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Trump 2.0: Not a change, a paradigmatic shift

Trump or no Trump, the US economy seems to do what it will anyway. Why? Look at the fundamental strengths of the US as a nation. If Donald Trump’s narrow win shook the United States in 2016, the scale of his victory now has amazed the country in....

Tensions Show in US-China Ties During Blinken’s Visit

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's three day (April 24-26) visit to Shanghai and Beijing was an apparent attempt to arrest the slide in relations and simultaneously make clear the US 'red lines'. Since Biden became US President, Blinken is the s....

Where India-US Relations Stand in 2024?

In his recent visit to New Delhi, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources and former Ambassador of the United States to India, Richard R. Verma presented a ....

President Biden’s Impeachment Inquiry: Background and Implications

(Disquiet & Polarisation in US Politics: Part 1) The current developments in the United States are demonstrative of the deepening partisan and retributive politics within the country in the last few years. Most of the chaos revolves aroun....

The US-Pakistan CIS-MOA Agreement: A Sea-Sand Line

The Cabinet of Pakistan has discreetly approved the formalisation of the ‘Communication Interoperability and Security Memorandum of Agreement’ (CIS-MOA), a new security agreement with the United States (US). This action signifies a renewed beginn....

Assessment of US Secretary of State Blinken’s Two-Day Visit to China

The Western media, in sharp contrast to China’s tightly controlled official media, seems to have gushed at the apparent success of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's visit to China on June 18-19. China’s official media, in contrast, afforded....

A red carpet for Modi in the US but both sides must set realistic expectations

The frenetic bilateral exchanges of recent months have imparted a new stimulus to the India-US relationship, somewhat similar to that imparted by the nuclear deal of 2008. These giant strides stem from a convergence of strategic interests. But the ob....

India and US Engagement: Deliberate and Determined Delivery

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US has become the focus of discussion amongst the strategic community across the world. Being dubbed as “the most consequential, comprehensive strategic partnership”, India-US ties have withsto....

Indian Prime Ministers and Engagement with the U.S. Congress

On June 22, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will enter the Chamber of the House of Representatives on the Capitol Hill, to record a rare distinction. He will be joining a handful of world leaders who addressed the Joint Sitting of the United States Cong....

India-US Defence Cooperation: Assessing US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin’s Visit to India

Introduction US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin III was on a crucial visit to India from 4-5 June 2023 to discuss and explore ways to further strengthen the India-US defence and strategic partnership. During the visit, the two sides ....

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