Real Test for Solidarity: The war, security risk and energy crisis in Asia

Perhaps the most controversial aspect of East Asia’s response to the 2026 war is the quiet abandonment of “green” idealism in favor of “black” survivability.

Parishti Kaushik & Badri Narayanan Gopalakrishnan•Updated: Aug 24, 2026 05:29 AM• 123 views

FILE PHOTO: Iranian missiles are displayed in a park, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 26, 2026.

Credit: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo

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Parishti Kaushik

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Parishti is a GNLU graduate and In-House Counsel at Vedanta Ltd, specialising in corporate law, regulatory and policy analysis. Opinions expressed here are the authors' own and not of their affiliated organizations.

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Badri Narayanan Gopalakrishnan

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A senior economist and affiliate faculty member at University of Washington Seattle, Founder of Infinite Sum Modeling LLC, Seattle and Former Head, Trade, NITI Aayog, GoI, New Delhi.

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