Sumeer Bhasin is a geopolitical analyst and strategic advisor with over three decades of global experience. He writes on South Asia, multipolarity and civilizational statecraft for platforms such as India Foundation’s Chintan, Gateway House, Eurasia Review and Organiser. He has written on the U.S.–Taliban deal, the Af-Pak region, and India’s role in an emerging multipolar order. He also comments actively on X (@sam_bhasin).
The author argues that over the past decade, the UAE, especially Dubai and Abu Dhabi, has evolved into more than an oil-backed monarchy. It has positioned itself as a global logistics crossroads, financial hub, technology centre, and crucially, a low-tax, high-security destination for global capital.
