Category: World Affairs

Carnet Hebdo

Of corruption and democracy

India and the US need each other as never before

By Nita Chicooree-Mercier

One word which has kept cropping up during the preparations for this much-awaited visit is ‘strategic’ – thus, strategic interest, strategic balance, strategic convergence

Even if convicted, Trump could still run for President. It is anomalous that many states prevent felons from voting but not from standing for election

World Affairs

Beijing’s signal is that America no longer dictates what is acceptable and what is not

Breakfast With Bwana

The only poll that matters is the one in which the people cast actual ballots at election time

It is not difficult to conclude that China is winning this greater battle for influence as it prevails in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Russia, and perhaps

South Africa, India and Brazil are not prepared to condemn Russia for invading Ukraine

Trump, a clear and present danger to American Democracy may yet be given the helm of the ship of state to say “Damn the torpedos!!”

Breakfast with Bwana

Whether there is a deliberate ploy by powerful forces in some international quarters to destabilise India’s economic and financial clout at this particular juncture remains a matter for