What are we to make of this man’s mental health ?! First he starts a war with Iran unilaterally without consulting any of his European allies in the hope that America would finish the war in a week — à la Venezuela — and that Iran will “totally surrender to His Highness”. When things howeverContinue reading “Pity the Europeans… as Trump rubs more salt and insult into their wounded pride”
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Here’s why PM Modi remains mum on the ongoing Us-Israel War against Iran
https://youtu.be/LfGcX4XuZ5A?si=eI-TrBmS3Dw3JFoO The above video discusses the Middle East’s reaction to Iran’s attacks and the US’s role in the region. It is a very sober and sagacious assessment. It’s America that is the real villain of the piece here . It’s very clear what the larger American imperial strategic game here is : 1. The targetContinue reading “Here’s why PM Modi remains mum on the ongoing Us-Israel War against Iran”
The European Union (EU): a “tin-pot republic” in stark contrast to India’s sophisticated and enduring political Union?
The ongoing Russo-Ukraine War has badly exposed the fragility and instability of the political unity and integrity of Europe and NATO. Watching the scenes and debates inside the European Parliament makes one suspect that the Union is rapidly fraying at its seams which may give way anytime soon. As an Indian looking at the theContinue reading “The European Union (EU): a “tin-pot republic” in stark contrast to India’s sophisticated and enduring political Union?”
India and the “sick men of Europe”
https://www.ft.com/content/24d5d526-b970-4e53-a262-9a678319ce23?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1f4iYveiDk2f4y0qUqx2zLN3Y-ifaZmkJ3b_AyasslcsoRyVKdlAcawbM_aem_cfO_7bAc56d_I9pBHi1jPg Reading the FT London article reminded me about how once upon a time, in the 1980-90s Turkey and then more recently in 2009-12, Greece too, were both regarded as the “sick man of Europe”. Today Europe or the EU appears to well qualify for that epithet of UN-eminence : “sick man of the world”.Continue reading “India and the “sick men of Europe””