Uncertainty in global trade got new lease of life with US President Trump insisting on weaponising tariffs with no signs of easing down. K.A.Badarinath President Donald Trump is going bonkers. Tariffs or weapons of mass destruction, it makes no difference to him or the Republican White House that he runs. It’s with the same vigour … Continue reading Trump, Tariffs & Tumult
In a world where tariffs, export controls, and supply-chain restrictions are instruments of statecraft, Europe's new realism is simple: it isn't choosing a side; it is buying room to manoeuvre. Rahul PAWA | x - iamrahulpawa Mario Draghi sketched Europe's predicament in blunt, unsentimental terms. The economist and former Prime Minister of Italy argued that … Continue reading Europe Between US Unpredictability and Chinese Dependence
The US aggression on Venezuela and the forcible capture of President Maduro raise a serious question about the efficiency of the UN as a global watchdog. It’s time to examine whether nations, which designed the post-1945 system, still regard themselves as committed to it, or treat the UN anchored treaty-based project as optional. Rahul Pawa … Continue reading Venezuela Case & UN: Crisis of Global Institutions
Delicate balancing of relations between US, China & Russia is test of Bharat’s foreign policy framework that centres on strategic autonomy. K.A.Badarinath Will there be a huge shift in Bharat’s foreign policy framework? Or, possible tilt towards China, Russia conglomeration, a permanent feature? Will this lead to increased distancing between India and US under Republican … Continue reading Keeping The Window Open!
Putting in place long term policy framework on trade, investments, currencies, geo-political alignments to protect Bharat’s interests must be priority. K.A.Badarinath United States President Donald Trump’s adversarial tariff policy on India has largely been regarded ‘flip flop’ hinting at fluid stance and diabolical in spirit and content. From being most favoured trading ally with minimal … Continue reading Options Galore!
From tariff wars, currencies slugfest to restrictive market dynamics is redefining globalization. Giving spiritual spread to materialistic play may be the option. K.A.Badarinath A couple of months into Republican Presidency, Donald J Trump has stood his reputation of being a disruptor of trade, investments and global economic order. This disruption may not be limited to … Continue reading Restrictive Globalization, a Reality
Life attempt on Donald Trump reflects degenerative US societal structures that have come under stranglehold of jihadists, evangelical extremists, ideologically intolerant terrorists and gun-trotters K.A.Badarinath Terror in every form and format has to be rejected in totality. Geographies notwithstanding, violence and acts against humanity has no place among global communities. Evangelists, Jihadists, Left extremists and … Continue reading Sustain Democratic Credentials!
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