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Trump 2.0 would be a disaster for climate policy

The re-election of Donald Trump could potentially mean reverting to policies that prioritise economic gains over ecological sustainability.

Shia Crescent and the Rise of Taliban

With India clueless and dazed, its future in Afghanistan is getting grimmer with China, Pakistan, Russia and Iran on the same page, and its ally, the US, solely interested in getting out of there, at least as of now.

Chinese challenge to Modi’s Kashmir gamble

With an adverse international media coverage on mass human rights violations, the UN security council taking up Kashmir for the first time in 70 years, and the big powers openly meddling, despite the posturing, the Indian government is clearly on the defensive.

Taliban suicide bomber kills 35 in Kabul

While claiming responsibility for the attack, Taliban claimed that several […]

Trump takes up North Korea threat with China, Japan leaders

As Pyongyang works to develop a nuclear-tipped missile capable of […]

Modi Prepares to Tango with Trump

As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gets ready to meet […]

The Middle East Becomes a Feast

A dizzying series of military moves in the Middle-East have […]

Crude Oil’s Seven Month-Low: US Overproduction, Indian under consumption

After the feeble bump in crude prices post the Qatar […]

A star and stripes dragon

The Indian strategic community, ecstatic about growing ties with the US, should bear in mind that Washington is too involved with Beijing to give up its embrace of the dragon. The US does not see its relationship with India as a zero sum game