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Misreading Donald Trump’s America

Operation Sindoor should lead to a review of India’s assumptions about Trump, and the diplomatic management of his world.

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Pahalgam to Rawalpindi via DC: Tale of a conflict

India has asserted zero tolerance for terrorism from Pakistan, while Pakistan, backed by China, shows resilience. US mediation led to a ceasefire...

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India’s America-China-Pakistan test of balance

New Delhi is exhibiting maximum flexibility with DC, restoring normalcy with limits with Beijing, and preparing for an aggressive posture with...

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A multi-front war to remake US & world

In the first 100 days, President Trump has waged an all-out war. It could lead to consolidation of his power or invite deeper resistance against his...

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Capitalism confronts the Trumpian rupture

Capital has never been as strong and as vulnerable. As the world closes doors, India’s interests lie in opening up

03.04.2025 20

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After Trump, the world in 2028

MAGA will endure. America will be less free and have fewer friends; China may be stronger. India will need to be on guard

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Follow-through will be Trump’s test for India

Not since the nuclear deal has there been as much pressure on the Indian system to walk the talk on the US relationship

19.02.2025 10

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When America goes to war against itself

Donald Trump is attacking the US State’s ideology and institutions. The destruction is clear; the regeneration is to be seen

05.02.2025 10

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Depending on an undependable US

India should deepen strategic and economic ties with Trump’s DC, but be aware of its nationalist and revisionist avatar

23.01.2025 10

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The Soros, Musk models of politics

Two billionaires, with two value systems, and two different modes of doing politics dominate public imagination. Rarely have two private citizens held...

09.01.2025 10

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India’s choices when US confronts China

Security hawks, protectionists, Wall Street finance titans and tech giants will shape Trump’s China policy. New Delhi will need to assess the...

26.12.2024 5

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What the Biden years meant for New Delhi

PM Modi showed grace in visiting Delaware and thanking Joe Biden. It isn’t Indian culture to discredit friends when they are down and out

11.12.2024 10

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Five contradictions that underline Project Trump

Donald Trump’s spectacular win was based on sharpening contradictions. His success will depend on reconciling them

13.11.2024 3

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In America, the insurgent versus the institutionalist

Trump is leading a militancy promising rupture and Harris is running a cautious campaign pledging reform. Voter anger will shape the outcome

29.10.2024 4

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The Delhi-DC model of anger management

Fury has led to irrational decisions on the Nijjar-Pannun affair. But, DC and New Delhi are showing a way of channelling fury constructively....

15.10.2024 10

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Bridging political rifts in India’s neighbourhood

On Bangladesh and Khalistan, India and the United States need to engage in sustained political dialogue and find common ground. It’s hard but...

04.10.2024 2

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The Trump puzzle in US presidential polls

How Americans respond to Trump’s politics, personality, policies, and the chaos that accompanies all of it, remains 2024’s big riddle

17.09.2024 1

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Three parallel realities of Indo-US relations

Delhi and Washington interact all the time, they deepen ties in the most sensitive domains, and they disagree. Governments have to prepare citizens...

03.09.2024 1

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Kamala Harris’s USA: Welcoming, reformist

To understand Harris, go back to the movements for justice and freedom, but also to the strand of reform rather than radicalism, that have shaped...

20.08.2024 4

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Dhaka, Delhi, and DC: Trio that tried to tango

India and the US had a genuine, good-faith policy disagreement on Sheikh Hasina’s Bangladesh. But don’t spin conspiracies due to that. They must...

06.08.2024 1

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How Kamala Harris reshaped the US election

In seven days, Harris has shattered the popular caricature around her, infused energy into the Democratic campaign, unified the base and made 2024...

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