The Collapse of the Western Alliance with Ambassador Talmiz Ahmad

  Click thumbnail or here to watch the Khanversation. Reassessing Trump’s National Security Strategy: Hegemony, Populism, and Global Consequences By Dr. Muqtedar Khan Professor Muqtedar Khan and Ambassador Talmiz Ahmad offered a critical assessment of the Trump...

Reclaiming Gandhian Spirituality in the Age of Religious Nationalism

Gandhian Hinduism was the ethical source of India’s secular and pluralistic ethos. It affirmed the sanctity of all faiths and the equality of all human beings. By Dr Muqtedar Khan October 06, 2025 This article published in The Diplomat. Mahatma Gandhi, Pundit Nehru and Maulana...

Has Donald Trump Upended India’s Grand Strategy?

THE PULSE | DIPLOMACY | SOUTH ASIA Has Donald Trump Upended India’s Grand Strategy? By Muqtedar Khan                       “Has Donald Trump Upended India’s Grand Strategy?” The Diplomat, August, 22,...

Bangladesh and Pakistan Are Changing South Asia’s Geopolitical Landscape  

  Their growing alliance will not bring stability to the region. Rather, it will raise the geopolitical temperature and provoke more Indian pressure on Bangladesh. Muqtedar Khan 01.31.2025 This article was published by The Diplomat on January 31, 2025. Since the overthrow of...

Ibn Khaldun Center for Public Policy

Ibn Khaldun Center for Public Policy seeks to promote Universal Values and Good Governance. Why Ibn Khaldun Still Matters By Dr. Muqtedar Khan Dialogue on Gaza Crisis A New U.S. Strategy in the Wake of Gaza: Great Powers Can’t Bluff By Dr. Jonah Blank India and Israel: A...

Public Policy Essays on India by Dr. Muqtedar Khan

These are Recent Articles on India  and Indian Muslims by Dr. Muqtedar Khan. Click the publication Link to read the article.   2019 to Present “Pakistan’s Revival Should Worry India,” The Indian Express on October 31, 2025. “Reclaiming Gandhian...

After 74 Years of Independence the Future of Democracy in India Depends on its Muslims

AUGUST 15, 2021 This article was first published by American Kahani. Click to read. MUQTEDAR KHAN On August 15th, 2021, India celebrates its 75th Independence Day. India became independent from the British empire in 1947 and has since then remained the largest democracy in the...

Babur’s Invasion of India was not a Jihad!

  Babur’s Invasion of India was not a Jihad! Emperor Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire, was an extraordinary individual. He is currently portrayed in India as a ”Jihadi” who invaded India to subjugate Hinduism and assert Islamic domination. The myths around the now...