Rushali Saha
Biography
Publications
Rushali Saha is a recipient of a 2025 Maitri Fellowship based at the United States Studies Centre, Sydney. She is an independent researcher and analyst with Horizon Intelligence, a Belgium-based threat intelligence firm. She is a foreign affairs columnist and her key areas of interest are Indian foreign policy and Indo-Pacific geopolitics. Connect on LinkedIn.
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
As reincarnations go, this one is proving a headache for both Washington and Beijing.
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
Has India changed position on third party mediation in the longstanding dispute?
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
Quiet rather than “megaphone” diplomacy will help Delhi and Dhaka forge a mutually beneficial relationship.
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.
