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Trump’s Tariffs: Globalization’s Broken Promise and Collapse

By Aarti Tikoo April 3, 2025 China trade debt crisis economic nationalism Globalization manufacturing decline protectionism trade wars Trump Tariffs US economy US politics

Donald Trump’s tariff policies mark a turning point in global economics, challenging decades of globalization that benefited elites while hollowing out domestic industries. As the US grapples with rising debt and economic disparity, his protectionist stance disrupts the status quo, forcing nations like India to rethink self-sufficiency and industrialization.

Opinion

Mystifying role of Kashmiri Congress leaders in mid-`80s exposed

By David Devadas April 2, 2025 1987 elections 1990 Exodus Azad Congress Farooq Abdullah Hizb-Ul-Mujahideen jamaat-e-islami JAMMU AND KASHMIR Kashmir Accord of 1986 Kashmir Insurgency Makhan Lal Fotedar Maulana Azad Road Mufti Mohammed Sayeed Mufti's departure Najma Heptulla NSUI (National Students' Union of India)Pakistani influence Pandit community PDP (People’s Democratic Party)Political infighting Political Strategy rajiv gandhi Rajya Sabha Secular political outreach Sheikh Abdullah Vasantdada Patil VP Singh youth congress

NEW DELHI: A recently published autobiography sheds new light on how key Congress leaders have for decades refused to play the part expected of them…

Opinion

US Options For Taiwan If China Decides To Blitzkrieg the Indo-Pacific: Lessons From the Russia-Ukraine War

By TNI Team March 28, 2025 airspace control asymmetrical warfare attrition strategy Biden Administration blitzkrieg strategy blockade China Cold War geoeconomic hub geopolitical landscape global order guerrilla warfare Indo-Pacific Information warfare intelligence apparatus invasion maritime peace military strategy Nixon doctrine Ogaden War porcupine strategy proxy warfare Russia-Ukraine war sanctions security dilemma strategic ambiguity strategic community Taiwan Trump administration urban terrain US Naval War College US options

NEW DELHI: China has once again upped the ante of the security dilemma and fueled security anxiety in the Indo-Pacific region by demonstrating a possible…

Business

Why Pre-Owned Luxury Vehicles Make More Sense Than Before: Looking Past the Price Tag

By TNI Team March 27, 2025 affordable luxury automotive industry car depreciation certified pre-owned cars customer aspirations depreciation disposable income exchange schemes financial benefits financing options hassle-free maintenance high-end vehicles India luxury car market luxury car buyers luxury car market luxury ownership maintenance costs new-age dealerships OEM workshops OES components pre-owned car trends Pre-owned luxury vehicles premium car ownership price drop quality guarantee resale value return policies second-hand luxury cars structured service networks upgrade options used luxury vehicles value for money

The Pre-owned luxury car segment in India is growing, with certified quality, reduced prices, and hassle-free maintenance, making luxury ownership more accessible than ever before.

Opinion

J&K’s leaders must show by example that hierarchy is undemocratic

By David Devadas March 16, 2025 1876 1970-71 2019 assembly axe Black September british citizen rights city councils City of London conflict industry Constitutional Changes David Devadas democracy democratic mindset Dharma dominant communities drains dynastic successions elections endogamous communities equality flyovers General Zia-ul Haq Gilgit Agent global conflict industry Greek city states hierarchy historical role Human Rights identities identity politics islam Italian city states J&K JAMMU AND KASHMIR Jihad KASHMIR Kashmir Valley Kashmiri Muslims leaders Leadership legal redress Levant local conflict industry Lord Mayor Lt-Governor monarch municipal schools municipalities municipality neighbourhoods Pakistan Palestinians peace-making polarisation political political leaders Prime Minister razor blade regional conflict industry resolutions roads rome social harmony South asia south Asian cities Southeast Asia The Story of Kashmir trust undemocratic Union territory

A disparaging reference to municipalities in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly last week brought to mind how deeply hierarchical contempt is embedded in the psyche…

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International Women’s Day: “We Want to Be Heard, Seen, and Noticed Every Day, Not Just Today” — Deepika and Jahanvi

By Aman Kumar Himanshu March 8, 2025 #WomenEmpowerment BossBabe EmpoweredWomen Feminism Feminist GirlPower GirlsSupportGirls Here are some of the trending hashtags for International Women's Day 2025: InternationalWomensDay HerStory IWD2025 SheInspiresMe StrongWomen SupportWomen TheFutureIsFemale citeturn0search3WomenInspiringWomen WomenOfTheWorld WomenPower WomenRise WomensDay WomensDay2025 WomensRights WomenSupportingWomen

What does Women’s Day truly mean to the women themselves? How do they perceive it, and how do they wish to be celebrated?

Opinion

BLA’s Train Highjacking: Pakistan’s Operation Green Bolan is Far from Reality

By TNI Team March 16, 2025 #EngineerRashid #BaramullaMP #LokSabha #TerrorFundingCase #CustodyParole #DelhiHighCourt #LegalBattle #JammuAndKashmir #NIA #BudgetSession #SupremeCourt #UAPA #TiharJail #IndianPolitics afghanistan war Asim Munir Azm-E Istekam Baloch Liberation Army Baloch Yakjehti Committee Balochistan attacks Battle of Tora Bora BLA BLA insurgents BYC complex operation CPEC Dark Storm Darul Uloom attack digital terrorism F-16 package Gwadar Gwadar protests hostage situation ICC event Jaffar Express Karachi University bombing Mahrang Baloch Musakhail District Operation Green Bolan Operation Herof Operation Sher Dil Operation Zalzala Osama bin Laden Pakistan Pakistan china relations Pakistan-US cooperation Pakistani soldiers Peshawar Quetta Rarasham area South Waziristan Taliban insurgency Tora Bora bombing Train Hijacking tribal areas US state department VIKRAM SOOD

In 2022, BLA carried out a suicide bombing around Karachi University, killing three Chinese teachers, perhaps one of the first glimpses of BLA making its…

World

Out of My Mind: Is US about to Have a Constitutional Crisis?

By TNI Team March 8, 2025 Constitutional Amendment constitutional crisis Elon Musk European allies Executive powers Franklin D. Roosevelt impeachment JD Vance midterm elections 2026 NATO crisis NATO dissolution Pete Hegseth putin Republican dominance Robert F Kennedy Jr.Supreme Court Trump administration Trump Cabinet Trump Republicans Trump speech Ukraine war US Congress US foreign policy US politics US-Ukraine relations Woodrow Wilson Zelenskyy

Some Executive decisions are being challenged in the Judiciary, but the Congress in both Houses is controlled by the Trump Republicans and at least until the next mid-term elections in 2026, there is no scope for separation of powers to operate.

Opinion

Trump’s multi-polar worldview crushed Zelenskyy’s Cold War approach

By David Devadas March 5, 2025 Arms trade Biden Black Sea coast BlackRock Cold War Crimea Deep State Energy exports European alliance intelligence agencies Maidan uprising Marco Rubio Military-Industrial Complex Multi-polar world putin Russia security guarantees Syria Trump Ukraine US-UK-Israel West Asia Zelenskyy Zionists

NEW DELHI: With Ukrainian President Zelenskyy buckling on Tuesday, President Trump has crushed the Cold War perspective which Zelenskyy brought to the Oval Office last…

Opinion

The Vance Way in Munich

By Aditya Chaturvedi February 22, 2025 China competition Christoph Heusgen Cold War Democracy export End of History EU interventionism European Security Architecture European Union origins Free Speech German economy slowdown JD Vance Kiev Quagmire Marshall Plan Milovan Djilas Munich Security Conference Neo-Cons Neo-Liberals Political Correctness Realpolitik Regulatory zeal Tony Judt Trans-Atlantic partnership Ukraine war US-European values Washington Consensus

The unique German word Weltschmerz translates to world-weary melancholia and emotional pain. This was the state of teary-eyed Christoph Heusgen, the Munich Security Conference Chairman…

"Breaking barriers, yet facing relentless threats — women in politics deserve a safer, stronger voice."

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Breaking the Silence: Confronting Violence Against Women in Politics

By TNI Team March 12, 2025 democracy gender equality gender violence Indian politics online abuse political violence Women Empowerment Women in Politics women leaders

tniNEW DELHI: In 2007, I sat in shock as news of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination flashed across my television screen. As an 11-year-old, I struggled to…

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A witches’ cauldron of divisive memories stirred in J&K’s assembly

By David Devadas March 8, 2025 13 July 1931 Amarnath land row BJP Burhan wani Dogras Dr Karan Singh Jammu vs Kashmir Kashmir agitation Kashmir Conflict Kashmir history Kashmir Insurgency Kashmiri Muslims maharaja hari singh Martyrs' Day militancy in kashmir National Conference Omar Abdullah PDP sunil sharma Surinder Choudhary Waheed Para

The debate over 13 July 1931 and Maharaja Hari Singh in the J&K Assembly risks polarizing Jammu and Kashmir, echoing past unrest like the Amarnath land row (2008) and Burhan Wani’s killing (2016). With opposing narratives from PDP’s Waheed Para and BJP’s Sunil Sharma, tensions could escalate into another summer of agitations.

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Opinion

Trump’s Tariffs: Globalization’s Broken Promise and Collapse

Mystifying role of Kashmiri Congress leaders in mid-`80s exposed

US Options For Taiwan If China Decides To Blitzkrieg the Indo-Pacific: Lessons From the Russia-Ukraine War

Why Pre-Owned Luxury Vehicles Make More Sense Than Before: Looking Past the Price Tag

BLA’s Train Highjacking: Pakistan’s Operation Green Bolan is Far from Reality

Out of My Mind: Is US about to Have a Constitutional Crisis?

Trump’s multi-polar worldview crushed Zelenskyy’s Cold War approach

The Vance Way in Munich

Breaking the Silence: Confronting Violence Against Women in Politics

A witches’ cauldron of divisive memories stirred in J&K’s assembly

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