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Kamala Harris accepts historic presidential nomination, pledging to be the President for all Americans
Says election offers “fleeting opportunity” to move past “bitterness, cynicism” Indrajit Saluja CHICAGO, August 23, (TIP): Vice President Kamala Harris officially accepted the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday, August 23, promising to be “the president for […]
Pelosi raises doubts about Biden’s presidential race, Clooney asks him to end campaign
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): US President Joe Biden must decide quickly whether to stay in the 2024 White House race, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a long-time Biden ally, said on Wednesday, July 10, while declining […]
Reforming UN for a rules-based order
Primary reason for the ongoing crises in Ukraine and Gaza is an ineffective Security Council The need to urgently reform the rules-based order has to be pursued through informal multiple-stakeholder consultations in the lead-up to […]
Indian American national security expert Krystle Kaul running for US Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): Krystle Kaul, an Indian American foreign policy and national security expert with roots in Kashmir, has announced that she will run for the US House of Representatives from a Congressional district in […]
Biden’s Kyiv visit
Hardening of battle lines ominous for the world The strategic visit by US President Joe Biden to Kyiv, days before the first anniversary of the Russian war on Ukraine, has only hardened the battle lines […]
Europe’s wars inseparable from profiteering
As the demand for guns surges, profit too skyrockets with the sale of every weapon or machine. Thus, the enterprise of military hardware production and sale becomes too tempting and lucrative to be eschewed, as […]
Global intel collection seeing a sea change
In future, open-source information will have to be tackled by global security services. The explosion of social media contents as ‘Add-ons’ to strategic and tactical intelligence creates a serious challenge to the analytical capabilities as […]
Beyond weapons: On Ukraine President Zelensky’s visit to Washington
The United States should push Ukraine to find a solution to the conflict with Russia Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Washington, his first overseas travel since Russia’s invasion on February 24, and the Biden […]
Biden says he would talk to Russia’s leader but only in consultation with NATO
WASHINGTON D.C. (TIP): President Biden said he would talk with President Vladimir Putin if the Russian leader expressed a desire to end his invasion of Ukraine, but Mr. Biden said he would do so only […]
Sweden, Finland a step closer to joining NATO
Brussels (TIP): The 30 NATO allies signed off on the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland on July 5, sending the membership bids of the two nations to the alliance capitals for legislative approvals. The […]
NATO formally invites Finland and Sweden to join alliance
MADRID (TIP): NATO formalized its invitation to Sweden and Finland to join its alliance Wednesday, June 29, a historic expansion of the defense bloc that directly undercuts Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aims as his war […]
Willing to talk directly to Vladimir Putin and not via intermediators, says Zelensky
DAVOS (TIP) : Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday, May 25, that he was only willing to talk directly to Vladimir Putin and not via intermediators, according to AP. He said if the Russian […]
Advanced economies to be back on track by 2024: IMF
DAVOS (TIP): Advanced economies will be back on track by 2024 but developing economies will be 5% below where they would have been otherwise, IMF’s Gita Gopinath said on Wednesday, May 25. Economies worldwide have […]
Biden expresses support for Sweden and Finland to join NATO
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): President Biden on Thursday, May 19 expressed unequivocal support for Sweden and Finland to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, saying that the two democratic countries “meet every NATO requirement and then […]