The Indian Crossroads: Will Modi Choose Putin or Trump?

The Indian Crossroads: Will Modi Choose Putin or Trump?

India just imposed reciprocal tariffs against the US in response to the ones that Trump just applied against steel and aluminum imports. According to a filing that the Indian government made to the World Trade Organization (WTO), the tariffs on almonds, apples, certain motorcycles, and walnuts are intended to compensate for the estimated $240 million…

Kim 10, Trump 0

Kim 10, Trump 0

Last week’s Economist Magazine won the day with the best-ever headline about the Trump-Kim Jong-un summit: `Kim Jong Won!’ That said it all. Just out of hospital, I was in no shape to compete with the great Economist or its very witty headline writers. But after watching a week of post Singapore summit between Great…

Strange Bedfellows

Strange Bedfellows

Misery is not the only thing that “acquaints a man with strange bedfellows,” as Shakespeare put it; geopolitical machinations and international animosities do as well. Even so, the not-so-secret marriage of convenience – or is it only an affair? — between Israel, on the one hand, and Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf monarchies, on…