The international order has become a victim of the recalcitrant approach of the Oval office, and Washington is finally comprehending that it may be on the verge of losing its hegemonic status in the impending world order. However, certain of its ‘imperialistic’ manoeuvres, the United States (US) has resorted to disengage with its allies and […]
Kaleidoscopic nuclear diplomacy
It is unclear if the Art of the deal will work, but US president’s incessant alacrity and appetite to take risks had mixed results in the past. Trump’s foreign policy malpractices and his recalcitrant posture towards international norms has debunked American position on the global spectrum and reduced the American unipolar dominance from slapstick to […]
Persona non-grata — a fetid aberration
“The art of conducting the foreign affairs of a country lies in finding out what is most advantageous to the country”. Jawaharlal Nehru reiterated in a speech in 1947, arguing that basis of India’s foreign policy would be of national interest and not international amity per se. National Interest supersedes partisan politics and personal avarice, […]
Impromptu world (dis)order
‘A sentimental policy knows no reciprocity’. A nation-state seeks the criteria for its actions fundamentally in its interests. Bismarck set an axiomatic international security mores by propounding that the only healthy pre-requisite for the policy of a great power is egotism and not romanticism. The West and Russia are in the middle of an intense […]
Decoupling-enigmatic trail
Dow Jones witnessed incessant beat of the music, rendered by the speculative market stakeholders and unchanged federal policy rate amid the induction of Jerome Powel as the new chair of Federal Reserve. The new chair was greeted by the stocks swinging wildly and major indexes plunging to more than 10 percent, reeling off in a […]
Reset or overload — a perfidious path
Quoting Emerson in his fourth inaugural address in 1945, Roosevelt stated, “The only way to have a friend is to be one”, reiterating his premise of establishing a new international order that he proposed to be built on personal trust. Roosevelt was of the opinion that lasting peace can’t be achieved if international relations are […]