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Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, South Asia

China raps India over Doklam standoff, but dogs are on leash

by M.K. Bhadrakumar August 3, 2017February 18, 2020

A Russian flag flies in front of the US embassy building in Moscow on July 28, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Tatyana Makeyeva

Putin’s shock therapy may help Trump bury the Russia story

by M.K. Bhadrakumar August 1, 2017February 18, 2020

An oil production platform in Iran's Soroush oil fields. Photo: Reuters / Raheb Homavandi

China, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, United Kingdom, World

New Iran sanctions simply don’t add up

by M.K. Bhadrakumar July 31, 2017

Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to US President Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Hamburg. Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Egypt, European Union, Germany, India, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, Vietnam, World

Russia adjusts to realities in US politics

by M.K. Bhadrakumar July 30, 2017

Hezbollah fighters plant Lebanese and Hezbollah flags at Juroud Arsal on the Syria-Lebanon border on July 25, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Mohamed Azakir

Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Moscow’s Syrian blues are unremitting

by M.K. Bhadrakumar July 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Chinese and Indian patrols at the Doklam Plateau. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, India, South Asia

India-China war of words becomes more critical

by M.K. Bhadrakumar July 25, 2017February 18, 2020

Demonstrators hurl stones and shout slogans during a protest in Srinagar on May 27, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Danish Ismail

Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

A terrible beauty is born in the geopolitics of Kashmir

by M.K. Bhadrakumar July 22, 2017July 22, 2017

A soldier stands guards at a disputed border region between China and India. Photo: Xinhua.

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, India, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, World

India searches for way out of border standoff with China

by M.K. Bhadrakumar July 20, 2017February 18, 2020

The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is the site of a military standoff between its giant neighbors, India and China. Photo: iStock

Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, World

Indian military standoff with China was all about Bhutan

by M.K. Bhadrakumar July 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks in Prague on November 11, 2016.Photo: AFP/Michal Cizek

Bahrain, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Trump’s Iran policies are in a cul-de-sac

by M.K. Bhadrakumar July 16, 2017February 18, 2020

A Saudi Arabian oil refinery at dusk. Photo: iStock

China, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Saudi power shift risks skidding on oil slick

by M.K. Bhadrakumar June 24, 2017February 18, 2020

A still image taken from footage shot on June 18, 2017 and broadcast on Iranian television, purports to show missiles being fired from Iran into eastern Syria. Photo: IRINN via Reuters

Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Five takeaways from Iran’s missile strike in Syria

by M.K. Bhadrakumar June 20, 2017February 18, 2020

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Australia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Oceania, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

US rocket deployment triggers intense speculation

by M.K. Bhadrakumar June 19, 2017June 19, 2017

US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis has been handed the reins – and responsibility for the outcome – of the Afghan war. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

An open-ended Afghan war can serve ‘America First’

by M.K. Bhadrakumar June 15, 2017June 18, 2017

Turkish President Recep Erdogan leaves Eyup Sultan mosque in Istanbul on April 17. Photo: Reuters

Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkish-American relations at crossroads

by M.K. Bhadrakumar May 15, 2017May 15, 2017

US President Donald Trump poses with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the White House on May 10th, 2017. Lavrov is the highest-ranking Russian official to visit Washington since Trump came to power in January. Photo: Agence France-Presse / Russian Foreign Ministry

Afghanistan, China, Iran, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Trump ignores status quo apologists to engage Russia

by M.K. Bhadrakumar May 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar prays before giving a speech to supporters in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on April 30. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Gulbuddin’s second coming: old Afghan warhorse back in fray

by M.K. Bhadrakumar May 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, China, Egypt, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Trump warms to taking Putin’s help in Syria

by M.K. Bhadrakumar May 4, 2017May 4, 2017

Law enforcement officers detain an opposition supporter during a rally in Moscow. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

European Union, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

US intervenes in Russian politics but Moscow shrugs it off

by M.K. Bhadrakumar March 28, 2017March 28, 2017

An Afghan policeman stands guard as investigators inspect the wreckage of the district police headquarters in Kabul in March of 2017, the result of a suspected Taliban suicide bomber. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

UK helps US renew focus on defeating terror in Afghanistan

by M.K. Bhadrakumar March 17, 2017March 17, 2017

Afghan security personnel inspect the wreckage of the district police headquarters in Kabul a day after a suicide car bomb attack on March 1 killed 16 people in simultaneous Taliban suicide assaults. Photo: AFP / Shah Marai

Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Trump’s generals should be wary of Pakistan bear trap

by M.K. Bhadrakumar March 9, 2017March 10, 2017

Dalai Lama's visit to Arunachal Pradesh is calibrated irritant in Sino-India relations. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

China throws gauntlet at India’s ‘strong man’ Modi

by M.K. Bhadrakumar March 5, 2017March 6, 2017

Beijing, China, Russia, World

Moscow’s wriggle room shrinking vis-à-vis Trump

by M.K. Bhadrakumar March 1, 2017

Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters gather during an offensive against Islamic State militants in northern Raqqa province in February 2017. Photo: Reuters, Rodi Said

Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey gets preview of US action plan in Syria

by M.K. Bhadrakumar February 24, 2017

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a joint press conference at the White House on Feb. 15. Photo: Saul Loeb, AFP

China, European Union, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Iran nuclear deal is here to stay – for the present

by M.K. Bhadrakumar February 19, 2017

Afghanistan, China, European Union, France, Germany, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

World community sizes up a diminished Trump

by M.K. Bhadrakumar February 16, 2017

Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke on economic reforms Monday. Photo: Reuters, Toby Melville

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, World

Trump gets off to flying start with Xi Jinping

by M.K. Bhadrakumar February 12, 2017

US President Donald Trump met with military advisers to discuss response to North Korea's nuclear bomb test on September 3, 2017. Photo: Reuters

Beijing, China, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Taiwan, World

Trump’s larval-pupal metamorphosis on China policy

by M.K. Bhadrakumar February 10, 2017

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Photo: Reuters, Joshua Roberts

China, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

The frozen ground of US-Russia ties is hard to till

by M.K. Bhadrakumar February 6, 2017February 6, 2017

An Iranian woman walks past a mural on the wall of the former US embassy in the Iranian capital Tehran. Photo: AFP / ATTA KENARE

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, Vietnam, World

Trump sets out to resolve the Persian puzzle in Syria

by M.K. Bhadrakumar February 3, 2017February 2, 2017