For Donald Trump, the target was always China. Beijing knew about it and was getting ready to mount a challenge. Last month, when Trump started with 10% tariff on all Chinese imports, Beijing warned that it was ready to fight any type of war with the US. The Chinese US embassy said on X, “If … Read more
Last month, the German Parliament pushed the green light a record-breaking financial-to modernize the large-scale loans, its serious structure and fast-trac climate protection designed to supercharge its army. It is one of the most boldest moves in post -war German history. But big ambitions and deep pockets cannot guarantee success alone. To really unload the … Read more
On 2 April, US President Donald Trump threw a guntlet with a global order created by the world and the 1945 America with a Guntalet and a significant country-specific tariff. The tariff rates were higher than that of Trump’s leading trading supporters in the US were also higher. Markets reacted negatively worldwide, falling 10% in … Read more
Anthony Scaramucci, a Wall Street stalwart, knows Donald Trump up close and personal. What stands out most to him is Trump’s “cruel” nature. Yet, as he repeats ad nauseam in his podcasts, Trump has incredibly sharp political instincts. According to Scaramucci, Trump always follows his gut – something instilled in him by his mentor, the … Read more
“My fellow Americans, this is Liberation Day, waiting for a long time. April 2, 2025, will forever be remembered as the day American industry was reborn, the day America’s destiny was reclaimed and the day that we began to make America wealthy again.” These were the words of American President Donald J. Trump as he … Read more
Forbes lists countries with the most Billionaires 2025: Over 3,000 billionaires across the world are richer by a combined $16.1 trillion wealth, according to Forbes’ World’s Billionaires 2025 List. In fact, 50 per cent of these billionaires come from only three countries — the United States of America, China, and India. These three countries also … Read more
The release of the first combined intelligence assessment of the United States is no small thing, given that there is a new administration under an ebullient President, Donald Trump. Add to that the fact that it comes under the leadership of Tulsi Gabbard, only the second woman to be the Director of National Intelligence. And … Read more
When the Trump administration decided that Europe had no place at the table in peace talks with Russia over Ukraine, the continent was left gasping. For decades, Europe had been the junior partner in transatlantic affairs, but never had Washington so bluntly slammed the door in its face. The initial reaction was a mix of … Read more
“Let’s get out of the Defense mess before it’s too late…Be brave, Jack.” Less than two years before his assassination in November 1963, US President John F. Kennedy (JFK) received this letter from filmmaker Rod Serling, best known as the creator of the popular television series The Twilight Zone. The poignancy of this postscript in … Read more
Years ago, I dined at an exotically named restaurant, “1001 Nights,” in St. Petersburg, Russia. There, I met four young students from southern Indian states, all studying medicine. To earn some pocket money, they worked part-time at the restaurant. Curious, I asked if they liked being so far from home, enduring Russia’s unforgiving winters. Their … Read more
During the infamous televised confrontation with Volodymyr Zelensky earlier this month, Donald Trump shouted at the Ukrainian leader saying, “You don’t have any cards.” Trump was right as he also reminded Zelensky that he was losing the war with Russia and wouldn’t survive without US support.Trump briefly withdrew military support and intelligence-sharing from Ukraine, forcing … Read more
One would have thought that Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi settled this debate long ago. That real power dressing lies in how powerfully your dress transmits who you are and what you stand for—and not in donning a so-called appropriate set of clothes. Or, indeed, a sharp suit. In 1931, Gandhi went to meet King George V … Read more