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Topic: NATO

Atmanirbharta won’t save India in a tariff-driven world—hedging and reform will

India has to find a way to do business with US. It’s in New Delhi’s self-interest.

Trump’s Board of Peace has member countries who are also part of China’s BRI project

Eight BRI countries, which attended Trump’s 'Board of Peace' ceremony, had taken part in China's military parade, highlighting Asia’s balancing act between Washington and Beijing.

‘Will not take Greenland by force…we will remember if Europe says no,’ Trump says at Davos

US president goes on to attack Europe over perceived mass that has made many cities ‘unrecognisable’ & calls out conventional wisdom in Washington & Brussels for such policies.

Germany pours resources into a historic rearmament, rekindles old fears in France

Germany has committed to spending more than $586 billion on defense by 2029, hitting NATO’s new goal of investing 3.5% of GDP in the military 6 years earlier than the alliance demands.

How the Baltic Sea became central to Europe’s energy strategy

The Baltic’s growing importance is not limited to gas. Owing to its strategic location, many refer to the sea as the 'NATO lake'.

Foxhole ‘comrades’ to NATO membership for Russia: Timeline of Bush-Putin bromance & how it ended

Documents released covering 3 summits between the two Presidents in 2001, 2005 & 2008 showcase a relationship that began with camaraderie but ended in bitter differences over NATO expansion.

NATO air command detected breach of its airspace ahead of Christmas. It turned out to be SANTA01

The light-hearted banter by NATO air command comes after months of serious challenges.

In 1st public speech, new MI6 chief flags ‘menace of aggressive, expansionist, revisionist’ Russia

‘Front line is everywhere,’ says Blaise Metreweli, first female chief of UK's foreign spy service, adding that the country is operating in a space between peace and war. Read full speech.

Germany brings ‘need-based’ military service law amid European fears of Russian aggression, sparks stir

This makes Germany the fourth European country to bring in more individuals into military service, after France, Italy and Belgium.

Trump’s 28-point peace plan for the Ukraine war reveals his pro-Putin inclination

The most geopolitically consequential dimension is Donald Trump’s attempt to anchor a US-Russia reset into this peace package. This includes diplomatic and economic ties.

On Camera

Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.