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Opinion | America, Trump, And The Politics Of Belonging In A Connected World
Many commentators view the current debate as another chapter in Donald Trump's political story. That explanation is incomplete.
- Tuesday July 7, 2026
- Opinion
- Brig Anil Raman
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Opinion | How A Photograph in Delhi Says Something Important About Trump's America
During her visit to New Delhi this week, Venezuela's Delcy Rodrguez, met US Ambassador Sergio Gor. Had the meeting taken place in Washington or Caracas, it would have attracted little attention. In Delhi, however, it carried a different significance.
- Monday June 8, 2026
- Opinion
- Brig Anil Raman
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Opinion | The Quad Is Slowly Going Quiet - But For A Reason
The Quad is gradually moving away from high-profile summitry toward a quieter, more embedded form of strategic coordination.
- Wednesday May 27, 2026
- Opinion
- Brig Anil Raman
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Opinion | Rubio Is In India, But Trump's America Just Launched Its Sharpest Attack On Indian Immigrants
As US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives in India for the Quad meeting and strategic consultations, the Trump administration is preparing one of the sharpest reversals of long-standing American immigration policy in decades.
- Saturday May 23, 2026
- Opinion
- Brig Anil Raman
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Opinion | Trump-Xi Talks: When One Is Playing Chess, And Other Is Flipping The Board
Xi seeks cumulative advantage. Trump? Short-term spectacle.
- Tuesday May 12, 2026
- Opinion
- Brig Anil Raman
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Opinion | 35 US Lawmakers Just Moved A Bill That Could Upend Indian Techies' Careers
A group of Republicans wants to break the traditional F-1-to-H-1B-to-green-card path. The biggest casualty will be Indian students.
- Friday May 1, 2026
- Opinion
- Brig Anil Raman
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Opinion | Germany's First 'Military Strategy' In 77 Years Is A Wake-Up Call For India
On April 22, India and Germany signed a Defence Industrial Cooperation Roadmap in Berlin, alongside a P-75I submarine deal. On the same day, something far more consequential was released.
- Friday April 24, 2026
- Opinion
- Brig Anil Raman
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Opinion | Trump's Favourite Field Marshal: How Munir Became The President's Best Man
One needs to understand not just the US President but the remarkable structural symmetry between the two states he and Asim Munir respectively represent.
- Thursday April 16, 2026
- Opinion
- Brig Anil Raman
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Opinion | Iran Scorecard: A List Of Winners, Losers, And Those Who Rigged The Game
Iran is the clearest winner of this conflict. The US has absorbed a lasting blow. Trump, personally, has got what he wanted. Netanyahu is exposed. The Gulf is vulnerable. All these realities are simultaneously true, and that is the paradox of this mo
- Wednesday April 8, 2026
- Opinion
- Brig Anil Raman
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Opinion | The Quiet 'Upheaval' Within US Military Over The Iran War
General Randy George's ouster carries echoes of Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld sidelining General Eric Shinseki after disagreements over troop requirements for the Iraq war.
- Monday April 6, 2026
- Opinion
- Brig Anil Raman