To her critics she’s a political chameleon, one who has donned many ideological hats in the race to the top. She calls it being mature. Others say she’s an opportunist, transitioning from the left to the right seamlessly. She’s transformed from describing Brexit as a “triple tragedy” to becoming the arch-Brexiteer. Time magazine described her […]Read More
Boris Johnson’s luck ran out as the man dubbed the “Teflon” Prime Minister for his ability to absorb political crises and turn them into opportunities was not able to ride out this one. The scandal relating to sexual misconduct by the Conservative Deputy Chief Whip Chris Pincher, was a seemingly innocuous one, but the mass resignations […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Emmanuel Macron’s failure to win an outright majority in the legislative elections proves the sheen around the French president who won the second round of the presidential elections in April, is disappearing. Though his Ensemble (Together) coalition is still the biggest with 245 seats in the National Assembly it is well short of […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Ambassador Hans Jacob Frydenlund, Norway’s Envoy to India in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. The “confidence in India’s economy is underscored by how big the investments of Norway’s Sovereign Fund are”, Ambassador Frydenlund says, “which translates to about $17 billion.” The Norwegian envoy specifies that “energy is the next […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On ‘Talking Point‘, Ambassador Manjeev Singh Puri, India’s Former Envoy to the European Union, Ex-Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN and Professor Ummu Salma Bava, Centre for European Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Jean Monnet Chair in EU Security, Peace and Conflict Resolution and Co-author, ‘Eu-India Relations: The […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On ‘The Gist‘, Matas Maldeikis, Member of Lithuania’s Parliament and the Head of the Parliamentary groups for relations with Taiwan and democratic Russia in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. “We see Russia as a short term threat that needs to be taken care of because of its military action. […]Read More
NEW DELHI: “Landed in Paris. France is one of India’s strongest partners, with our nations cooperating in diverse areas.” Prime Minister Modi’s understated tweet gave no hint of what was in store during his few hours stopover in Paris, ostensibly to congratulate President Macron on his victory in the elections last month. As it turned […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Given the intensity of emotions on that side, the “U” word did come up in the joint statement issued at the end of Narendra Modi’s day-long visit to Berlin, his first foreign visit this year. But the statement took into account the views of both sides. It said “Germany reiterated its strong condemnation […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Modi’s three-day swing through Germany, Denmark and France underscores India’s growing interest in continental Europe and Scandinavia. The former because circumstances (Ukraine) have triggered a chain of responses that have renewed the strategic focus on Berlin and Paris. And Scandinavia because the five Nordic countries bring a range of technology and […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On ‘TalkingPoint’, Ambassador Mohan Kumar, India’s Former Envoy to France, Chairman, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), Dean, International Affairs and Global Initiatives & Professor of Diplomatic Practice at the School of International Affairs, O.P. Jindal Global University and Dr. Alicia García-Herrero, Chief Economist, Asia Pacific, Natixis, Senior Fellow, Bruegel, Non-Resident […]Read More
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