Why stability in Venezuela is essential even for the US First Post 16 Jan 2025

Why stability in Venezuela is essential even for the US First Post 16 Jan 2025

Why stability in Venezuela is essential even for the US First Post 16 Jan 2025           Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is under arrest in the US, facing drug related charges. He is unlikely to ever return to Venezuela. The operation to arrest him, Operation Absolute Resolve, was a success. The CIA had managed to bribe senior members of the military […]

Trump’s threats to the world on the rise The Statesman 13 Jan 2026

Trump’s threats to the world on the rise The Statesman 13 Jan 2026

Trump’s threats to the world on the rise The Statesman 13 Jan 2026           Post the success of Venezuela, Trump assumes that the US has the capacity to intervene anywhere it desires, irrespective of a nation being a friend or foe, as also can alter global and regional geopolitical dynamics at will. Few nations criticized the US action in Venezuela, […]

Why Venezuela? The strategic logic behind Trump’s boldest gamble First Post 06 Jan 2026

Why Venezuela? The strategic logic behind Trump’s boldest gamble First Post 06 Jan 2026

Why Venezuela? The strategic logic behind Trump’s boldest gamble First Post 06 Jan 2026           President Trump in a message on his Truth social media, post the capture of Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, in ‘Operation Absolute Resolve,’ mentioned, ‘The United States of America has successfully carried out a large-scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has […]

Russia’s information war will succeed The Statesman 06 Jan 2026

Russia’s information war will succeed The Statesman 06 Jan 2026

Russia’s information war will succeed The Statesman 06 Jan 2026           Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, recently stated that Ukraine had targeted President Vladimir Putin’s residence with drones but it was thwarted. He mentioned that 91 drones were brought down, adding, ‘retaliatory targets have been selected,’ threatening continuation of conflict. Moscow also announced it would not cancel ongoing discussions however, […]

How Gaza trap will make Munir realize the cost of American lunch First Post 23 Dec 2025

How Gaza trap will make Munir realize the cost of American lunch First Post 23 Dec 2025

How Gaza trap will make Munir realize the cost of American lunch First Post 23 Dec 2025           Reports mention that Pakistan’s de-facto head of state, constitutionally protected failed marshal Asim Munir, is expected to visit the US in Jan to discuss deployment of his troops in Gaza as part of the International Stabilization Force (ISF) under Trump’s Gaza peace […]

Trump and India The Excelsior 19 Dec 2025

Trump and India The Excelsior 19 Dec 2025

Trump and India The Excelsior 19 Dec 2025 The recent tele-conversation between PM Modi and US President Donald Trump came while Trump was contemplating increasing tariffs on India for supposedly ‘dumping’ Indian rice in US markets, pushing down prices of local varieties. The topics discussed between them included bilateral trade and cooperation in energy, security and defence. The conversation happened […]

Trans-Atlantic ties face Trump threat The Statesman 16 Dec 2025

Trans-Atlantic ties face Trump threat The Statesman 16 Dec 2025

Trans-Atlantic ties face Trump threat The Statesman 16 Dec 2025           Quietly hitting back at the US for its claims of Europe ‘decaying’ and its leaders ‘weak,’ the EU indefinitely froze USD 246 Billion of Russian assets held by it. This offset Trump’s Ukraine peace plan as also prevented Hungary and Slovakia, nations close to Russia, from vetoing further rolling […]

India’s deft diplomacy on show during Putin’s visit The Statesman 09 Dec 2025

India’s deft diplomacy on show during Putin’s visit The Statesman 09 Dec 2025

India’s deft diplomacy on show during Putin’s visit The Statesman 09 Dec 2025           Putin’s recently concluded visit was high on optics while deliverables were intentionally kept low key. This was Putin’s first visit to India since the commencement of the Ukraine war. The two leaders had last met just about three months ago on the sidelines of the SCO […]

Will the Ukraine war end The Statesman 02 Dec 2025

Will the Ukraine war end The Statesman 02 Dec 2025

Will the Ukraine war end The Statesman 02 Dec 2025           Trump’s administrations recently leaked 28-point peace plan has been dominating headlines across the globe. The Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in his initial address to the nation on the plan mentioned that Ukraine faces an impossible choice. It could either keep its national dignity and keep fighting or risk losing […]

China-Japan spat The Excelsior 30 Nov 2025

China-Japan spat The Excelsior 30 Nov 2025

China-Japan spat The Excelsior 30 Nov 2025           China reacted angrily after the Japanese PM, Sanae Takaichi, mentioned in response to a question in their parliament that a Chinese assault on Taiwan could constitute a ‘survival-threatening situation’ for Japan, which could lead to it exercising ‘it’s right of self-defence.’ She even invoked the US-Japan defence treaty. All this, despite Japan […]