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Trump’s discharge in felony cases bodes ill for democracy

When Donald Trump takes the oath of office for his second term as US president next week, a convicted felon will enter the White House for the first time. Democracy was already bent when the US Supreme Court allowed him to stay on the ballot despite being an insurrectionist who tried to steal Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 race. …

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1 week ago

'Respect sovereignty', 'only a rhetoric': European leaders react to Trump's Greenland threat

New Indian Express

Why is Trump interested in Greenland? "We are still in the waiting room when it comes to knowing exactly what the Trump administration means," said Lill Rastad Bjorst, an associate professor at Aalborg University specialising in Greenland. "As the demand for minerals is rising, there is a need to go and look for untapped resources," said Ditte Brasso Sorensen, an …

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What's Trump eyeing with claims on Canada, Panama Canal and Greenland

India Today

US President-elect Donald Trump's statements and social media posts have reignited debates and speculation about his aspirations for American territorial expansion. Trump has proposed using "economic force" to make Canada the 51st state of the US, and has expressed his desire to retake the Panama Canal, and acquire Greenland from Denmark. WHAT TRUMP SAID ON CONTROLLING CANADA, GREENLAND AND PANAMA …

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Sri Lanka President Dissanayake in India on his first foreign trip, to meet Modi today

Firstpost

Sri Lanka President Dissanayake visits India to meet PM Modi, Jaishankar, and NSA Ajit Doval. The talks between PM Modi and Dissanayake will lead to a greater cooperation between New Delhi and Colombo, said External Affairs Minister Jaishankar, who met the Sri Lankan President on Sunday. Our conversations focused on strengthening Indo-Sri Lanka… pic.twitter.com/A5mkZ4TS1D — Anura Kumara Dissanayake December 15, …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Cushioning headwinds

China Daily

Establishing new links Among the bright spots to have emerged are the large economies in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Apart from the Philippines, Indonesia's establishment of social enterprises is a major area where Hong Kong's strength in professional services could play an indispensable role, said Cahyo Muzhar, director-general of legal administrative affairs at the Indonesian Ministry of Law …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Cushioning headwinds

China Daily

Establishing new links Among the bright spots to have emerged are the large economies in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Apart from the Philippines, Indonesia's establishment of social enterprises is a major area where Hong Kong's strength in professional services could play an indispensable role, said Cahyo Muzhar, director-general of legal administrative affairs at the Indonesian Ministry of Law …

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2 months, 1 week ago

What Donald Trump 2.0 may bring India in defence, geostrategic synergy with United States

India Today

As Donald Trump returns to the Oval Office, global geopolitics is poised for a shake-up that could significantly benefit India as a key ally of the United States. “If Donald Trump follows through on his commitment to counter China’s growing influence, we can expect an even-tighter security alignment with India,” said a New Delhi-based geopolitical expert, adding that both nations …

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9 months, 1 week ago

A year of living less dangerously? Finland’s first 12 months in NATO

Al Jazeera

Finland’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been to move away from policy of self-reliance and embrace the alliance. Tuomas Iso-Markku, a senior research fellow at FIIA, said the move would require Finland’s foreign policy leadership and the Finnish Defence Forces to “adjust their way of thinking and doing things”. However, Pusztai said that this minority is “not very …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

From east to west: India’s geostrategic outreach covers extended neighbourhood

Firstpost

In a quick turn of events, New Delhi’s reach and outreach have spread militarily in the west and diplomatically in the east. One involves a non-state actor in the west, and the other relates to a dominant state player in the east It is a coincidence, yes, but almost overnight, India’s defence and diplomatic outreach have separately taken wings, all …

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1 year ago

The Indian Ocean Is Witnessing a Surge in Russian Military Exercises

The Diplomat

Russia’s military has been unusually active in the Indian Ocean lately. Russia’s Defense Ministry called the naval drills held with Myanmar in the Andaman Sea “the first Russian-Myanmar naval exercise in modern history.” Two anti-submarine ships, Admiral Tributs and Admiral Panteleyev of the Russian Pacific Fleet, participated in the exercises with a frigate and a corvette from Myanmar's navy. The …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Toofan Al-Aqsa jolts West Asian geostrategic architecture

The Hindu

There are uncanny similarities between the Hamas operation Toofan Al-Aqsa and the launch of the 19-day Yom Kippur War 50 years ago. Although the latter was inconclusive, it led to a regional tectonic shift with Israel accepting a ‘land for peace’ formula at the Camp David Accords six years later. Depending on the endgame, this conflict could potentially revive the …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Cyprus holds military drill with France, Italy and Greece to bolster security in east Mediterranean

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. President Nikos Christodoulides said the drill with France, Italy …

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1 year, 4 months ago

How defence diplomacy can help India achieve its global, geostrategic ambitions

Firstpost

India has also used its growing defence logistics capabilities to build its credibility as a first responder in dealing with regional crises India’s key objectives are to ensure sovereignty and territorial integrity, and a peaceful and stable environment in which it can achieve rapid economic growth and prosperity for its people. American scholars Giles Harlow and George Maerz said, “You …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Manish Tewari | The Chinese ascendancy and America's dilemma

Deccan Chronicle

As the Prime Minister heads to Washington DC amidst the stand-off with China on the Line of Actual Control that is now three years in running, it would be instructive to take a broad overview of the US-China relationship. The US outreach to China was initiated by President Richard Nixon who in 1967, two years before he became President of …

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1 year, 7 months ago

What Turkey polls mean for the world

Hindustan Times

In the end, after a run-off and a dramatically see-sawing electoral campaign, the result of the presidential elections was a familiar one in Turkey – with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on top. In the face of skyrocketing inflation and a currency in free fall, Mr Erdogan offered nationalist bluster, telling his citizens that he raised the country’s prestige on the global …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Why the Pacific islands are key

Hindustan Times

Off the northeastern coast of Australia in the Pacific Ocean is a smattering of islands, which form the frontline in the battle to survive in a warming Earth, and the associated vagaries of rapid sea level rise and rash changes in climate phenomenon. Yet, these small islands — sandwiched between the United States, China and Australia — also serve another …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Analysis: Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic energy, soft power in Sudan

Al Jazeera

UN officials say the talks in Jeddah will continue and hopefully lead to a ceasefire in the near future. “Just because it’s an important test for Saudi Arabia doesn’t mean it’s going to be an easy one,” Hussein Ibish, a senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, told Al Jazeera. “Right now, given that no foreign …

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1 year, 10 months ago

G20 meetings show Russia is moving deeper into China’s embrace — and this will only weaken Pax Americana

Firstpost

With the imminent rise of China as the biggest challenger to America and Americanism, wooing Russia to the Western orbit could have been a game-changer for the US. The West, however, refuses to come out of the archaic Cold War mindset On the day World War II began, George Bernard Shaw wrote, “There will be only two winners: The United …

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1 year, 10 months ago

South Asia’s Nuclear Dilemma in the Age of the Intelligent Bomb

The Diplomat

The Soviet Union began conceptualizing “Dead Hand,” an automated system for guaranteed retaliation, formally called Perimeter, back in 1979. There are several potential applications of AI/ML being explored and assessments of their impact on deterrence stability oscillate between “new toys, same old game” and “AI in nuclear systems will lead to the end of the world.” Applications range from deploying …

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2 years ago

India-Kabul Ties: As Taliban & Pakistan Draw Swords, Can Delhi Maintain Stand?

The Quint

The inroads that ISIS-KP were making into Afghanistan, had alarmed Russia, and the Central Asian countries, which had many of their citizens flock to Syria and Iraq to join the terror group there, and with the ascendancy of Taliban 2.0 becoming imminent, they established ties with the UN-proscribed group much before the Doha Agreements. Moscow, Beijing, Tehran, Ashkhabad had all …

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2 years ago

Geostrategic Crystal Gazing – Welcome 2023 - News18

News 18

Another very eventful year draws to an end. The P-5 permanent members of the United Nations Security Council issued a rare joint statement affirming that “a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought.” In February, China and Russia issued a joint statement opposing further NATO expansion, expressing “serious concerns” about the AUKUS security pact, and pledging to …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Host Albania has high hopes for EU-Western Balkans summit

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Albania's prime minister said Monday that a European Union summit in …

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2 years, 1 month ago

What Did the US-Pacific Summit Achieve?

The Diplomat

On September 28, while Hurricane Ian provided a devastating illustration of the terrible costs of climate change, leaders from 14 Pacific nations and territories gathered in Washington, D.C., for a historic summit in which climate action was top of the agenda. As President Joe Biden put it to the summit, “the security of America, quite frankly, and the world depends …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Taiwan warns China drills show ambitions beyond island

Associated Press

PINGTUNG, Taiwan — Taiwan warned Tuesday that Chinese military drills aren’t just a rehearsal for an invasion of the self-governing island but also reflect ambitions to control large swaths of the western Pacific, as Taipei conducted its own exercises to underscore it’s ready to defend itself. Angered by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent visit to Taiwan, China has sent …

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Trump’s discharge in felony cases bodes ill for democracy

'Respect sovereignty', 'only a rhetoric': European leaders react to Trump's Greenland threat

What's Trump eyeing with claims on Canada, Panama Canal and Greenland

Sri Lanka President Dissanayake in India on his first foreign trip, to meet Modi today

Cushioning headwinds

Cushioning headwinds

What Donald Trump 2.0 may bring India in defence, geostrategic synergy with United States

A year of living less dangerously? Finland’s first 12 months in NATO

From east to west: India’s geostrategic outreach covers extended neighbourhood

The Indian Ocean Is Witnessing a Surge in Russian Military Exercises

Toofan Al-Aqsa jolts West Asian geostrategic architecture

Cyprus holds military drill with France, Italy and Greece to bolster security in east Mediterranean

How defence diplomacy can help India achieve its global, geostrategic ambitions

Manish Tewari | The Chinese ascendancy and America's dilemma

What Turkey polls mean for the world

Why the Pacific islands are key

Analysis: Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic energy, soft power in Sudan

G20 meetings show Russia is moving deeper into China’s embrace — and this will only weaken Pax Americana

South Asia’s Nuclear Dilemma in the Age of the Intelligent Bomb

India-Kabul Ties: As Taliban & Pakistan Draw Swords, Can Delhi Maintain Stand?

Geostrategic Crystal Gazing – Welcome 2023 - News18

Host Albania has high hopes for EU-Western Balkans summit

What Did the US-Pacific Summit Achieve?

Taiwan warns China drills show ambitions beyond island