India-EU Security and Defence Partnership The Excelsior 06 Feb 2026 The India-EU free trade agreement has been dubbed as the ‘mother of all deals,’ by both India and the EU. A part of the agreement was the Security and Defence Partnership (SDP), inked by defence minister Rajnath Singh and his counterpart, EU High Representative, Kaja Kallas. India becomes the […]
Ironies the West must confront The Statesman 03 Feb 2026 The speech by Mark Carney, the Canadian PM, received a standing ovation at the World Economic Forum in Davos. He mentioned, ‘great powers have begun using economic integration as weapons, tariffs as leverage, financial infrastructure as coercion, supply chains as vulnerabilities to be exploited.’ He went on to add, […]
America matters but it is not indispensable to the world First Post 31 Jan 2026 Trump threatened Europe on Greenland, placing it in a quandary. Post his discussion with Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General, Trump backed down from threats of tariffs and use of military power, while claiming victory. Trump mentioned ‘we’re going to have total access to Greenland,’ […]
Perpetuating a legacy, never mind the cost The Statesman 28 Jan 2026 Trump’s frustration on leaving behind a legacy is growing as realization dawns that this is his last Presidency. His exasperation on not having been awarded a Nobel Peace Prize, which would match the accomplishments of his nemesis, Barrack Obama, has become a global joke. However, for him, […]
Taming Trump: Why India-EU trade deal matters strategically too First Post 20 Jan 2026 After success in Venezuela, failure in resolving the Russo-Ukraine conflict, stalling strikes in Iran, Trump is turning his attention to annexing Greenland. His belief is that Greenland, which controls routes to the Arctic, is now in crosshairs of Russia and China and could be taken […]
An attack on Iran will have consequences The Statesman 20 Jan 2026 The current Iranian regime is facing its strongest test with ongoing protests since its ascendency to power in 1979. Protests have occurred regularly in Iran. 2009 was the Green Movement, 2019 the civil unrest, 2022-23, uprising on civil liberties, following the death of female activist, Mahsa Amini […]
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 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 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 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, […]