China on an Edge – Is Trump Winning Against Xi?
Remember the China story of three years ago? That China was on its way to be the greatest economy in the world & bypassing a declining America in vir...
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ASAT – From Soft Deterrence to Hard Deterrence – Naturally Evolving US-India Relationship – III
Four weeks ago, we wrote that the strike by the Indian Air Force against the Jaish terrorist training complex at Balakot was a mental breakout by India. ...
Reality Then, Now & Tomorrow – Sinkhole
Remember the May 2013 election & the euphoria that greeted it? It was actually a successful election in the failed “state” that calls its...
NATO Visit, EU-UK & Putin on Deck – 1930s & Now
What does a Cinema-Rasik do? Look at global issues with the lens of a Cinema Director. When you do so, you get a totally different view. That is what we ...
Smart Focused Successful Sanctions vs. Dumb Blunt Counterproductive Sanctions – President Trump vs. Congress
As we see on weekly basis, President Trump tends to use sanctions as a tactical & sometimes strategic weapon to persuade other countries to deal with...
Syria, Iran, North Korea, China – Lady Luck Smiles Again
Do you even remember the missile strikes on Syrian chemical facilities of last weekend? They were a kinda big deal and seemed even bigger a week ago. The...
Shooting At The Heart – FDR & 1930s Redux?
A couple of years ago, the investing world was focused on deflationary risks in the global economy. Central Banks in three continents were pouring in mon...
US-China Trade Brouhaha – Putting Fire Ahead of the Alarm?
Talk of a bruising trade war between China and America reached a high pitch this past Thursday and Friday. The stock market went down more than 1,000 poi...
China Building a Military Base in Afghanistan – Fruit of a Sapling Planted in 2011?
Say Afghanistan and 99% of people will say “Pak”istan. Since America entered Afghanistan in 2001, the entire focus has been on the Afghan-NaP...
Is This Time Different? A “Short Intense” China-India War?
As Prime Minister Modi sat down for dinner with President Trump three weeks ago, China sent its soldiers in a major incursion into Bhutan’s border ...