UPDATE 17 DEC In its long obituary of GFK, The Guardian notes that during the "McCarthy Era" U.S. senator Joseph McCarthy called GFK, of all people, a "commie lover." (Note- You need to read the entire article to find the reference.) The obit offers some excellent insights for those who follow efforts to characterize the…

The Mars-Home for Mission Specialists for next few months.Team includes India born Shawna Pandya Representatives of Congress and the National Space Council joined President Donald J. Trump, Apollo astronaut Jack Schmitt and current NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, for the president’s signing of Space Policy Directive 1, a change…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dynamic multi-vector foreign policy aimed at preserving India's strategic autonomy to achieve an acknowledged great power status has hit the CAATSA roadblock in developing strategic partnership with its time-tested ally Russia. Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) adopted by the US Congress…

In a world that advances by the economic ascendancy, we see China endeavoring to become a nation that commands great power and influence in Asia. As the global power is in the making, the world seems to be shifting axis towards a more open China. A country that has Confucianism at its baseline and closely held power structure at apex-repulsed…

This is very natural to be emotional when premiers of a Nation which ruled another For 200 years meet on the invitation of former. With an open heart, clear vision and tough stand on terror Indian Prime Minister Narendra Midi paid state visit to meet England's Prime Minister Theresa May to discuss variety of issues and close multiple deals. World News…

At the invitation of Prime Minister Löfven, Prime Minister Modi paid an official visit to Stockholm on 16-17 April 2018.Prime Minister Modi and Prime Minister Löfven met on 17 April and recalled their Joint Statement issued in Mumbai in 2016, welcomed progress so far on its implementation and reconfirmed their commitment to the Joint Statement as the…

With relations between Washington, Moscow and Europe at their lowest point since the end of the Cold War, the Deep Cuts Commission together with a number of additional high-level actors is warning that urgent steps need to be taken to contain nuclear risks and tensions and prevent a new nuclear arms race.In a statement issued today, the group notes…

Many foreign media and even some German media people reported during the endless appearing process for finding a coalition 2017/2018 about a “governmental crisis”. This mostly due to the lack of knowledge these coalition talks being a defined process despite taking unusually long. Germany sure wasn’t able to take major decisions hurting…

I have been tracking news on Indian TV for the past 15 years or more and in all these years many news channels and journalists have made and lost their identity, shifting their faith from one channel to the other. But in all these years I have seen that Good Journalism has faded away or in other words has vanished.Good journalism does not mean having…

China and India are the two largest and fastest growing economies, not only in Asia, but in the world. These two countries share disputes on borders from 1962 but are not able to overcommit,yet their bilateral ties help them both in growth and solving their global issues. China, being a very strong nation and the second largest economy in the world, is…

This was my first chance to meet Mark Tully in person. I had interviewed him before over the telephone for a community radio station I set up in my previous organization in 2014. A magnificent personality, an excellent welcome and polished Hindi makes Mark Tully what he was in yesteryears and what he is today.When I got in touch and asked to interview…

Even as a new Cold War seems imminent India has defied Washington's diktat and categorically refused to expel Russian diplomats to express solidarity with the West and has stood by its time-tested strategic partner Russia amid media and academia speculations of New Delhi jumping on the US bandwagon. "We don't take cue from any bloc. We have an…