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The Obama Doctrine
Is the US president veering toward isolationism? Or will he proudly carry the banner of exceptionalism? The recent Obama-Putin tiff over American exceptionalism reignited an ongoing debate over the Obama Doctrine: Is the president veering […]
India-US Partnership
Defense Trade to be the Driving Engine Contrary to the forecasts of doom and gloom and the skepticism surrounding his visit to Washington, the third Manmohan- Obama Summit meeting on September 27 has been quite […]
THE POLITICS OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
With the government having lurched into its first shutdown since the 1990s, many commentators are focusing on the potential ill effects that it might have for Republicans. Almost all of these analyses use the shutdowns […]
The Pivot under Pressure
It’s not just the canceled trip. Other factors are limiting the ability of the U.S. to focus on the Asia-Pacific. Senior U.S. administration officials have been at pains in recent weeks to demonstrate how Washington’s […]
‘International Day of Non- Violence’ commemorated at the United Nations
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The Permanent Mission of India to United Nations, New York hosted a special event on October 2 at the United Nations to commemorate the “International Day of Non Violence”. UN Secretary General […]
End of Euphoria
“What prompts Obama to bracket Manmohan Singh with Hassanal Bolkiah is not difficult to fathom – simply put, both are potential buyers of American products” says the author. For a prime minister who got branded […]
Deal reached on UN resolution on Syrian chemical weapons
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The five permanent members of the deeply divided UN security council reached agreement on September 26 on a resolution to eliminate Syria‘s chemical weapons, a major step in taking the most controversial […]
Recast Security Council
It needs to become more relevant The 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) comes at a time when the world is looking at the UN for answers to many complex issues. The […]
Syria, NSA scandal push G20 summit agenda
NSA spying program. At the Konstantinovsky Palace – where the first day of the G20 summit kicked off – the world’s largest economic powers braced for political battles, RT’s Aleksey Yaroshevsky reported from Strelnya. The […]
Reflecting Democrats’ divide, pro-Obama group silent on Syria
WASHINGTON (TIP): As President Barack Obama‘s team faces one of its toughest lobbying challenges in urging Congress to approve US military action in Syria, the advocacy group dedicated to promoting the president’s agenda is staying […]
US MILITARY INTERVENTION IN SYRIA COULD BE CATASTROPHIC
The world is concerned about the dangers to peace in view of the insistence of the United States to intervene militarily in Syria which is fraught with catastrophic results, the author says. UNSecretary-General Ban Kimoon […]
So-Called Spring; Su-Shi Strife and The South-West Asia
“The author foresees tremendous tectonic changes in the wake of Arab Spring et al. He says, “There will be following major discernible evolutionary geo-political trends underlying the so-called Arab spring. The despotic regimes headed by […]
International Raise the cost for Pakistan army’s proxy war order be damned
The West’s attempt to ride roughshod over the United Nations Security Council with a hastily drafted proposal to authorize the use of force in Syria sets the stage for its second military intervention in West […]
TOUGH ECONOMIC SITUATION FOR INDIA, SAYS PM
NEW DELHI (TIP): Under sustained opposition attack in Parliament over rupee’s free fall, Prime Minster Manmohan Singh on August 29 conceded that the country was facing a “difficult” economic situation and had to reckon with […]
US forces move closer to Syria as military options weighed
WASHINGTON (TIP): US naval forces are moving closer to Syria as President Barack Obama considers military options for responding to the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Assad government. The US president emphasized that […]
18 Dead, 280 Hurt In Beirut Car Bomb Blast: NEWS AGENCY
BEIRUT: BEIRUT (TIP): A powerful car bomb tore through a bustling south Beirut neighborhood that is a stronghold of Hezbollah on August 15, killing at least 18 and trapping dozens of others in an inferno […]