‘Swarming’ the US in West Asia, Until it Folds
The US is so deeply mired in an unwinnable battle from the Levant to the Persian Gulf that only its adversaries in China, Russia, and Iran can bail it out.
Decoding Iran’s Missile, Drone Strikes
The stunning missile and drone strikes on three countries — Syria, Iraq and Pakistan — over a period of 24 hours and Tehran announcing its responsibility for the attacks conveyed a very big message to Washington that its stratagem to create a coalition of terror groups in the region surrounding Iran will be resolutely countered.
India Gets a Rude Awakening in West Asia
Prescience is often lacking in India’s West Asia strategy. This is not a region for one-dimensional men. It has been a strategic mistake to be aligned to the US and its allies in the Indian Ocean under the rubric of ‘maritime security’.
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Diplomatic Blow to India as Biden Turns Down Invite
Since the Pannun case involves a major foreign power such as India, the indictment would have been vetted by the State Department and the White House. Unsurprisingly, Biden has regretted the Indian invitation to be the Chief Guest at India’s Republic Day.
India’s BRICS Quandary Deepens
India is no longer enamoured of the BRICS as a vehicle challenging the US-dominated international institutions when Delhi is content with being a status quoist so long as Washington embraces it as its “indispensable partner”.
India, US are on Pathway to Contain China
The big picture is that after audaciously claiming the mantle of leadership of the Global South as recently as in September, in a span of over two months, India is gliding over to the American camp as the US’ indispensable ally, even aspiring to be a “global defence hub” with Pentagon’s help.
China | Imperialism | Online Blog | USA
Maldives Explores Life Outside Indo-Pacific
A massive western media barrage was to be expected caricaturing the election result of the runoff in the Maldives presidential poll in binary terms as China’s “gain” being India’s “loss”. Both assumptions about Muizzu are deeply flawed.
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Who’s Afraid of Prigozhin and Wagner?
Without doubt, there is a congruence of interests between the Ukrainian intelligence and its western mentors to destroy Wagner and eliminate it from the geopolitical chessboard altogether.
AUKUS, QUAD Transforming Alliance-Like
This week augurs an acceleration of strategic realignments among the big powers amidst growing signs of a new cold war globally with particular focus on the United States’ containment strategy against China playing out in the Indo-Pacific region.
Wheel has Come Full Circle in Myanmar
“Aung San Suu Kyi, the iconic figure of Myanmarese politics, has been moved from prison to house arrest. This may seem a baby step, but make no mistake, the journey of a thousand steps begins with one step, as the ancient Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu had said,” says the author.