Tag: USA
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INDIA USA RELATIONS : GREAT EXPECTATIONS / DEAL OR NO DEAL?
There have been great expectations between #India and #USA in their strategic partnership. However they have not turned into any form of substantial reality. Will the trade deal usher in something that has not happened before? Will there be a deal?
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WILL ISRAEL ATTACK IRAN’S NUKES?
As the trade war is raging, there is another drama being played out in the West Asia . Iran is on the threshold of going nuclear and USA and Israel are bent on ensuring that it does not happen. While USA is looking for a deal which revolves around the 2015 deal plus no missiles,…
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WIDENING TRADE WAR : A SWOT ANALYSIS
This is a SWOT analysis of USA and China from a ‘trade war’ perspective. As this war widens, will it take military proportions? The SWOT table will then change. As it stands, USA has the initiative and China is on the back foot. It has more to lose economically. The trade war has greater ramifications…
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How Will The Trade War End For China?
Had a very useful discussion with Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan on how the trade war will end for China. It is now clear that the focus of Trump’s trade war is China. However beyond that, USA is making moves to reassert global dominance. It has two broad aims – curtailing Chinese influence and stopping radical…
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China’s Play in the Trade War
How will China play out the Trade War? Can it go beyond the propaganda it has unleashed? Does it have any cards to play? What are its weaknesses?
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India’s Opprtunity
The trade war presents an opportunity for India, What are these opportunities? How do we go about maximising them? Mr Sree Iyer and I had a discussion on how India can go about doing its business in these uncertain times. In all cases we must never forget- India’s interests are supreme.
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STOP CUTTING CAKE WITH CHINA DURING THE TRADE WAR-KEEP IT OUT BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE
The trade war is on in full swing between USA and China. It could lead to a 3rd world war. China is making open overtures to India to align with it against USA. However given the track record and duplicity of China’s opinion towards India we must be clear that it is in our best…
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WILL USA ATTACK IRAN?
Trump is putting maximum pressure on Iran to make a deal. Part of the pressure is a threat to bomb Iran into submission. Will it work? There are too many dilemmas for US…. •CAN IRAN BE BOMBED INTO SUBMISSION? •WILL US PUT BOOTS ON THE GROUND IF BOMBING DOES NOT WORK. ? •WILL TRUMP GET…
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‘CORPORATISED WAR TERMINATION’ WILL NOT WORK FOR USA IN UKRAINE
‘ Trump is a man in a hurry to bring the Ukraine War to a closure at the earliest. However his approach to war termination is based on corporate principles which are at odds with the Russian old style approach. As these negotiations are seeming to acquire a life of their own, the West Asian…
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TRUMP’S MINERAL DEAL : MANY BIRDS WITH ONE STONE
Trump’s mineral deal with Ukraine is not about minerals alone. It is aimed at many birds with one stone. It enables USA to bind Russia, Ukraine and the EU in economic agreements. It paves way for USA to reduce dependance on China for critical minerals. It will open doors for reconstruction of Ukraine. The entire…
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