India’s Gaffe at Samarkand

India’s Gaffe at Samarkand

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at Samarkand on September 16 after the SCO Summit turned into a media scandal. The Western media zeroed in on six words culled out of context in the PM’s opening remarks — “today’s era is not of war” —  to triumphantly proclaim that India is…

Even John Kirby Sometimes Gets It Right About Russia, But for the Wrong Reasons

Even John Kirby Sometimes Gets It Right About Russia, But for the Wrong Reasons

Kirby inadvertently spilled the beans about the fact that the SCO isn’t an “alliance” unlike what the Golden Billion’s perception managers have falsely claimed because he expected that it would advance his follow-up point twisting the Chinese and Indian leaders’ words in an anti-Russian way. National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby surprisingly…

The Chinese-Indian Disengagement Decision Is a Direct Result of the Ukrainian Conflict

The Chinese-Indian Disengagement Decision Is a Direct Result of the Ukrainian Conflict

What the US hadn’t incorporated into its grand strategic calculations was that the success of its structurally identical divide-and-rule scheme against Russia and Ukraine would positively influence China and India’s perceptions of one another to the point of inspiring them to pragmatically manage their security dilemma. China and India agreed on Thursday to the mutual…

The Chinese-Indian Security Dilemma Isn’t Insurmountable

The Chinese-Indian Security Dilemma Isn’t Insurmountable

While their border disputes have yet to be resolved, the latest development is still a very positive milestone in not just their bilateral relations, but also the global systemic transition to multipolarity as well as their shared goal of jointly pioneering the Asian Century. The 16th round of commander-level talks between China and India resulted…