Author: Arindam Mukherjee

Immediately following Israel’s decision of going after Hamas in response to the horrific act of terrorism on October 7, cheerleaders of the pro-China media erupted in unison.

How might the town square of a random Western European city look a few decades from now?

Woke Jews of the US and Israel have been trying for the last couple of years to ‘convert’ the Israeli government

An interconnected world is a good thing; we all know and admit that. The issue, however, is that with interconnectedness comes access, and scores of state and non-state players engage themselves in the different spheres of regional and/or global politics. When events like the 7/10 Hamas attack on Israel takes place, and when it becomes […]

The recent events around Nagorno Karabakh need a closer look. My last article in The New Indian did try to provide a brief background and outline, of the recent Azeri-Armenian conflict over this hill region; it also mentioned that Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan – who is a result of an orchestrated colour revolution – is so hopelessly pro-West […]

In what way is the US involved in the recent drama initiated by Canadian PM Justin Trudeau on the killing of terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar? Informed Indians are primarily divided in two groups on this question: those who think that this entire episode has been guided and directed by the USA, and those who think […]

Though geopolitics and religion have historically remained fairly interlinked with each other, I had always thought that since the parties in conflict rarely bring it up officially, it would probably also be possible for me to explore, extract, and present only the hard political angles to such conflicts. However, these days it appears that omitting […]

Bilateral relations have been a little tense between India and Canada during recent times. It began with the Khalistan separatist movement gaining renewed visibility in Canada, with different fringe groups from among the Sikh diaspora (about 2% of Canadian population) organizing events, rallies and fundraisers to revive mid-90s’ bloody separatism in Indian Punjab. Strangely, these […]

NEW DELHI: The results of India’s changed approach towards international relations and diplomacy are becoming gradually visible now. I have to admit, that as someone banking on the Cold War era conflicts and politics to create a workable understanding about global realpolitik, I have traditionally been fairly sceptical about India’s approach towards the international arena. […]

With the deterioration of the United Nations, the G20 is slowly becoming the vehicle of choice for a section of the developed world. While the UN still retains some of its traditional appeal as a global forum where crucial decisions are made (read bought or sold), the heavily west-tilted institution’s progressive irrelevance on the face […]