युक्रेनच्या मुद्द्यावर संघर्ष शिगेला पोहोचला आहे. ही परिस्थिती दीर्घकालीन शस्त्रसंघर्षाची द्योतक आहे. आता प्रश्न केवळ एवढाच आहे की, हा संघर्ष युक्रेनच्या भूमीपुरता मर्यादित राहणार की युरोपभर पसरणार? या प्रश्नाचे उत्तर पुतीन यांच्याकडे नसून ते अमेरिकेच्या नेतृत्वात ‘नाटो’ कशा पद्धतीने प्रत्युत्तर देतो, त्यात दडले आहे. रशिया आणि अमेरिका व तिचे पश्चिमी मित्रदेश यांच्यात युक्रेनच्या मुद्द्यावर संघर्ष …
सध्या जगाचाच कौल उदारमतवादी लोकशाहीकडून लोकानुनयी अधिकारशाहीकडे झुकलेला दिसतो आहे. विविध देशांतील सत्तेचा आढावा घेतल्यास हे चित्र दिसते. ज्या जागतिकीकरण व उदारमतवादी लोकशाहीची मांडणी १९९१नंतर करण्यात आली होती, त्याची घडी पूर्णपणे विस्कटली आहे. या धोरणांत बदल न झाल्यास, पुढील दशकही लोकानुनयी अधिकारशाहीचे असेल. जागतिक स्तरावर २०११ ते २०२०चे दशक हे लोकानुनयी अधिकारशाहीचा पुरस्कार करणारे होते. …
The US election is a signal that the world has not reached a dead end or impasse with no other options. The US election results open up a space for sinking liberals, democrats and the left across the world, even if the results have widened the republican base in many of the American states. That …
There is every reason for the US to be optimistic about bilateral relations with India, but there are many reasons for India to be cautious about a strategic partnership with the US. India is an outlier in the American policy circle and has been for some time. During a time of uncertainty in US foreign policy …
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Prashant Bhushan’s case brings to mind the sedition case against Lokmanya Tilak and how it influenced the Indian freedom movement against the British empire. Prashant Bhushan’s statement after the Supreme Court granted him a two to three day concession to reconsider his tweets has left the Apex court with little choice. They are faced with …
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is clearly adept at carrying forward the edifice of foreign policy built by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh regimes. However, his government has not come up with incisive ideas that would be of economic or strategic significance to India. The mounting challenges that India faces on the external front …
The peace deal between the US and the Taliban was signed by US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban political chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as a witness. A few days ago, the United States and the Taliban finally reached an understanding with regards to the future of …
If negotiations conclude as per the expectations of both the parties, it will not only be against India’s interests but will be a strategic setback to India’s regional aspirations. Finally, Donald Trump is visiting India as the President of the United States of America. India, particularly the Prime Minister’s Office, wanted the visit to happen …
