Washington is putting Europe in its place The Statesman 25 Feb 2025The Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG) was the first event on European soil for the new Trump administration followed closely by the Munich Security Conference. In both these events, representatives of the Trump administration rebuked European leaders and displayed scant regard for the trans-Atlantic alliance. It was sending a […]
Trump administration views a different globe The Excelsior 18 Feb 2025Trump’s team has vastly different strategies for dealing with growing global complexities as compared to previous US administrations. This is pronounced by the manner in which it is approaching current threats, evolving future scenarios, as also changing alliances. There is also no doubt that its actions are causing turmoil in […]
Trump’s Gaza vision cloaked in hypocrisy The Statesman 18 Feb 2025Addressing the press alongside Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump mentioned his Gaza plan for the first time. He remarked, ‘We will own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site,’ adding that the US would ‘create an economic development […]
Resolving ongoing conflicts to counter China E Tv Bharat 16 Feb 2025President Trump’s team comprises largely of China hawks. Secretary of State Marc Rubio had regularly called out Beijing in his days as a Senator. He criticized China’s human rights records, its Belt Road Initiative resulting in debt traps etc. In fact, Beijing had sanctioned him twice and he is […]
Managing illegal immigrants The Excelsior 15 Feb 2025Illegal immigrants are not a US problem alone. They exist all over the world, spreading from the American continent to Europe to India. The US has illegals from all parts of the globe, traversing treacherous routes, entering ultimately through Mexico or Canada. Europe has them arriving either by land or sea, largely from […]
Russia-Ukraine War Speeded Up Development and Manufacturing Of New Equipment ETv Bharat 11 Feb 2025On 24 Feb 2025, the Ukrainian conflict will enter its fourth year. A change in the White House resulted in Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian President, offering to commence talks to end the conflict. In an interview to British journalist Piers Morgan, Zelensky, in response to how […]
Can India deal with a bullying Trump The Statesman 11 Feb 2025Trump, following his election, has been pushing his agenda considering it pro-US, based on his election manifesto of MAGA (Make America Great Again). While every national leader is primarily interested in the wellbeing of his own people, yet carries allies along, on occasions ignoring their few shortcomings, even if […]
India’s security concerns are non-negotiable The Excelsior 08 Feb 2025Directions by new the Trump administration on stopping all US foreign aid, initially for a period of 90 days, has resulted in uncertainty and confusion across the globe as also the UN. Agencies responsible for implementing different projects are confused on which programs to stop and how to manage their staff, […]
LAC tensions must end for better ties The Statesman 04 Feb 2025The Indian foreign secretary, Vikram Misri, visited Beijing last week marking another step towards restoring normalcy between the two nations. This followed interactions between the foreign ministers and the NSAs, post resolution on standoffs along the LAC and restoration of patrolling rights. No joint statement was issued following the […]
The defence budget – is there scope for improvement? Etv Bharat 03 Feb 2025The finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, in her budget speech for 2025-26 allocated a sum of Rs 6,81,210 crore for defence. This was an increase of 9.53% from the previous year. The Press Information Bureau, praising the budget mentioned, ‘This allocation will take care of major acquisitions planned […]