In my crystal-ball view, this is what is likely to happen between the medium to long-term: End of story . And oh, BTW, by the end of his term in office, Donald Trump will be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and all of us can live happily ever thereafter. It will then seem to usContinue reading “Now that USA has entered the Iran-Israel War, what, in my assessment, will be the repercussions?”
Category Archives: Geo-Political
The future of Indo-Pak relations: “Hyphenation” out and “Conjugation” in
https://thefridaytimes.com/15-May-2025/the-pahalgam-attack-and-the-return-of-the-india-pakistan-hyphenation?version=amp This tag of “hyphenation” in global diplomacy is as old as the hills and doesn’t apply to India – Pakistan alone. It’s been turned into some scary foreign policy phobic doctrine by the mandarins of India’s MEA over several decades now since Bill Clinton as POTUS first tried to hyphenate all of South AsiaContinue reading “The future of Indo-Pak relations: “Hyphenation” out and “Conjugation” in”
What’s the possible reason for Trump’s volte-face ?
“The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years, and they have given us nothing but lies & deceit, thinking of our leaders as fools. They give safe haven to the terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan, with little help. No more!” — Donald Trump :Continue reading “What’s the possible reason for Trump’s volte-face ?”
The toughest part of Modi’s job as PM: It’s not Pakistan’s “death to India by a thousand cuts”… it’s “the most unkindest cut of all” dealt by churlish citizens
Prime Minister last evening’s May 12 2025 address to the nation — in the immediate aftermath of the Pahalgam Terror attack and India’s resounding anti-terrorist response to Pakistani sponsorship for the same — was a historic one indeed and truly deserved the appreciation of the whole nation. A few people I know are dissatisfied withContinue reading “The toughest part of Modi’s job as PM: It’s not Pakistan’s “death to India by a thousand cuts”… it’s “the most unkindest cut of all” dealt by churlish citizens”
Pakistan is not a nation. It is really the badlands of the “Wild West”… So, let’s not second-guess our Prime Minister or doubt his judgment
Many people in India today are upset over PM Modi’s perceived pullback on an all-out attack on Pakistan after having successfully degraded if not destroyed its inland terror infrastructure. They are further infuriated that Modi was upstaged by Donald Trump in the declaration of ceasefire between Pakistan and India . “Trump claims he stopped warContinue reading “Pakistan is not a nation. It is really the badlands of the “Wild West”… So, let’s not second-guess our Prime Minister or doubt his judgment”
Which is the more beautiful word: “Tariffs” or “Trickle-down”?
For over 30 years America believed that globalisation and free-market economics would succeed in making America Great — through “trickle down” theory of wealth distribution at home and in converting China into a liberal-democratic manufacturing vendor-colony. As the Chinese guy in the video-clip rightly explains, it didn’t quite work out that way . “American 1-percenters” , the greedyContinue reading “Which is the more beautiful word: “Tariffs” or “Trickle-down”?”
History imitating itself: Another Boston Tea Party? Another American Revolution on the horizon?!
Watch this video-clip ! 😁…. Well …History does repeat itself ! This video-clip could be creative Indian Advertising adding a small additional footnote to the history of America’s 1773 Boston Tea Party to highlight what that dumping of tea into the sea did to usher in the Revolution there later ! The Boston Tea PartyContinue reading “History imitating itself: Another Boston Tea Party? Another American Revolution on the horizon?!”
Donald Trump’s own “Monroe Doctrine”
1. Question: What were the promises of benefits of globalisation that President Bill Clinton made to the world during his tenure as POTUS ? Answer : During his tenure as President of the United States (1993-2001), Bill Clinton was a strong advocate for globalization and made several promises about its benefits to the world. SomeContinue reading “Donald Trump’s own “Monroe Doctrine””
My conversations with Meta: Part#1: Why the urgent need for an Indian AI engine?
February 12 : Addressing the AI Action Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that India is building its own Large unique Large Language Model (LLM) tailored to India’s linguistic diversity https://www.nepalpage.com/2025/02/12/239681/ After reading the above news-report, I asked myself the question which I posed to Meta: If andContinue reading “My conversations with Meta: Part#1: Why the urgent need for an Indian AI engine?”
The Trump Tariff Policy : my Q&A with Meta AI (10 Questions)
1. How will Canada retaliate to U.S. tariffs President Trump announced yesterday ? Canada is likely to retaliate against the U.S. tariffs announced by President Trump, and the extent of the retaliation will depend on various factors, including the level of tariffs imposed by the U.S. and the Canadian government’s strategy. According to a report byContinue reading “The Trump Tariff Policy : my Q&A with Meta AI (10 Questions)”