Diplomacy
Opinion: Framework For a Deal or Wish List?
By the time the conflict in the Middle East hopefully comes to a close, the word “deal” should perhaps be the most used in the media, by the media, and…
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.
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White House
Opinion: Keep The Eye On The Ball
It is easy to get distracted in politics especially if the stakes are high; and it is no different in international politics when there could be a bigger incentive to…
World
Opinion: Trying to Stay Busy and Relevant
North Korea’s strongman Kim Jong Un does not have to try hard to be in the news. Normally on any given day of the week, he is either threatening South…
Diplomacy
Opinion: The Bitter Lessons of Conflict
Air Force Two is still parked in Washington DC. Vice President, J.D. Vance who was all set to leave for Islamabad for his Round Two with Iranian interlocuters is now…
East Asia
Opinion: Japan’s Strategic Moves Send a Signal
In a major move that has both strategic and diplomatic implications, Japan has decided to lift the ban on the export of lethal weapons for now restricting it to some…
Capitol Hill
Opinion: Democrats Need to Tread Carefully
What is happening politically must be music to the ears of the Democratic Party. Equally there are sober elements in the party to believe that the outcome of the November…
Europe
Opinion: Between Hormuz and the Holy See
In the conspiracy theory environment of Washington DC, it will just be a matter of time before someone puts forth the argument that President Donald Trump’s spat with Pope Leo…
Diplomacy
Opinion: The Need to Keep Talking
For all those getting bent out of shape that Vice President of the United States, J.D. Vance is returning empty handed from Islamabad after a marathon 21 hours of direct…
Diaspora
Opinion: Need For Restraint in Actions and Words
It is pretty much anybody’s guess if one of the world’s oldest civilizations would have ended on Tuesday had it not been for the last-minute two-week ceasefire in the Middle…
Middle East
Opinion: Sifting Through Noise and Clutter
There are a lot of developments in the Middle East pertaining to the American-Israeli war on Iran; but none that speaks or even point in any positive direction as to…
Middle East
Opinion: The Arena is Already Full
The last thing that the conflict in the Middle East needs is another nation trying to insert itself, on its own or at the nudging of others in the region…
Defense
Opinion: Messages, Negotiations, and Wishful Thinking
There is only thing that nearly everyone is sure of in the Middle East war with Iran: NOTHING. A conflict which is soon to enter the second month has seen…
India
Opinion: Limitations of Japan in the Middle East
For a person who has shown herself quite adept in taking political risks, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi gambled on another one by landing in Washington DC for her meeting with…
Defense
Opinion: Moving From Madness To Insanity
What was seen as unthinkable during the heydays of the Cold War is now being talked about as if the nightmare is around the corner. Reports have it that officials…
Middle East
Opinion: Paying Attention to History
History is fascinating to those have created or been a part of it and in a hope that future generations would glean from the past and learn relevant lessons. Perhaps…
US News
Opinion: No Light at the End of the Tunnel
Nearing its second week, the conflict in the Middle East appears to have only one direction: from bad to worse by the day. The dizzying speed at which the war…