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Dump NSG membership in dustbin

By M K Bhadrakumar The External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj seldom if ever would say a bloomer. Therefore, her remark on June 6 seems odd, where she reportedly said that…

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Trump seen hardening line toward Pakistan after Afghan war review

By Phil Stewart President Donald Trump's administration appears ready to harden its approach toward Pakistan to crack down on Pakistan-based militants launching attacks in neighboring Afghanistan, U.S. officials tell Reuters.…

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Trump, NATO, and establishment hysteria

By Benjamin H. Friedman & Joshua Shifrinson Now that the dust has settled on President Donald Trump's first foreign trip, we can assess the damage. The conventional hysteria notwithstanding, Trump's…

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Modi can’t take India – America ties for granted with US President Trump

New Delhi is going through the motions of pretending everything is normal President Donald J Trump's decision to torpedo the Paris Climate Change Agreement is yet another manifestation of the…

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America’s political gamble in Syria may not pay off

President Trump's plan to defeat the Islamic State relies on the complex we of relations between Untied States, Turkey and the Kurds By Matthew RJ Brodsky As the Islamic State's territory…

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The case for restraint in US foreign policy

By Rand Paul, Ro Khanna In a speech delivered to Congress on July 4, 1821, John Quincy Adams rightly argued that America must hold high the banner for “Freedom, Independence,…

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China takes a leap of faith in the Hindu Kush

As Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi's travels to the AfPak region demonstrate, the US may even feel relieved that China is stepping in because the US has exhausted its strategic…

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Understanding China’s disguised game plan

To settle the Sikkim border separately with China is not acceptable to Delhi as it would mean that India agrees that this part of the border is 'different' from the…

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Trump should learn from Reagan’s folly in Lebanon

By M K Bhadrakumar Even by American standards, the White House statement on the terrorist attacks in Tehran on Wednesday will stand out as a new threshold in the US'…

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Iran’s missile attack on the Islamic State

At its most obvious level, Iran's missile attack on the Islamic State command centre in the Syrian city of Dier Ezzor on Sunday may be regarded as the demonstration of…

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