TRICKY POLITRICKS

  As Russian personnel and tanks marched into Ukraine on February 24, the world order was not only shaken but devastated. Kremlin’s steps have dissembled what the west called Pax Americana. Laying the foundation of a new era that, apparently, will be led and established by strongmen vouching for ‘traditionalism’ and hard power, in many ways, taking us back to the pre World War II era. The unravelling of events in Europe is a reality check reminding us that we live in the real world with dynamic situations in which geopolitics has come to assert itself. The protection that was guaranteed by globalization and alliance building might not be able to afford security for us. With the dawn of the multipolar order and the rise of China, the hegemony of the United States is coming to an end. This opens the door for other powers to create their own sphere of influence and exercise restraint against smaller countries. As the geopolitical order is churning, we will look at the path which took ...

The first part of the two-part budget session 2022 was concluded on February 11. Unlike the loving environment created by valentine’s week, parliament was high on a different heat of fiery speeches, claims and allegations. In this environment of hostility, most headlines were grabbed by Rahul Gandhi’s response to the president’s address. His speech was lauded by many. The courageous words were not only applauded by the experts but by many outside the Congress as well. Raga’s speech turned out to be a report card of the Modi government. How much impact it might have electorally is a different debate whole together, but among many issues he raised, the most talked about was the allegation that this government has bought China and Pakistan closer pushing India into a two-front situation.  Rahul Gandhi speaking in parliament during the President's address(Courtesy NDTV) This statement by Gandhi seemed to have hurt the BJP quite a bit as several prominent names in the ruling party we...