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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“…Only by my own morality, my own mind,” … that is “the only thing that can stop me,” Donald Trump, POTUS
Donald Trump when asked about the Constitutional and moral limits imposed upon the power of the POTUS retorted in the interview (with outlets such as CBS and the New York Times: “… only by my own morality, my own mind,” and that is “the only thing that can stop me…” That was Trump’s conception ofContinue reading ““…Only by my own morality, my own mind,” … that is “the only thing that can stop me,” Donald Trump, POTUS”
The “Demon” that has caught America, Israel and the Arab GCC states with their pants down
For more than seven decades, American grand strategy toward Iran has been guided by a single, narrowing obsession: how to secure U.S. access to oil and gas in Iran and the broader Central Asian energy belt. From the 1953 coup against Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh to the present crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, Washington’s gazeContinue reading “The “Demon” that has caught America, Israel and the Arab GCC states with their pants down”
Has India’s budget spending on Defence and National Security been as smart and wise as Iran’s turns out to be today ?
Please take a good, long and hard look at the table below . India’s total defence budget outlay has risen 8 fold in the last 25 years ( $11 billion to $91 billion) while Iran’s has risen only 3 times (from around $3 billion to $8 billion in the same period). In 2001, India andContinue reading “Has India’s budget spending on Defence and National Security been as smart and wise as Iran’s turns out to be today ?”
Is India equipped to fight modern conventional and asymmetrical warfare with lethal drones ? 3 Questions.
My 3 questions to AI this morning: The ongoing war in Iran and Ukraine confirm that modern warfare today is prosecuted not with battle tanks and fighter jets but with lethal drones . 1. Is India equipped and weaponised in that department? 2. Is there a major chink in India’s Defence preparedness for modern warfare.Continue reading “Is India equipped to fight modern conventional and asymmetrical warfare with lethal drones ? 3 Questions.”
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”
Post-Iran attack on February 28, 2026, The World can kiss “New World Order” goodbye.
The day after the Israeli-American attack on Iran and the killing of Ayatollah Khomeini, I couldn’t help falling into a self-introspective mood. Looking back at history, I thought to myself, wasn’t the world always better off when there were many little rogue-nations that nevertheless minded their own business and backyards than now, in sad contrast,Continue reading “Post-Iran attack on February 28, 2026, The World can kiss “New World Order” goodbye.”
“Six blind men, the elephant and a Tower of Babel”: How intellectuals think they really are making sense out of a senseless world
We in India believe ourselves to be equal intellectuals of those in the West who over the years have fed us with specious theories and treatises on how to make sense of the world and all its geopolitical tumult and historic tragedies. For many years now, I myself have been an avid reader and followerContinue reading ““Six blind men, the elephant and a Tower of Babel”: How intellectuals think they really are making sense out of a senseless world”
“Move over Monroe, it’s now the “Donroe Doctrine” that’s taking control over a “rules-based World Order”!
Commenting on the above Op-Ed and headline subject, this morning I had a lively exchange of views on WhatsApp with a very respected friend of mine in Bangalore who is also a retired IAS officer having served with distinction in an erstwhile PMO (Prime Minister’s Office). He wrote : “No country is safe if RICContinue reading ““Move over Monroe, it’s now the “Donroe Doctrine” that’s taking control over a “rules-based World Order”!”
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?”