Trump Revives an Age of Power, Oppression, and Inequality
US president Donald Trump’s actions, including withdrawing from the World Health Organisation and the Paris Accord, have sent alarm bells across the world.
Category International Relations and Strategic Studies
Rising Conflict in the China-US Tech Landscape
The year 2025 has begun on a bad note for Chinese tech companies with the United States (US) designating social media and gaming giant, Tencent, and battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) as military companies. Tencent's interests span the spheres of finance, cloud computing, media, messaging, video-streaming, and movie production. Under American law, a list of entities that may be aiding and furthering the Communist Party of China's military-civil fusion strategy, which aims to leverage private firms in improving technologies that have defense applications, must be maintained.
Decoding Trump 2.0: What the World Must Prepare For
The era of Trump 2.0 has begun and everyone is busy trying to decipher the multiple meanings of the policy arrows that US President Donald Trump has unleashed from his quiver ever since winning the presidential contest in November.
President Trump’s ‘Golden Era’: A Period of Promise and Peril
President Donald Trump proclaiming that the ‘Golden age of USA’ begins now as he dismantled many of the orders and schemes and policy choices of the Biden Administration. He did not spare the previous administration recounting their failures and wrong foreign and domestic policy choices terming them as ‘Catalogue of Catastrophe‘ in front of squirming Presidents Biden ,Clinton and Obama and former Vice President Kamala Harris.
India-China Conflict and the Rise of ‘Military Diplomacy’
Military diplomacy, or defence diplomacy, may sound like an oxymoron to many, but it must be part of the comprehensive power strategy of any country that wishes to be a regional or a global player.
An Uneasy Israel-Hamas Ceasefire: The First Step to Resolution
'Touch and Go’ has really defined the efforts by the US, Qatar, and Egypt to bring about some kind of ceasefire and cessation of hostilities and some hope for besieged and beleaguered Palestinians, particularly in Gaza, and above all for the hapless Israeli hostages waiting to be released for the last 15 months in the Israel-Hamas war that started with Hamas’ terror attacks on Israeli civilians on October 7.
AI’s Potential: Boosting Productivity Without Displacing Jobs
The week in review has been notable for decline — of stock market indices, the rupee, and economic growth. In Canada, Justin Trudeau, for long the Prince Charming of the world’s liberals, also declined, in charisma and power. He resigned as leader of the Liberal Party and prime minister. This is likely to lead to elections earlier than the ones scheduled for November.