Iran’s 3-Stage Peace Plan: End war, Strait of Hormuz, then nuclear talks
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Petrodollar’s last rites, yuan’s quiet coronation, and India’s self-inflicted wounds

In this piece, this author wouldn’t discuss how the Israel & US-Iran war is going, as he has already done so in his last two op-eds here with a very high degree of accuracy in the predictions made in them.…
Iran is winning the war – and Washington knows it

In his earlier piece here, this author argued that the war against Iran – Netanyahu’s war, fought with America’s blood – was a trap being set in the Persian Gulf. The trap has now sprung. What we are watching unfold…
Netanyahu’s War, America’s Blood: The trap being set in the Persian Gulf

There is something almost pitiable about watching the most powerful man in the world – the president of the United States, Donald Trump – being frog-marched toward a war he didn’t originally seek. He is being coerced by the imperatives…
Putin’s India Visit: A masterclass in geopolitical theatre, but where’s the beef?

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent two-day state visit to New Delhi has been hailed by both governments as a landmark moment in the India-Russia strategic partnership. The 23rd Annual Summit produced impressive-sounding outcomes: the Reciprocal Exchange of Logistics Support (RELOS)…
Pakistan’s Last Refuge: Nuclear rhetoric after military defeat

When Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, stood on American soil in Tampa, Florida, and declared that Pakistan would “take half the world down with us” if it felt threatened, he crossed a line that should alarm every responsible…
Thank you, Trump, for making India understand America like never before

Thank you, Donald Trump. No, really. I mean it. As someone who spent three decades in olive green defending India’s borders and another decade analysing geopolitics, I never thought I’d be penning a thank-you note to an American president. But…
