India, U.S. and China: It’s complicated

November 14, 2024

There is some excitement among Indians over two appointments made by President-Elect Donald Trump, that of Marco Rubio as Secretary of State and Mike Waltz as National Security Adviser. Waltz has been co-chairing the bipartisan India caucus in the House and is known for his strong pro-India views and his...

Russia-Ukraine war in the Trump era

November 12, 2024

The Kremlin on Monday denied a western media report that US President-Elect Donald Trump made a phone call to Russian President Vladimir Putin, during which he told the Russian leader that the latter should restrain himself from aggravating the conflict in Ukraine. It’s not known how this report, which has...

Resilient Trump becomes the 47th President of the US

November 7, 2024

In the end, it was hardly a contest. Democratic party candidate, US Vice President Kamala Harris held on to the blue states but let Donald Trump sweep all the swing states, which sealed her fate and sunk the Democratic party, which not only lost the presidency, but also the Senate...

Attack on Hindu temple is Trudeau’s doing

November 5, 2024

The Khalistani attack on the Hindu temple in Canada’s Brampton—where the hoodlums entered the temple premises and roughed up devotees, while attacking an Indian high commission-organised camp to give life certificates to pensioners—crossed a red line that no one thought that they would cross. But on second thoughts, why wouldn’t...

Unnecessary hiccups in India-US relations

October 31, 2024

Nearly three months after the ouster of Sheikh Hasina as Bangladesh Prime Minister, and the installation of an unelected, military-backed interim regime headed by Muhammad Yunus, there is no indication that India’s neighbour in the east will hold a general election anytime soon to return to the path of democracy....

The war in West Asia: The ball is in Iran’s court

October 29, 2024

Saturday’s attack by Israel on Iranian military assets proved beyond doubt that when it comes to conventional warfare, there is no parity between the two countries. The fact that over a hundred Israeli fighter jets, primarily comprising non stealth aircraft like F-15 and F-16, not only crossed Iran’s borders but...

India must not let guard down on China

October 24, 2024

The latest border agreement between India and China on patrolling the Line of Actual Control between Depsang and Demchok, leading to disengagement by both sides and thus restoring the 2020 status quo, may come across as a thaw in India-China relations, but it does not mean that the China threat...

Trudeau’s foreign policy determined by self-interest

October 22, 2024

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is a desperate man. He is under scrutiny for being inactive against Chinese interference in Canada’s elections, substantive proof of which exists. Ahead of Canada’s Foreign Interference Commission hearing, he once again latched on to India by accusing New Delhi of the gravest of crimes,...

It’s time Congress stopped questioning EVMs

October 10, 2024

Rahul Gandhi believes that democracy has been preserved in Jammu and Kashmir and Constitution upheld because the National Conference-Congress alliance has come to power there. However, he does not seem to be ready to accept the results of Haryana as he was expecting to win there, but didn’t. He has...

The U.S. should read riot act to Bangladesh

October 8, 2024

Worrying news is coming from Bangladesh about the persecution of the minority Hindus there. The violence that started in the Muslim majority country against Hindu minorities on 5 August with the removal of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, may have abated in the big cities, but continues to an extent in...