Friday, January 9, 2026

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Geopolitics

No option but for world to unite militarily against the West 

What would now happen of Venezuela? The same what happened to Syria after Bashar al Assad was removed.  Or of Iraq after Saddam Hussain was ejected.  Or...

EU backs down on Russian assets; So it would on €150 billion to re-arm Europe

Next two days (December 18, 19) could well decide if European Union has put its existence in grave peril. In the European Council meeting...

Does film-maker Spielberg suffer from Russophobia?

It’s long known that Steven Spielberg is fixated on World War II. It found expression in not one but several of his projects of...

Putin, Modi and the ghost of Macaulay in the room

It was a state dinner at Kremlin Palace. The new Russian president, Vladimir Putin, three months into his job, was playing host to the...

Hasina’s extradition is off the table for India

It’s a bit rich on the part of present transitional government in Bangladesh to seek extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina from India...

Why Pak’s relations with Afghanistan would only get worse!

There is one Taliban we all know. There is another Taliban we have heard of but know little. It is Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).  It came...

Ukraine: What would Trump’s peace plan yield? Nothing!

What do you think would happen to president Donald Trump’s Ukraine peace plan on November 27? Nothing.  Vladimir Zelensky would dither on multiple issues; his...

“Clinton-USAID behind Bangladesh regime change”

A humanitarian agency of the US government and the Clinton family were behind the uprising in Bangladesh that led to Sheikh Hasina's ouster in...

India-US trade deal: Would Modi cede ground on agriculture?

Donald Trump isn’t treating India well. He puts Pakistan above India; marks us out for buying Russian oil and is holding up the trade...

Russia’s latest awe-inspiring missile and Brihadisvara Temple!

In southern India, Tanjore is a culturally rich city of Tamil Nadu which has buildings taller than the iconic thousand-year-old Brihadisvara Temple, itself quite...