China and India are now trying to distance themselves from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine, which commenced in February of this year. This is a powerful combination of two countries that have the standing, especially in partnership, to…
“Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide.” — James Russell Lowell, 1845 As the war between Russia and Ukraine grinds on, rocket and artillery barrage after barrage, Russian battalion after battalion, atrocity after atrocity, the civilized…
India has thus far not condemned the Russian Federation, nor has it criticized President Vladimir Putin for the barbaric invasion of Ukraine, its sovereign neighbor and former republic of the Soviet Union. Why is India on the sidelines making so…
COP26 — the current global gala gathering of climate elite — appears headed for a grand failure as key countries making up nearly 40 percent of the world’s population either spurn the meeting outright or act on the realities of…
Our ignominious defeat in the 20-year Afghan War is a lost battle in the “Great Game” of the 21st century. It is a struggle for control or denial of control of the vast geographical region of Central Asia. It resembles,…
The majority of new arrivals at the U.S. southern border have historically been from our close neighbors, Mexico and Central America. In April 2019, only 7.5 percent of migrants encountered at the border came from countries other than Mexico, Guatemala,…
Human rights are under siege in many nations. Three of the world’s most important countries, China, Russia, and India, are moving backward on political freedom, though the last at least still holds free elections. All three also are increasingly violating…
Promising to put together one of the most diverse cabinets in American history, President Joe Biden has appointed at least 20 Indian-Americans to various positions within his administration, including the first two women of Kashmiri descent. Alarmingly, one of his…
Chinese President Xi Jinping greatly impressed President Joe Biden in their two-hour telephone conversation this week. That’s not entirely a good thing. Biden, briefing reporters on the Wednesday call, said, “Last night, I was on the phone for two straight…