Across
1.	Where India’s Act East meets the sea
5.	Watercourse linked to the Cossack heartland
8.	Architect of peace accords and trade deals
10.	Indirect instrument of geopolitical rivalry
12.	Virus behind a major West African crisis
13.	Indian conglomerate with global energy ambitions
14.	Community near the Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint
15.	Prefix in a key American special relationship
16.	Abbreviation for a proposed Gulf security bloc
17.	Capital at the centre of Pacific diplomacy
18.	Biblical hill central to modern nationalism
21.	Disputed city linked to the outbreak of World War II.
26.	Capital of the South Pacific's only monarchy
29.	Surname of Palestinian rapper featured in political debates
30.	Indonesia's New Order, abbreviated.
31.	South American forest with worldwide significance
32.	Mountain region between the Black and Caspian seas

Down
1.	Chokepoint connecting Odesa to world markets
2.	State whose collapse reshaped the Balkans
3.	Surname prefix of Tunisia's ousted strongman
4.	Borderless vision of politics and commerce.
6.	Waters central to Europe's oil wealth
7.	Signature instrument of Trump's economic nationalism
9.	Adjective for sanctions and statecraft alike
11.	First name of Wagner's founder
19.	The world's most contested strategic ocean
20.	City synonymous with global diplomacy
22.	Mountain chain overlooking the Persian Gulf region
23.	South Asian river shared across borders.
24.	Supranational grouping of 27 states
25.	Arab capital controlled by the Houthis
27.	First name of Estonian politician now prominent in EU affairs
28.	First name of a founder of the Red Army

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