Bhim Bhurtel
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India’s Afghan pullout epitomizes Modi’s foreign policy ineptitude
The US and India withdrew disgracefully from Afghanistan. America's "traditional" foe, Russia, and "competitor" China, filled the vacuum created by the US → Read More
Humiliating Afghan withdrawal depicts new US global status
The US withdrawal from Afghanistan looks fundamentally humiliating for Americans and their friends and allies. Those finding fault with President Joe Biden’s administration have harshly criti… → Read More
Let China sleep politically for another 100 years
On Thursday, China celebrated the 100th birthday of the Communist Party. The Communist Party of China was founded on July 1, 1921, and now is perhaps the → Read More
India was, is and will be nowhere in the world
After the Narendra Modi-led government's grave failure to combat the explosive second wave of Covid-19, this wave exacerbated by the Delta variant, → Read More
How China drew a red line in Anchorage
The verbal salvos between top American diplomats and their Chinese counterparts seemed more like testosterone-driven exchanges between professional → Read More
Quad lacks moral authority in South China Sea
At the virtual summit of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue held on March 12, the Quad leaders reiterated their firm commitment that the rules-based international order would be established in the… → Read More
Biden must work to shape China’s future behavior
Joe Biden, sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, in his reconciliatory inaugural address indicated the challenges ahead for his presidency, and his responsibilities. He … → Read More
BJP fostering misogyny and xenophobia in India
Since Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party came to power in May 2014, intolerance toward minorities, Dalits, → Read More
Costly competition: India playing into China’s hands
Everything is going as China has wanted with its India strategy since April. The situation has been evolving as Beijing predicted. In other words, whatever China wants India to do, India does. Beca… → Read More
By opting out of RCEP, India missed another bus
The 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea on Sunday in Hanoi inked a historic → Read More
Trump’s refusal to concede harms US soft power
US President Donald Trump has refused to concede his electoral defeat to his opponent, Joe Biden, alleging widespread voting fraud. He has initiated many → Read More
Can Biden restore America’s global reputation?
The final results of the US election are still unknown, but when the dust settles, they are likely to confirm that the country has freed itself from the → Read More
Trump team responsible for dooming US hegemony
Paul Krugman, the 2008 Nobel economics laureate, lambasted US President Donald Trump's team in two notable columns in The New York Times. He slammed the → Read More
India is nowhere in the world; denial won’t work
The perceptions of Indian political leaders and top bureaucrats about their country's position in the world appear far removed from reality. These elites → Read More
Border deal relies on Modi’s ‘strongman’ image
Deal-makers from China and India seem to working in the spirit of the agreement reached by their foreign ministers in Moscow on September 10 with both → Read More
‘Asian NATO’ plan stillborn at Tokyo Quad meet
The much-hyped and much-anticipated second ministerial meeting of the Australia-India-Japan-US Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, commonly known as → Read More
Fading American dream behind supremacy decline
In recent times, Americans have increasingly despaired about the continuity of their country's supremacy in the world. US pre-eminence was established → Read More
‘Asian Century’ may bring forth a green civilization
What will human civilization look like in an "Asian Century"? Chinese President Xi Jinping recently answered that question. He outlined the Chinese vision → Read More
Morrison digging a grave for Australia
I can't remember the movie's name. It was about 30 years ago that I saw it, and I don't remember the names of the actors, the director or the writer. To → Read More
Trade, tech war suicidal for US free-market capitalism
On March 1, 2018, US President Donald Trump claimed, "Trade wars are good and easy to win." However, Trump's decision to wage a trade war against → Read More