Sridhar Krishnaswami

The author is a Columnist at South Asian Herald. He is a senior journalist who has reported from Washington DC on North America and United Nations.

Defense

Opinion: Difficult Times for Zelensky 

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky is in a spot. The war with Russia that is now in its fifth year is not exactly going by Kyiv’s calculations. At one…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · October 13, 2026 · 4 minutes read

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East Asia

Opinion: Optics, Opulence and Outcome

Memories are in short supply, especially in politics. In 2012 and before he had formally entered politics President Donald Trump slammed the then President Barack Obama for hosting then Chinese…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · September 25, 2026

Capitol Hill

Opinion: Difficult Times for a President and his Flock

Barely six weeks to go for an electoral showdown that could essentially draw the road map for the next two years or perhaps even the next six, President Donald Trump…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · September 17, 2026

Diplomacy

Opinion: A Dangerous Twist to an Ongoing Mess 

The last thing Republicans seeking re-election on November 3 needed was the Iran war extending indefinitely. And this is precisely what has happened as the Houthis of Yemen have started…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · September 13, 2026

Diaspora

Opinion: America and the World Remember 9/11

September 11, 2001, will always be a day of remembrance for America and the world at large. It was on this day the world’s invincible super-power came under attack from…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · September 10, 2026

Capitol Hill

Opinion: Wars Are Not Small Potatoes 

A day after Vice President JD Vance argued that what was going on in Iran is “not war,” President Donald Trump got into the definition game essentially supporting his Number…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · September 6, 2026

Capitol Hill

Opinion: Different Strokes for Different Folks 

It is not a question of a war in different time zones of Washington and Tel Aviv. It is a conflict that is pegged to the political fortunes of two…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · September 4, 2026

East Asia

Opinion: The Forgotten War in Ukraine

No one seems to be talking of a war that is in its fifth year, a scandalous “Special Military Operation” started by President Vladimir Putin in 2022 to take care…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · August 28, 2026

White House

Opinion: Tariffs And Sanctions All Over Again 

It is not easy to fight two different wars at the same time even if the two converge into a single canvas called economics. And it is certainly a challenge…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · August 26, 2026

Diplomacy

Opinion: Expected But Worrisome 

Officially there may be a sense of shock and disbelief that the United States is going to scale down its joint military exercises with South Korea. But America’s allies in…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · August 21, 2026

Defense

Opinion: Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki 

Japan and the world observe the 81st anniversary of the horrific atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In a span of three days, between August 6 and 9, some 200,000 souls…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · August 6, 2026

Defense

Opinion: All Sides Looking For An Exit 

The Middle East and the world have been apprehensive for the last few weeks. On the one hand, it was missiles, bombs and drones all over followed by the usual…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · August 5, 2026