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Where Doklam traverses regional politics

By M K Bhadrakumar The regional setting in which the India-China standoff at Doklam is playing out can only be ignored at our risk. Most Indian pundits are training their…

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Modi revisits Iran ties

By M K Bhadrakumar The decision by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to depute the minister of transport Nitin Gadkari to represent India at the inaugural ceremony of Iran's president Hassan…

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Five key pieces of Trump’s Afghanistan plan

What is going on in Afghanistan? By Jeremy Herb President Donald Trump outlined his plan for the 16-year US war in Afghanistan Monday evening, vowing that the US would find…

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America and Russia – Back to Basics

However demonic, however destructive, however devious, however deserving of being strangled Russia is, the brute fact is that we cannot kill this bastard without committing suicide. By Graham Allison President…

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Hillary Clinton and Le Pen are victims of sexism and gender discrimination

It is a fact that Hillary Clinton and Marine Le Pen lost their respective elections not because of Putin or Merkel, but the only reason behind their defeat was the ignorance…

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Frustrated McCain unveils his own Afghanistan strategy

Frustrated by the lack of an Afghanistan war strategy from the White House, Sen. John McCain on Thursday unveiled his own plan for winning America's longest conflict. “We must face…

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America’s Pakistan policy could make or break Trump’s legacy

Washington must decide whether it can continue to partnerwith Pakistan or it should more openly confront Pakistan By Robert Hathaway Trump administration is on the cusp of making three crucial…

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US-China conflict Escaping the Thucydides trap

The rise of China offers a standard Thucydides trap. If we look back in history, China's economy was only a tenth the size of the US economy in late 80s,…

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The White House power struggle that toppled Bannon

Now that Steve Bannon is out, pragmatists have the upper hand over alt-right ideologues in the White House. By Gregory Aftandilian Although White House intrigues and infighting are nothing new,…

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A war in the Himalayas would expose India’s soft power

By M.K. Bhadrakumar The Xinhua news agency and China Daily newspaper, two authoritative platforms of Chinese policies, held out warnings this week over the military standoff with India near the…

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