Ambassador M K BHADRAKUMAR

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Trump, Iran Inch Closer And Closer To A Deal
Rediff.com1 hour ago

Trump has said he would be present at the signing ceremony in Islamabad. Don't be...

Iran War: Trump Is Notoriously Prone To Mood Swings
Rediff.com5 days ago

Chaffing under public ridicule in the US as well as internationally for having 'lost'...

Islamabad Talks: Look Out For Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf
Rediff.com7 days ago

Trump seems to have estimated that Ghalibaf is a pragmatic politician who is receptive...

Iran War: Truce Is A Bitter Pill For Trump To Swallow
Rediff.com10 Apr 2026

The logic of war plus the gathering storms in US politics as the midterms loom large...

Will Iran Be Browbeaten By Trump's Threats?
Rediff.com7 Apr 2026

Far from it; the country's resistance to the US, its nuclear ambitions, and its pursuit...

The Most Vicious Phase Of The War Is About To Begin
Rediff.com4 Apr 2026

The big question is whether Trump is any longer in command of the situation. For all...

Hormuz Tensions Put India At Heart Of US Strategy
Rediff.com30 Mar 2026

Delhi should keep all its options open in what is essentially a transitional period in...

Gulf War: Will Trump Strike A Deal With Iran?
Rediff.com28 Mar 2026

Saudi Arabia and the UAE are actively pushing Trump to take the war to its bitter...

Will Iran Have The Last Laugh In The Gulf War?
Rediff.com27 Mar 2026

16 days into the war, US forces were already running out of ground-attack missiles and...

Gulf War: India Is In A Catch-22 Situation
Rediff.com23 Mar 2026

India's handling of the Iran crisis reflects a growing strain between strategic...

Is US-Israel-Iran War Entering Endgame?
Rediff.com18 Mar 2026

To be sure, Trump is furious, as the trajectory of the war is in a state of Zugzwang,...

A War Of Attrition Is The Last Thing Trump Expected
Rediff.com14 Mar 2026

As days turn into weeks and America loses more planes, as the destruction of trillions...

This War May End US Military Presence In Middle East
Rediff.com9 Mar 2026

'The entire US ecosystem built over decades at the bases in the Gulf region, especially...

8 To 1 Trump Won't Start A Gulf War
Rediff.com12 Feb 2026

The threat of wars hovers over the negotiations in Oman, but the good part is that...

Will Trump Pull The Plug On Russian Oil Sanctions?
Rediff.com27 Oct 2025

Whether Trump will actually press ahead with the oil sanctions remains unclear, since...

Don't Expect A Reprieve From Trump!
Rediff.com17 Oct 2025

'There are times when India should stand up without hesitation and voice its...

Afghans Are Adept At Playing India Against Pakistan
Rediff.com13 Oct 2025

'During the 5-day visit, Amir Khan Muttaqi would have, conceivably, bumped into our...

Weaker Nations Get Used. Warning For India
Rediff.com17 Sep 2025

'Trump does have a master plan in mind to put pressure on India with the additional...

Trump Taunts Modi, But India, US Still Do Business
Rediff.com7 Aug 2025

India and the US have collaborated through the past one month on launching a powerful...

What's Trump's Real Game Plan Against India?
Rediff.com1 Aug 2025

By threatening to punish India with high tariff, Trump is actually planting a...