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Opinion | What's Behind The US-Iran Nuclear Deadlock? Four Risks, Four Interests
Each side is trying to reduce one risk without paying for another.
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Opinion | Two Peculiar Reasons Behind The Timing Of India-US Trade Deal
India should be clear-eyed about risks. What proclamations give, proclamations can take away. If compliance is judged by mere political mood, sanctions and penalty tariffs can return with little warning.
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Opinion | SHANTI Bill May Not Necessarily Be A Nuclear 'Sell-Out', After All
Whether SHANTI is a sell-out dressed up as reform, or a lever for reliable power for industry and cities, and for turning rural power from a lottery into a utility, will be decided by the hard work of implementation.
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Opinion | India's Exclusion From US' Pax Silica Club Isn't A Snub - But It Matters
India is not part of the initial grouping. Some see this as a snub. Others say it doesn't matter. Both reactions miss the point. The issue is not optics. It's whether India is moving fast enough to be treated as a partner rather than a customer.
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Opinion | Invoked When Needed, Ignored When Not: How A New US Doctrine Sees India
Under the latest US National Security Strategy, India could become a convenience partner, invoked when useful and ignored when inconvenient. It can't accept that role.
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Opinion | US-China Trade War Has Turned Into A Full-Blown Siege, And India Is Stuck
Beijing's export controls, timed before diplomacy, reveal insecurity more than strength. By weaponising minerals, China has reminded the world why diversification is destiny.
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Opinion | Tariff Blitz: Is India Becoming Collateral Damage In Someone Else's War?
As the European Union and the United States tighten the screws on Russia, the knock-on effects land squarely on India.
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Opinion | The Cost of 'Boasting': Trump And India's Post-Op Sindoor Dilemmas
Sometimes, it is not the conflict that changes everything. It is the story told about how it ended. This is one such case.
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Opinion | US, Iran And A Night Of Missiles And Fragile Messages
Trump's ceasefire declaration signals that the US does not seek further entanglement. Whether that message holds beyond a social media post remains to be seen.
