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Interview with former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao
Interview with former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao
Pamulaparthy Venkata Narasimha Rao was Prime Minister of India from June 1991 to May 1996, a period that saw him lay the foundation for the…
Prof. M D Nalapat
Jun 28, 2017
Mindwar vs. Bodywar: The cases of India, Pakistan, China and Taiwan
Mindwar vs. Bodywar: The cases of India, Pakistan, China and Taiwan
The travails now being faced by the United States in Iraq — despite the robust and uncritical assistance given to Washington by capitals…
Prof. M D Nalapat
Apr 30, 2017
Taiwan’s Centrality in Asian Geopolitics
Taiwan’s Centrality in Asian Geopolitics
For decades, there has been talk of “Emerging Asia”. The reality is that from the 2008 crash in US-EU financial markets, Asia has emerged…
Prof. M D Nalapat
Apr 30, 2017
Why appeasement of Wahhabism increases ISIS recruitment
Why appeasement of Wahhabism increases ISIS recruitment
Despite much talk of “universal” values, to this day the West has adopted separate scales for judging its own behavior towards the Muslim…
Prof. M D Nalapat
Apr 30, 2017
India’s politicians can’t stop the masses learning English
India’s politicians can’t stop the masses learning English
Hillary Clinton, Anne Applebaum and others of the East Coast establishment of the United States are wannabe Europeans, unselfconsciously…
Prof. M D Nalapat
Apr 30, 2017
Don’t go squidgy on Kim Jong Un, Prime Minister May
Don’t go squidgy on Kim Jong Un, Prime Minister May
Theresa May, the UK Prime Minister has warned US President Donald Trump against any action concerning North Korea, except through the…
Prof. M D Nalapat
Apr 30, 2017
The “Christ-Buddha” Path to Korean Unity
The “Christ-Buddha” Path to Korean Unity
‘The time has come to test both the “Wisdom of the Buddha” on the part of the NKL and the “Compassion of Christ” on the part of the SKL,’
Prof. M D Nalapat
Mar 5, 2017
‘President Trump’s biggest error was sparing Hillary’
‘President Trump’s biggest error was sparing Hillary’
By MADHAV NALAPAT | SINGAPORE | 5 March, 2017
Prof. M D Nalapat
Mar 4, 2017
Shadow men work to remove President Trump
Shadow men work to remove President Trump
A plan has been activated to ensure that the 45th President of the United States, Donald John Trump does not last more than a thousand days…
Prof. M D Nalapat
Jan 21, 2017
The allies have just four years to avoid a second Korea war
The allies have just four years to avoid a second Korea war
The 1950–53 Korean War ended in a stalemate because the United States followed the same strategy of what may be termed “truncated…
Prof. M D Nalapat
Dec 9, 2016
Trump wisely spares Hillary (Pakistan Observer)
Trump wisely spares Hillary (Pakistan Observer)
November 27, 2016 | Geopolitical notes from India | M D Nalapat
Prof. M D Nalapat
Nov 26, 2016
NATO is ‘fighting’ Daesh by committee (Pakistan Observer)
NATO is ‘fighting’ Daesh by committee (Pakistan Observer)
November 18, 2016 | Geopolitical notes from India | M D Nalapat
Prof. M D Nalapat
Nov 17, 2016
Sanders should be US Senate Minority leader (Pakistan Observer)
Sanders should be US Senate Minority leader (Pakistan Observer)
November 12, 2016 | Geopolitical notes from India | M D Nalapat
Prof. M D Nalapat
Nov 11, 2016
Hillary’s ‘Russia card’ fails to convince (Pakistan Observer)
Hillary’s ‘Russia card’ fails to convince (Pakistan Observer)
SPEAKER of the US House of Representatives Paul Ryan seems from his recent actions to be among the overwhelming majority of politicians who…
Prof. M D Nalapat
Nov 5, 2016
About
About
Madhav Das Nalapat is India’s first Professor of Geopolitics, Vice-Chair of the Manipal Advanced Research Group and UNESCO Peace Chair at…
Prof. M D Nalapat
Nov 5, 2016
Supreme Court is right on bank NPAs
Supreme Court is right on bank NPAs
Banks in India have historically kept details of loans secret from the public. This has been justified on numerous grounds, including that…
Prof. M D Nalapat
Oct 29, 2016
Will US voters ensure ‘Clinton’s War’?
Will US voters ensure ‘Clinton’s War’?
Geopolitical notes from India
Prof. M D Nalapat
Oct 27, 2016
BRICS & BIMSTEC : Zero Tolerance on Terror
BRICS & BIMSTEC : Zero Tolerance on Terror
Modi gave a clear call to the entire global community to walk away from double standards on terror at the BRICS Summit 2016.
Prof. M D Nalapat
Oct 23, 2016
Don’t rescue ISIS in Mosul and Aleppo, Mr Kerry
Don’t rescue ISIS in Mosul and Aleppo, Mr Kerry
In the case of the major NATO powers, the “definitive” account of the conflicts they have been involved in have almost all been written by…
Prof. M D Nalapat
Oct 22, 2016
OBOR’s own ‘software’ for better ties
OBOR’s own ‘software’ for better ties
FROM the start, this columnist has predicted that President of the Peoples Republic of China and General Secretary of the Chinese Communist…
Prof. M D Nalapat
Oct 20, 2016
ISIS leaders look to Pakistan for refuge
ISIS leaders look to Pakistan for refuge
More than 300 serving officers of the Pakistan army and over 2,000 retired officers have in the past been, or are in, West Asia, “training…
Prof. M D Nalapat
Oct 15, 2016
Xi must open OBOR to BRICS
Xi must open OBOR to BRICS
India’s community of strategic analysts is dominated by those nurtured in think-tanks and universities in the US and the UK…
Prof. M D Nalapat
Oct 15, 2016
Paul Ryan pivots towards Hillary
Paul Ryan pivots towards Hillary
THAT the 2016 Presidential elections in the US will have immense consequences for that country is clear. Although Democratic Party nominee…
Prof. M D Nalapat
Oct 13, 2016
It is the mind space not geographical space that Ram conquered
It is the mind space not geographical space that Ram conquered
Together with the teaching of the primary Indian classics, the people of this country need to re-discover their heritage. Had this…
Prof. M D Nalapat
Oct 11, 2016
The sado-masochism of Lutyens Delhi
The sado-masochism of Lutyens Delhi
When the United Nations Organisation (UNO) was set up in 1945, much of the world was still in a state of formal servitude to European…
Prof. M D Nalapat
Oct 8, 2016
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