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As tempers flared in Washington…

Donald Trump and his Vice President JD Vance together targeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskky in full media glare is a spectacle not...

yesterday 20

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Washington is putting Europe in its place

The Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG) was the first event on European soil for the new Donald Trump administration followed closely by the Munich...

26.02.2025 20

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Trump’s Gaza vision cloaked in hypocrisy

Trump’s Gaza vision cloaked in hypocrisy

Addressing the press alongside Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump mentioned his Gaza plan for the first time. He remarked, “We...

19.02.2025 20

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Can India deal with a bullying Trump?

Donald Trump, following his election, has been pushing his agenda based on his election manifesto of MAGA (Make America Great Again). While every...

12.02.2025 10

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LAC tensions must end for better ties

Indian foreign secretary Vikram Misri visited Beijing last week marking another step towards restoring normalcy between the two nations. This followed...

05.02.2025 10

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The Trump era begins

On his first day in office, Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders, 26 in total, covering a vast variety of subjects. The pace in issue of...

29.01.2025 20

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Battlefield tourism is a small step

On Army Day the Ministry of Defence launched a portal on battlefields. The portal, released by the defence minister, has details of how to visit...

22.01.2025 10

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American role in targeting India

Two recent reports emerging in the American media are intended to lower India’s image at a time when there is a government change in the US. The...

15.01.2025 20

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The Taliban fiasco a lesson for Pakistan

The Centre for Research and Security Studies states that in 2024 Pakistan had a total of 1,166 terrorist attacks and counter-terrorism operations...

08.01.2025 10

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Trust deficit remains in India-China ties

An agreement on resolving the standoff in Ladakh was reached on 21 October, just prior to the Brics summit in Kazan, Russia, paving the way for a...

01.01.2025 10

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The Americans never learn

The Arab Spring, which began in 2011, was dubbed as the starting point in removal of dictators in West Asia and North Africa. The latest to face...

25.12.2024 20

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Syria after Assad’s fall

Syrian rebel forces captured Damascus and forced President Bashar al-Assad to flee to Moscow with his family, where he has been granted refuge. In...

18.12.2024 5

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Chinese make inroads in India’s neighbourhood

India and China are competitors in Asia. India is the only country in the region to have halted the Chinese military in its tracks. It also refuses...

11.12.2024 3

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Ceasefire in Lebanon

After protracted negotiations involving the US and France, Israel and Hezbollah have accepted a ceasefire. The ceasefire comes after over a year of...

03.12.2024 4

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A valid warrant or a false equivalence?

In September 2020, the US sanctioned the then International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, as also restricted the issuing of visas...

26.11.2024 10

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Rationale behind China’s overtures

China recently invited journalists from a select media network to Beijing, entertained them, and arranged interactions with select officials who...

19.11.2024 9

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Washington may well change for the better

Donald Trump will assume the American presidency on 20 January 2025. Biden’s tenure was impacted by his age and slowing mental abilities, thereby...

12.11.2024 9

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Harsha Kakar New Delhi

Putin’s Korean googly confounds the West

NATO and Europe are crying hoarse about North Korean troops being deployed in Russia. According to the Pentagon, about 10,000 North Korean troops...

05.11.2024 3

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Onus on Beijing to rebuild trust

A day before Prime Minister Modi departed for the BRICS summit in Kazan, India’s foreign secretary, Vikram Misri, mentioned that “(an) agreement...

29.10.2024 10

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Can there be a thaw in India-China ties?

Prime Minister Modi signalled India’s willingness to engage with China when during an interview with Newsweek in April this year he mentioned that...

22.10.2024 2

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Strategic options before Israel

I srael stands like a steady rock in the midst of choppy seas. Post its retaliation of the 7 October 2023 attacks, it has almost completely...

15.10.2024 30

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Delhi must review terms of South Asian engagements

In geopolitics, neighbours cannot be chosen and have to be managed. India, had, over the years, attempted to maintain ties with most of its...

07.10.2024 3

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India in the role of a global negotiator

Prime Minister Modi discussed the outcome of his visits to Kyiv and Moscow with President Biden when they met over the weekend in Wilmington,...

23.09.2024 3

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Bangladesh model of regime change

The removal of the Sheikh Hasina regime in Bangladesh is being projected as the handiwork of the American deep state. This is being accentuated by...

17.09.2024 20

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Contradictory interests derail peace in Gaza

Everyone involved, directly or indirectly, in the Israel-Gaza war have their own interests at the forefront. For Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli...

10.09.2024 2

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Baluchistan on the boil

Baluchistan has been in flames in recent days. At the receiving end of a series of coordinated attacks last week, the Pakistan army suffered heavy...

02.09.2024 2

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Many facets to PM’s visit

When PM Modi visited Moscow in early July, the dates coincided with the NATO summit in Washington. There were calls from the US requesting India to...

27.08.2024 2

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Ukraine’s offensive will hit peace effort

On 6 August, when the world’s eyes were on the growing violence in Bangladesh, Ukraine launched an offensive into the Kursk region of Russia. Ten...

20.08.2024 3

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India’s challenges amidst Sheikh Hasina’s travails

A chapter in Bangladesh’s history has ended. The family which led the fight for freedom from the shackles of Pakistan and headed it for most part...

13.08.2024 2

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As tensions escalate in the Middle East…

The killing of Hamas political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran, possibly by Israel, has escalated tensions in the region. Ismail was in Tehran...

06.08.2024 3

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Known devils but the details must emerge

The withdrawal of Joe Biden from the race for the American presidency has altered the dynamics of the forthcoming elections. Biden was considered...

30.07.2024 2

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Dealing with Imran keeps Pakistan busy

Pakistan’s information minister, Atta Tarar, recently announced that the government planned to permanently ban Imran Khan’s political party, PTI,...

23.07.2024 10

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