Donald Trump’s claim of a China–Russia–North Korea “conspiracy” is less revelation, more projection. By reviving Cold War tropes, Washington exposes its insecurity. For India, the lesson is clear: resist pressure, guard autonomy, and refuse a role in America’s theatre.
Read MoreWashington’s attempt to dress up punitive tariffs on India as a “peace policy” for Ukraine is both audacious and absurd. This is not trade strategy but coercive diplomacy—and New Delhi’s answer must be firm, defiant, and rooted in strategic autonomy.
Read MoreThe American economy shows unsettling cracks. Stalled payroll growth, widespread job cuts, and unreliable unemployment figures hint at recessionary tremors. Yet Washington’s mix of subsidies, tariffs, and political pressure on institutions risks worsening the slowdown, raising fears of stagflation in 2025.
Read MoreWhen Peter Navarro dismisses the Modi–Putin–Xi engagement at the SCO as “troublesome,” he betrays less an analysis of geopolitics and more a symptom of Washington’s unease at losing its monopoly on shaping global alignments.
Read MoreEvery decade tests India’s ability to balance between power blocs. From Nehru’s Bandung Conference to Indira’s Brezhnev axis, from Vajpayee’s Washington–Moscow manoeuvres to today’s Modi–Putin–Xi engagements, the story is one of continuity: India refusing to be dictated, preferring to script its own terms of engagement.
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