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Cuba 2026: Why Havana Suddenly Matters Again
While much Indian attention remains focused on U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s India visit from 23–26 May 2026, a potentially more consequential strategic signal may have emerged quietly...
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The ‘WhatsAppisation’ of Corporate India
AI-driven messaging is reshaping customer engagement — but at what strategic cost?The next big digital transformation may...
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Beijing at the Centre of the New Great Game Trump, Putin, Xi — and the Emerging Architecture of Global Power
Within the span of one extraordinary diplomatic week in May 2026, Beijing first hosted US President Donald Trump...
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From Bharat’s Villages to UAE’s Desert Sands: The Extraordinary Journey of Indian Cow Dung in a World Facing War, Blockades, and Food Insecurity
There was a time when the smell of freshly plastered cow-dung floors was inseparable from life in Bharat’s...
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When Political Power meets Capital Markets
Recent disclosures linked to US President Donald Trump's personal securities (stock) trading activity have triggered a major global...
Russia and China
Vladimir Putin, the Russian super strongman, flew into New Delhi for a few hours in December 2021 (his first bilateral trip outside Russia since...
India Russia relations
Dobro Pozhalovat Vladimir!On 6 December 2021 India welcomed a steadfast friend, the President of Russia, Vladimir PutinThe geopolitical situation in our region is churning...
China’s cratering economy
China wants to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)Japan, Australia, and Canada are not happy China’s economy is tanking, with Bank...
Is Srilanka a Chinese colony?
Sri Lanka, that beautiful little island to our south, faces a multiple whammy (it was once called Serendip). It will dip into its foreign...
Counting the cost of the Chinese Virus
The virus has devastated global economies. Some will suffer more than othersThe pandemic struck at a time when Latin America’s economies were already facing...
Vijai Sardesai must not trust the Congress and BJP
I have known Vijai Sardesai for a long time. He is one among the political class I call a friend and also whom I...





