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Trumponomics of ‘Smart Trade’: Unfair Trade Practices vis-à-vis China and India
K.M. Seethi First Published in Global South Colloquy, 2 June 2019 http://globalsouthcolloquy.com/trumponomics-of-smart-trade-unfair-trade-practices-vis-a-vis-china-and-india/ Is the world economy poised to enter the phase of what the Dutch trend-watcher Adjiedj Bakas called ‘Slowbalisation’? The trend forecasts say that the [...]
Modi 2.0: India under ‘Charismatic Authoritarianism’?
K.M.Seethi First Published in Global South Colloquy, 27 May 2019 Read More http://globalsouthcolloquy.com/modi-2-0-india-under-charismatic-authoritarianism/ Also @ Countercurrents, 27 May 2019 https://countercurrents.org/2019/05/modi-2-0-india-under-charismatic-authoritarianism The ultra-Right BJP-led National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) resounding victory in the 17th Lok Sabha elections in [...]
A New ‘Washington Consensus’ : ‘Indo–Pacific’ and India’s Emerging Role
K.M. Seethi Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 54, Issue No. 8, 23 Feb, 2019 https://www.epw.in/journal/2019/8/commentary/new-%E2%80%98washington-consensus%E2%80%99.html The United States administration is fervently promoting the “Indo–Pacific” as an alternative geopolitical construct to mobilise a large number of countries in [...]
Unlocking the India-Pakistan Dilemma : Twenty Years of ‘Lahore Declaration’ and Missed Opportunities
K.M.SEETHI First Published in Countercurrents, 21 February 2019; also appeared in Global South Colloquy, 21 February 2019 https://countercurrents.org/2019/02/21/unlocking-the-india-pakistan-dilemma-twenty-years-of-lahore-declaration-and-missed-opportunities/ http://globalsouthcolloquy.com/unlocking-the-india-pakistan-dilemma/ Many treaties and agreements in international relations are the natural outcome of conflicts and wars between two [...]
Kashmir: Back to Square One?
K.M. SEETHI First Published in Countercurrents, 16 February 2019; also appeared in Global South Colloquy, 16 February 2019 https://countercurrents.org/2019/02/16/kashmir-back-to-square-one/ http://globalsouthcolloquy.com/kashmir-back-to-square-one/ The terror attack on the CRPF convoy in Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir), which killed dozens of [...]
Farewell to INF Treaty: Setting Multilateralization for N-Person’s Game?
K.M. Seethi First Published in Countercurrents, 5 February 2019 https://countercurrents.org/2019/02/05/farewell-to-inf-treaty-setting-multilateralization-for-n-persons-game/ The Unites States withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty (1987) and the subsequent Russian decision to quit the regime generated considerable fears and anxieties [...]
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Unlocking the “Prisoners’ Dilemma” in Korean Peninsula
Unlocking the “Prisoners’ Dilemma” in Korean Peninsula Between the Rhetoric and Reality First Published by Countercurrents, 13 June 2018 K.M.SEETHI The much-awaited Trump-Kim summit finally took place, but ended up in an uncertain platform of [...]
India, Iran and the strategic Implications of the US pull out from the JCPOA
India, Iran and the strategic Implications of the US pull out from the JCPOA KM SEETHI Countercurrents, 3 June 2018/Global Research 4 June 2018 The decision of the Trump administration to pull out of the Joint Comprehensive [...]
The ‘Trump Card’ In Korean Peninsula In Times of Uneasy Peace
The ‘Trump Card’ In Korean Peninsula In Times of Uneasy Peace K.M.SEETHI Countercurrents, 24 May 2018 The US President Donald Trump has done it again. He has withdrawn from his commitment to a planned summit with [...]