Decline and fall of the Maharaja

The tragic incident of Air India’s London...

ISLAM: The great prayer

Prayer literally means to call upon, that...

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Europe flirts with a continent-wide war

Should a high-performance Russian missile land in a Baltic country, it would be the moment of truth for the pro-war group within NATO. Ukrainian President...

Ukraine inspires CCP’s new proxy war on India

Ukraine has suffered greatly, in the way proxies usually do. In similar fashion, Pakistan is being used as a proxy against India. On February 24,...

Factors behind the US reversion to its old ways

India has been surprised and more than a little disappointed at Trump’s equivocation during the brief flare up between India and Pakistan. Many are asking...

Real Donald Trump, please return and fast

The Real Donald Trump once again needs to assert himself, an eventuality which would be welcome to the alliance of democracies against extremism and...

Pakistan will never be at peace

While India, which is on the way to being the third largest economy in the world, has the resilience to undertake a long war...

Why India, US and Taiwan must be partners

Modi 3.0, Trump 2.0 and Lai 1.0 is the opportune time to build up a connect among the three including in matters of security. IT...

Bharat is not a nation of cowards, as will soon be proved

Munir has sowed the wind and will see the institution he heads begin to crumble after the response by PM Modi NEW DELHI: Pakistan, Asim...

‘Peace in our time’ in Europe could occur

Should President Trump agree to what Putin sees as the minimum demands of the Russian Federation, and if Trump with his usual style succeeds...

26/11 mastermind finally brought to justice

It seemed a hopeless task for several years, and yet the Modi 3.0 government persevered in its efforts at getting the 26/11 mastermind to...

Trump set on winning the trade war against China

It was suggested by the CCP leadership that ‘the elephant (India) and the dragon (China) should dance together’ against the US tariff policies. Prime...

Charting policy through turbulent waters

Carefully, step by step, the policies of the present government in India are focused on removing blocks to exports from India. After the newly elected...

India as pivot of security in Indo-Pacific

Reality of CCP nightmare of a close security partnership between US and India would deter rather than incentivise PLA adventurism on the border with...

President Trump makes a U-turn on Ukraine

Who is the Trump whisperer who successfully suggested a change of course to the President? Knowledgeable sources say it is not Elon Musk. Whoever...

K-Group extremists get a free run in the UK

The London Metropolitan Police have been infiltrated by K-Group adherents and their Pakistani supporters, at a rapid pace coincidentally since Sadiq Khan became Mayor...

Trump confronting multiple threats to US primacy

Protecting the US dollar from other competitors seeking to emerge as the unit of account in international trade and as a store of value...

US-Russia talks close to ending Ukraine war

Zelenskyy’s stance in effect is that he will accept no agreement in which he is not involved, despite his record of bad faith.   European countries...

External efforts to remove PM Modi come into sharp focus

Informed sources in the US say that regime change operations have indeed taken place against the democratically elected Government of India, and have been...

USAID evolved into a weapon of war

Even as President Biden was smiling away at Prime Minister Modi, elements in his administration were seeking to topple Modi. Where the release of confidential...

Modi and Trump script Win-Win outcomes in Washington summit

President Trump has a shrewd grasp of geopolitical realities, a trait he shares with PM Modi. Both leaders know that Cold War 2.0 is...

President Trump, the stakes could not be higher

President Trump needs to study the Friend or Foe systems. In times of war, aircraft identification systems are used by ground controllers to distinguish friend...

Political correctness encourages ‘grooming gangs’

Not taking action against criminals for fear of a violent reaction is an odd excuse for a police force to employ. What are the...

China biggest beneficiary of Indophobic visa flap

In the din of the H1B controversy, what gets left unreported is the security risk posed by PRC nationals entering the US both illegally...

A Gentle Man Passes

Dr Manmohan Singh remained a gentleman, a gentle man, from the start to the close of his life. NEW DELHI: And so, Manmohan Singh is...

Syria stands at risk of going the Libya way

Syrians are going to have to endure a further period of darkness before any signs of daylight emerge. On 20 October 2011, Muammar Gaddafi, the...

President Biden’s last chance

President Biden needs to ensure that his legacy should be defined in terms of the social welfare measures he initiated rather than remain trapped...

Setting fire to countries, Xi ponders his Taiwan options

It is clear that India is at war because an adversary has made India a target for efforts designed to continuously degrade the country’s...

President Biden pardons himself through son Hunter

What is unusual is the time period for which the pardon was given. On September 6, 2024, Hunter Biden, the only surviving child of 46th...

Anti-Trump Republican Senators will face difficult primaries

The effort to ensure that Donald Trump gets a Cabinet which would sabotage rather than carry forward the agenda for which he was elected...

Era of Ambiguity ends when Biden leaves Presidency

The soft corner several of the Trump Cabinet picks have for India is because of their confidence that India under PM Modi is a...

Why Donald Trump won and Kamala Harris lost

The campaign strategy of the Democrats was based largely on creating fear amongst the electorate about the consequences of a Trump comeback. Donald Trump was...

Census, Parliamentary seats and regional balance

What would be the purpose of a caste survey, except to accentuate awareness amongst citizens of an attribute which has no place in government...

Taiwan in his sights, Xi pauses on India

A pause does not mean that Xi Jinping has abandoned his impossible objective of occupying more territory at the cost of India. Prime Minister Narendra...

What counts is giving, not just making money

Ratan Tata showed through his deeds that accumulating wealth was not what an individual would be remembered for. On 10 October, India was awakened to...

India transformed into Bharat for Bharatiyas

Contrary to the efforts of the Sino-Wahhabi lobby, the India-US relationship has emerged stronger as a consequence of the Modi visit. In the mind of...

Lead by practice, not just by precept

When key politicians in the United States address the media or crowds, their teleprompters are visible. Even Donald Trump has in his 2024 bid...

Trump’s courage and Biden may derail Harris

She will lose if the impression continues to linger that a Harris Presidency would in effect be a second Biden term. It is a fact...

Indo-Pacific security brings India, US closer

Unlike the leadership of the State Department, the Department of Defense is firmly centred on Cold War 2.0 and its focus on the Indo-Pacific. Scanning...

Finally, S. Nijalingappa is given his due

Like or dislike what he stood for, S. Nijalingappa is a part of the political history of India. 1969 was a momentous year for the...

Bangladesh will test the resolve of democracies

Should the corrupt in government continue to reign, with Mohammad Yunus as an interim figurehead, a new government could be dominated by Razakars and...

Kamala Harris needs to sidestep the Humphrey Trap

Vice-President Hubert Humphrey was defeated by Richard Nixon in the 1968 presidential race. Richard Milhous Nixon defeated his Democratic rival, Vice-President Hubert Horatio Humphrey, in...

Hillary’s vendetta could get Trump elected US President

Once she was defeated in 2016, Hillary has energetically sought to punish Trump for her defeat. By 5 February 2024, a bipartisan group of Republicans...

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