Tag: Tillerson
Iran nuclear deal on ‘life support’
News Analysis | The Iran Nuclear Deal may be in jeopardy after the recent shifts in Trump’s cabinet. John Bolton became the national security advisor,...
Trump Fires Tillerson
News Analysis | Donald Trump has fired his secretary of state Rex Tillerson and replaced him with Mike Pompeo, who was previously the CIA director....
Are Tillerson’s comments going to increase Pak-US tensions?
News Analysis | Pakistan has told the United States that it “is not North Korea” and that it was committed to global peace, diplomatic sources...
Trump administration & regional strategy for South East Asia!
M K Bhadrakumar | On the eve of the ASEAN summits in the Philippines, diplomats from the United States, Japan, Australia, and India met in...
US to Pakistan: no reimbursements if action not taken against LET
News Analysis | The US Congress while authorizing the disbursement of $700 million in Coalition Support Fund (CSF) to Pakistan for the support it lends...
Tillerson confuses India once again!
News Analysis | U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, while reviewing his 7-day tour to South Asia and the Middle East on Thursday said he...
Tillerson’s tough talk in New Delhi against Pakistan: What next?
News Analysis | US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson has said that India is a natural partner in the fight against terrorism while accusing Pakistan...
“China’s Belt & Road” distracting US?
M K Bhadrakumar | While addressing the "Centre for International and Strategic Studies" in Washington last Monday in a speech titled ‘Defining Our Relationship with...
US demands Europeans to restrict business with Iran
News Analysis | US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, shocked the European companies by demanding that European allies should support latest US ban on Iran's...
Gen Nicholson talks about hideouts in Quetta and Peshawar; what’s the...
News Analysis | General Nicholson, the commander of US forces in Afghanistan, said that he is well aware of the presence of Taliban leadership in...
Pakistan slams the US; calls for immediate action against sanctuaries in...
News Analysis | Pakistan has demanded immediate and effective action from US forces against havens harboring militants and miscreants on the Afghan soil, which are...
Tillerson hints at Air strikes in Pakistan; will the US find...
News Analysis | Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson has hinted at possible air strikes inside Pakistan as part of the Trump administration strategy to compel...
Tillerson asks India to improve ties with Pakistan: too little too...
News Analysis | US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has asked India to take some steps toward improving ties with Pakistan. He said this while...
Lull before the storm: where are Washington and Pyongyang headed ?
News Analysis | The nuclear brinkmanship on the Korean Peninsula lessened somewhat on Wednesday with reports coming out that the fiery leader of DPRK, Kim...
Where Doklam traverses regional politics
M K Bhadrakumar | The regional setting in which the India-China standoff at Doklam is playing out can only be ignored at our risk. Most...
Tehran takes exceptions to new sanctions
News Analysis | Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has vowed to end his country's isolation in his second term. He was sworn in today just a...
Come in, Kim. Join the club
M K Bhadrakumar | According to US officials, North Korea’s ICBMs are capable of hitting any part of the United States. These North Koreans are an...
Trump’s travails may spill over to Euphrates valley
M. K. Bhadrakumar | So it wasn’t mere coincidence that Russia ‘test-fired’ on Tuesday from a submerged state-of-the-art submarine its most advanced ICBM with a...
Gulf crisis: A cash cow for the United States?
Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal | The continuity of crisis among the Arab nations demoralizing for the entire Muslim community. The rationality demands its resolution, immediately....
Trump’s ‘America First’ reappears centre stage
M. K. Bhadrakumar | The US President Donald Trump’s foreign policy team bears an appearance of being dominated by the military brass. This, in turn,...
U.S will confront Russia about its role in Afghanistan
M. K. Bhadrakumar | The seething US-Russia rivalry in Afghanistan took a sharp turn with the explosive threat held out by the visiting US Defense...
US Defense Secretary’s clarification over their Syrian actions
M. K. Bhadrakumar | Amidst the contradictory voices from within the US administration regarding Syria over the weekend – American priority in the war (ISIS...
US Secretary of State’s visit to Moscow: new friendship or false...
M. K. Bhadrakumar | The early reports on the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s talks in Moscow on Wednesday have a positive ring but...
Syria: Will Russia kneel in front of Washington?
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts | Update: Washington has reopened the conflict with a Tomahawk missile attack on Syrian Air Force Bases. The Russian/Syrian air defense...
