The diplomatic alliance between the United States and Ukraine, already under strain, suffered a dramatic and public rupture on Friday when US President Donald Trump tore into Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House. This unprecedented castigation — broadcast across every news channel across the world — has handed Russian President Vladimir Putin a … Read more
A glance at recent history is always insightful in the study of geopolitics and geosecurity. Let’s rewind to 1990—a pivotal year on the global stage. At the time, I had just returned with the last elements of the Indian Peacekeeping Force (IPKF) from Sri Lanka and was headed to an Army cantonment in a ‘peace’ … Read more
West Palm Beach, United States: US President Donald Trump said Sunday he could meet “very soon” with Vladimir Putin, adding he believes his Russian counterpart genuinely wants to stop fighting in Ukraine. “No time set, but it could be very soon,” Trump told reporters, hours after Secretary of State Marco Rubio sought to play down … Read more