Opinion- Page 27

August 18, 2026

China’s Slowdown Isn’t a Blip. It’s a Warning.

For most of this year, Beijing’s economic managers have offered a familiar reassurance: growth is cooling, but it’s cooling in a controlled, deliberate way — the natural byproduct of a planned shift

Europe·Opinion

August 16, 2026

The Crossing of a Quiet Line

It arrived in the early hours: a low-altitude drone crossing into Romanian airspace, moving through the sky near Galați. Radar locked on, authorization was given, and a NATO fighter jet — a

Asia·Opinion

August 14, 2026

India’s Structural Edge Over China

For four decades, “the China story” was the only story worth telling about Asian growth. A command economy poured concrete, wired factories, and moved hundreds of millions of people from farms to

Double Standards and Discount Barrels

Peter Navarro’s latest Financial Times piece lambasting India’s energy ties with Russia offers a classic case of selective outrage and misplaced priorities. The Trump administration’s recent escalation of tariffs and rhetoric targets

August 18, 2025

Opinion

Who Will Lead France’s Far Right in 2027: Marine Le Pen or Jordan Bardella?

As France edges closer to its next presidential contest, a quiet but profound drama is unfolding inside the country’s most popular political force. The National Rally, long dominated by Marine Le Pen,

August 17, 2025

Opinion

No Pact in Alaska, Yet Land Swap Still Seen as Key to Ending Conflict

Hours before meeting Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Donald Trump said he wanted to see a ceasefire in Ukraine and was “not going to be happy” if it wasn’t agreed today. The US

August 16, 2025

Americas·Opinion

Not Instant Peace, But Progress: The Real Win of the Trump-Putin Summit

The Trump-Putin summit in Alaska on August 15, 2025, may not have produced a ceasefire or dramatic breakthrough, but to dismiss the meeting as inconsequential is to miss the point—and the gravity—of

August 15, 2025

Opinion

The Great Vaccine Reversal – Why the U.S. is Dismantling mRNA Progress

Once lauded as a scientific breakthrough that helped curb the COVID-19 pandemic, mRNA vaccines are now at the center of a sweeping shift in U.S. health policy. This month, Health and Human

August 13, 2025

Americas·Opinion

Training, Trade and Tactics: India-Australia Defence Ties in High Gear

India–Australia defence relations have reached an unprecedented level of maturity in 2025, underpinned by sustained high-level engagement, expanded joint training exercises, and increasingly integrated industrial and technological cooperation. The visit of Lieutenant

August 11, 2025

Asia·Australia·Opinion

The Tariff Time Bomb Wall Street Won’t See Coming

While Wall Street pours champagne over record-high stock indexes, the U.S. economy is quietly swallowing a bitter pill: tariffs. The same markets that panicked in April are now shrugging at the reality

August 9, 2025

Americas·Opinion

How to Lose an Ally Over 50% Tariffs

In the past few days, the fragile scaffolding of US-India strategic cooperation has shown signs of stress—if not outright fracture. President Donald Trump’s announcement of sweeping tariff hikes on Indian exports, twice,

August 6, 2025

Opinion

Why Peace Remains Elusive—Because Israel’s Enemies Never Wanted It

Just the other day I read somewhere: “You don’t make peace with your friends, you make peace with your enemies”. It sounds noble, even wise. But it’s a phrase that makes sense

August 6, 2025

Middle East·Opinion

Britain’s Vanishing Voice: How a Nation Once Proud of Dissent is Now Criminalizing It

Once upon a time, the United Kingdom took pride in its irreverence. From the fearless satire of Spitting Image to the open-air defiance of Hyde Park’s Speakers’ Corner, from call-in radio rows

August 5, 2025

Opinion

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Opinion- Page 27

China’s Slowdown Isn’t a Blip. It’s a Warning.

The Crossing of a Quiet Line

India’s Structural Edge Over China

Double Standards and Discount Barrels

Who Will Lead France’s Far Right in 2027: Marine Le Pen or Jordan Bardella?

No Pact in Alaska, Yet Land Swap Still Seen as Key to Ending Conflict

Not Instant Peace, But Progress: The Real Win of the Trump-Putin Summit

The Great Vaccine Reversal – Why the U.S. is Dismantling mRNA Progress

Training, Trade and Tactics: India-Australia Defence Ties in High Gear

The Tariff Time Bomb Wall Street Won’t See Coming

How to Lose an Ally Over 50% Tariffs

Why Peace Remains Elusive—Because Israel’s Enemies Never Wanted It

Britain’s Vanishing Voice: How a Nation Once Proud of Dissent is Now Criminalizing It

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