August 16, 2017 | Astute News

China-India Conflict is Far More Dangerous Than US-North Korea One

August 16, 2017

While the international media remains concerned to the point of being fixated on the US-DPRK (North Korea) stand-off, in terms of sheer firepower, the much more pressing stand-off between China and In…

Taliban to Trump: Withdraw All US Troops From Afghanistan, Foreign Occupation is Main Driver of War

August 16, 2017

Diplomacy

In an open letter, the Taliban have urged US President Donald Trump to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan, as the commander-in-chief ponders his next move in the country. “Previous experiences ha…

Mission Unaccomplished: Moscow Says Time is Right for US to Leave Afghanistan

August 16, 2017

Opinion

Russia believes that the time has come for the US to leave Afghanistan. The statement was made by Zamir Kabulov, the Russian Foreign Ministry's Director of the Second Asian Department in Afghanistan a…

Doklam Plateau As a Stage Of Global Standoff

August 16, 2017

Opinion

In June 2017, Chinese effort to extend a road on the Doklam Plateau provoked a militarized confrontation as India rushed troops to the area in order to prevent the construction. On July 2, 2017, the h…

US Trade Probe: China Vows Not to ‘Sit By’ If Washington ‘Destroys Multilateral Rules’

August 16, 2017

Miscellaneous

China has expressed "grave concerns" over US President Donald Trump’s signing of a memo that authorizes a potential inquiry into Beijing’s alleged theft of intellectual property. China said it won’t “…

Charlottesville

August 16, 2017

Opinion

Listening to NPR this morning confirmed what I already knew. Charlottesville is being turned into another nail in President Trump’s coffin. NPR had no interest whatsoever in reporting the actual facts…

US Failure, Blame China

August 16, 2017

Opinion

America’s chronic trade deficit with the rest of the world is testimony to a failed US economy. In reality, the US has no-one else to blame but itself for such an historic failure. But in typical chau…

WikiLeaks: Riyadh Flirts with Tel Aviv Through Normalisation

August 16, 2017

Middle East

A “highly classified” press release by the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which was published by WikiLeaks, reveals the level of rapprochement between Riyadh and Tel Aviv. Saudi Arabia initiated d…