The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.

Mamdani must face blind spots of his Muslim identity—and the wrongs done in its name

November 7, 2025

SIR drive isn’t NRC-CAA—it can exclude millions of genuine voters, not just Muslims

November 7, 2025

Economy

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

+TFP Debdutta Chakraborty - November 7, 2025

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

Defence

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

Keshav Padmanabhan - November 5, 2025

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

National Interest

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

Shekhar Gupta - November 1, 2025

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.

Topic: Pakistan elections

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Trump’s unpredictability is not the absence of strategy—it works on everyone but China

Mamdani must face blind spots of his Muslim identity—and the wrongs done in its name

SIR drive isn’t NRC-CAA—it can exclude millions of genuine voters, not just Muslims

Economy

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

Defence

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

National Interest

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

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