Opinion
Opinion: Missiles, Markets and Madness
A full week into a conflict where principal policy makers are yet to make up their minds on whether it is a “war” or simply an “operation.” There is no…
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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Middle East
Opinion: Searching for the Endgame
Forget President Donald J Trump for a minute. Even his trusted advisors seemed not to have a clue about the endgame in the ongoing war with Iran and generally a…
India
Opinion: A Mess in the Making
Regime change by any other name is still regime change. Going after Iran’s nuclear program was nothing more than a ruse, it appears. For close to two months now the…
Opinion
Opinion: Japan Faces Pressure From China
The whole world is watching nervously at the Middle East, where the Trump administration is flexing its muscles over a nuclear deal that should be to the satisfaction of Washington.…
Opinion
Opinion: Entering the Fifth Year on a Dangerous Note
Nothing can be more stupid than playing games with nukes. Even talking about using nuclear weapons, and that too in highly casual ways, is foolhardy, especially in a world that…
Opinion
Opinion: The Tariffs Game is Hardly Over
It was indeed a stunning verdict. Three conservatives in the United States Supreme Court joined three of their liberal colleagues in springing one of the biggest upsets for the Trump…
Opinion
Opinion: Getting Ready for War in the Middle East
It is a conflict that no one really needs at this point in the international system. And some of it has to do with the question of what really it…
Community
Opinion: Re-Start is the Problem Now
Even before the expiration of the New START Treaty on February 5, there were problems aplenty, starting with the thinking that perhaps the international order was slowly slipping into anarchy,…
Community
Opinion: The Fascination with the Number 500
It is not an exaggeration to say that not all are math geniuses especially having moved from tens, hundreds and thousands to millions, billions, trillions and perhaps even zillions. In…
Economy
Opinion: Riding on “Sania-Mania” Will be Challenging
It is sometimes difficult to believe what is in front. And that is what could have been the feeling of Japan’s Sanae Takaichi seeing the Liberal Democratic Party and her…
Agriculture
Opinion: Resetting Ties is Now the Challenge
Between a best deal and a sellout, people of India are a witness to an ongoing shouting match between the government and the opposition on what exactly the deliverables are…
Central Asia
Opinion: Uncertainty and Doubts of Direction
No one was expecting quick fixes at the start of 2026. If anything, there was a conviction that the New Year was going to see the persistence of old conflicts…
Defense
Opinion: Getting Real with the Board of Peace
It is not as though the Board of Peace (BOP) is in tatters or on the verge of collapse except that many nations who have been invited to join the…
Economy
Opinion: Takaichi Calls for Snap Poll
When Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved the lower house of parliament and opted for snap polls on February 8, she must have been quite aware of the fact that the…
Europe
Opinion: Taking on Too Much
Few would have imagined that America’s backyard could be as far away as ten thousand miles away. But in a sudden shift of attention President Donald Trump turned to Diego…
Community
Opinion: Iran is a Different Challenge
It is a foreign policy scenario that is totally different from what the Trump administration has been witnessing in the last four months. It has nothing to do with chasing…