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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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…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · March 20, 2026

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…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · March 14, 2026

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…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · March 12, 2026

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…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · March 7, 2026

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…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · March 5, 2026

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…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · March 1, 2026

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.…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · February 28, 2026

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…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · February 25, 2026

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…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · February 22, 2026

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,…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · February 15, 2026

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…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · February 13, 2026

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…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · February 5, 2026

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…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · January 31, 2026

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…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · January 26, 2026