India’s warm welcome for Putin sends a cold message to Washington
Putin’s visit challenges Washington’s assumptions about Delhi’s reliability, forcing the US to consider alternative partnerships across South Asia. Read More Here
Category: Diplomacy
Xi takes centre stage at APEC as Trump leaves early
U.S. President Donald Trump’s absence from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit laid out a red carpet for Chinese President Xi Jinping to dominate the Asia-focused gathering’s narrative and optics. Read More Here
Why the World Turned on NGOs
While the Trump administration’s decision to shut down USAID has been the biggest challenge for NGO’s, revenue streams began drying up earlier with several European governments shutting the aid tap. Read More Here
India’s thaw in relations with China is nothing to fear
It would be a major mistake to view this evident turnaround in China-India relations through a zero-sum lens (and thus as a problem for U.S. national security). Read More Here
While Trump Rattles the World, China Basks in the Limelight
Xi Jinping to meet Russian and Indian leaders as U.S. President Donald Trump courts Vladimir Putin and alienates Narendra Modi. Read More Here
How Pakistan Outplayed India and Won Donald Trump’s Favor
Can Pakistan parlay its temporary diplomatic success with Trump into a fundamental reset with Washington? Read More Here
Secret Xi Letter Revived India Ties After Trump Tariff Barrage
Beijing began a quiet outreach to India in March when US President Donald Trump was ratcheting up his trade war with China. Read More Here
European leaders to join Zelenskiy in US as Trump presses Ukraine deal
Leaders of Germany, France and Britain will join Volodymyr Zelenskiy when the Ukrainian president meets Donald Trump in Washington. Read More Here
Ukraine, sidelined in Trump-Putin summit, fights Russian grab for more territory
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and his European Union allies fear that he will face pressure to give up far more than Russia does. Read More Here
Putin Heads to Trump Summit Confident He Is Winning in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin is heading to a summit with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump confident that Russia is in a dominant position on the battlefield as his military advances in Ukraine. Read More Here
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