing” or “pro-US” orientation indicates a fundamental misreading of the concept of non-alignment.
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