Trump cornered in Iran The Statesman 24 Mar 2026 The war in Iran continues unabated. Trump’s initial intent of eliminating the Iranian leadership, resulting in regime change has failed. Iran remains defiant. He subsequently amended his war aims to include, ‘degrading or destroying Iran’s military, its defence infrastructure and its nuclear weapons programme.’ The war has damaged not only […]
The Iran war is getting complicated The Excelsior 12 Mar 2026 US Presidents have always believed they are beyond global institutions and have the power to overthrow regimes they assume act against their interests. In some instances, the CIA does so clandestinely, while in others it is by military intervention. Hardly any of these ended up as successes. Iraq, […]
A war neither side can win easily News 18 09 Mar 2026 US and Israel’s air strikes on Iran was expected. Moving two carrier battle groups as also multiple aircraft at high cost into the region cannot be solely for application of pressure. While Middle East nations claimed that they refused permission for the US to exploit their bases […]
A spotlight seeking Trump The Excelsior 07 Mar 2026 On July 19th last year, as part of Operation Midnight Hammer, seven US B2 bombers dropped fourteen GBU-57 (Guided Bomb Unit) MOP (Massive Ordnance Penetrator) bombs alongside two dozen Tomahawk missiles, launched from US submarines, on Iran’s three key nuclear facilities of Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan. The US employed fighter […]
Nukes alone can deter Trump The Statesman 03 Mar 2026 US and Israel launched coordinated air attacks on Iran. The build up by the US, including moving two carrier groups into the region, alongside relocating dozens of aircraft from Europe to Israel, all at a cost of billions of dollars, were never intended solely for application of pressure. Talks […]
Trump’s Iran calculus: Is regime change the end game First Post 24 Feb 2026 The US is shifting immense military assets into the Middle East sending a warning of its offensive intent to Iran. A carrier strike group led by the USS Abraham Lincoln is already deployed 700 Kms away from the Iranian coast. Another carrier group, headed by […]
Balancing ties with America and Russia The Statesman 17 Feb 2026 Indo-Russia ties have been an enigma for the US. Russia has been a reliable ally for decades as compared to the US, which tilts depending on policies of the current administration. In 2000, India and Russia signed a declaration converting their relationship into a strategic partnership and in […]
How Trump is pursuing America first in the Ukraine war and Iran crisis First Post 10 Feb 2026 The second round of talks between Russia and Ukraine took place in Abu Dhabi, alongside the participation of the US. As per reports, both sides have made some progress but major sticking points continue. Russia wants Ukraine to hand over territory […]
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, […]