deccanherald.com/opinion/from-n… It is not well-known that till 1984, the US and Vatican did not have diplomatic relations. The Church and State did not mix in America's secular foreign policy. Pope John Paul II persuaded President Reagan to end secularism in Ameican diplomacy.
deccanherald.com/opinion/from-n… Only in Deccan Herald. Putin would have had bad recollections from history about Alaska. Anti-Communist Polish Pope John Paul II and Ronald Reagan met in Alaska in 1984 and sealed a deal to dismantle USSR and end Communism in Europe.
deccanherald.com/opinion/from-n… Exclusive in Deccan Herald on Alaska summit. It was Richard Nixon who first weaponised tariffs. Trump is just following Nixon. Alaska played a role in 1971 by ending the crippling tariff on Japan then.
deccanherald.com/opinion/from-n… The Alaska summit took place against odds by Europe and Zelenskyy. Putin said after meeting Trump: "We expect that Kyiv and the European capitals will perceive all of this in a constructive manner and will not create any obstacles"
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Japan conducts its external negotiations combining firmness and persuasion. Gujarat CM Modi gave in to Japan's demand to allow alcohol in their townships changing Gujarat forever. Liquor is now sold in GIFT City, Gandhinagar also.
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Japan's, trade deal and EU's with Trump offer insights into Nippon’s negotiating style. They have raised hopes of restoring a degree of global economic stability. Embedded in it are lessons for India's ongoing trade policy contretemps.
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By KP Nayar Europe had a choice. Conflict or the well-being of its people. It chose conflict. The ease with which Europe surrendered to Donald Trump at the NATO's Hague summit last week will not make them safer.
My reflections/reminiscences of covering Canada for almost 15 years as a foreign correspondent...and rationalising those experiences to the current crisis in India-Canada relations tribuneindia.com/news/comment/h…
Curtain-raiser on Jaishankar's Pakistan visit. Not talking to Pakistan cannot be policy forever. Thinking out of the box is needed newindianexpress.com/opinions/2024/…
India must vigorously pursue its quest for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council along with Brazil, Germany and Japan, the G4. The incoming President of the UN General Assembly has offered hope deccanherald.com/opinion/a-new-…
This is the season of presidential nominating conventions in the US. Here below are some of my reflections, having reported from 10 such conventions since year 2000 as a foreign correspondent in America.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2024/…
One of the myths created by civil society and mass media special interests, nudged by global powers which wanted regime change in Dhaka and Naypyidaw, is a canard about Chinese influence in both these capitals
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India's new Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri embodies bipartisanship in his history of service deccanherald.com/opinion/with-v… He is ideal for the job in India's changed political environment after the 2024 Lok Sabha election
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