NEW DELHI: Ashley Tellis is an old friend and I was more than a little surprised at this gratis advisory, delivered recently. (If India keeps diluting its liberal character, the West will be a less eager partner, Ashley Tellis September 23, 2020, https://theprint.in/opinion/if-india-keeps-diluting-its-liberal-character-the-west-will-be-a-less-eager-partner/506160/) Known for his circumspection and for his role in the improvement of India-U.S. ties […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Is US presidential challenger Joe Biden committing political suicide? For those unfamiliar with American politics and more specifically American Jewish politics, that certainly looked to be the case. The fact that Biden not only said that President Trump had put “Israel in danger” by withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, but also advocating […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Home to over 20 percent of the world’s oil trade, the Strait of Hormuz has been the world’s most important oil artery. Just 33 km wide at its narrowest point, this strip of water which flows into the Persian Gulf, has been the focus of crisis situations mostly involving the United States and […]Read More
NEW DELHI: There were three former US presidents – Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama who addressed the Democratic convention, but it was Obama, or more accurately the Obamas – Barack and Michelle – who stole the show. An impassioned speech by the former First Lady that excoriated Donald Trump – a novelty as […]Read More
NEW DELHI: As news of the UAE-Israel peace deal spread, an Indian diplomat remarked that it was akin to gays “coming out” (of the closet). Despite periodic condemnations of Israel perfidy, including and especially its colonisation of Palestinian land, Arab states have maintained a quiet, under-the-radar relationship with the Jewish state. That the UAE has […]Read More
Don’t Miss
Articles
A Peace Nobel Winner Never At Peace With The World
Why Indigenous Technology Must Form The Core Of India’s National Security Strategy
China Challenge: ‘India’s Geopolitics Should Be Threat-Based’
Nepal’s Pro-King, Pro-Hindu Rallies Mask Deepening Economic Crisis
G20 Is The New G7, Says Jaishankar, Wants An Indian Global Narrative