The US is already doing rather well economically, but tinkering with it in the manner promised by Trump could bring adverse consequences.

DeepSeek’s rise has shown that China is managing to take technological leaps despite western restrictions on technology exports, particularly in the area of AI, overturning the assumption that the US has an unassailable supremacy in the area.

The problem for Trump and his supporters – when they look at what they see as a chaotic world outside the US – is that America itself has been responsible for much of the disorder.

If the US is ready to violate international law like Putin in Ukraine, and invade Greenland or Panama it will face little resistance. Greenland has a population of just 56,000 and under its constitutional arrangements, Panama has no army.

It tells us a great deal about the manner in which the US guards its technology estate. A bureaucratic web is woven around it with some half-a-dozen different departments looking after various aspects of the issue.

Handling the security of a large and diverse nation like India can never be an easy process, but it should not be dependent on luck.

There will be a major tweak that will ensure that India can take advantage of what China has to offer, in the manner other countries have been doing so.

According to a report in the Times of India, the post-mortem conducted by the Silchar Medical College and Hospital in Assam says that most of them died of bullet wounds which were predominantly from the back.

China's statement claiming that Sakteng sanctuary in eastern Bhutan was “disputed territory” came in early June when it was locked in a series of stand-offs along its LAC with India.

All through the visit, it was clear that there is no question of India becoming a formal military ally of the United States.

After the Galwan clash, PLA patrols along the LAC have increased in size, with a view of self-protection, as well as of maintaining sufficient numbers to take on the Indian Army, should the need arise.

Just how did the Chinese manage to amass 50,000 troops in Tibet close to the Line of Actual Control in March-April 2020 and occupy areas that were supposed to be routinely patrolled by the army?

In this excerpt which forms the conclusion of 'Understanding the India-China Border', Manoj Joshi notes that though the two sides carefully calibrated their responses to the developments in eastern Ladakh in 2020, the overall situation between the two countries remains fraught.

New Delhi certainly has the ability and diplomatic space to lead an effort to halt the conflict. But a great deal depends on timing.

Manoj Joshi explains the true origins of the Indian Navy.

Shivaji’s navy never really sought to challenge the Europeans since it lacked the capacity to fight them on the high seas. The Marathas understood their capabilities and limitations well, and shrewdly remained close to the shore.

Trying to erase Nehru’s imprint on the country is a tall order because he is part of modern India’s DNA. Throw Nehru out of the equation and you end up undermining India.

Short tenures short-change the officer concerned and the job he’s tasked to do. Clearly, there is an urgent need to fix this system.

The Biden administration's Indo-Pacific strategy was announced days before the conflict between Ukraine and Russia took a turn for the worse, necessitating that the US turns its focus sharply on Russia and Europe once again.

The central figure of the national movement was the man assassinated on January 30, 1948 precisely because he was the central figure. It was the first act in a brazen conspiracy to appropriate the freedom movement by forces who played no part in it. We are seeing the second and third acts now.