Why is Punjab opposition leader Partap Singh Bajwa not raising his voice against Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann at the moment, has he taken a vow of silence?
As Taiwan moves to the top of the agenda for a possible summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, with Beijing calling it a “core of core interests” and Washington maintaining its long-standing but carefully balanced support for Taiwan’s self-defence, does the current easing of trade tensions signal a stable diplomatic phase, or does it mask a deeper strategic standoff where even a small shift in language or policy could sharply raise the risk of confrontation ?
जैसे ही ताइवान संभावित शिखर बैठक में अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति डोनल्ड ट्रम्प और चीनी राष्ट्रपति शी जिनपिंग के एजेंडे में सबसे ऊपर आता जा रहा है, जहां बीजिंग इसे “मुख्य हितों का भी मुख्य” मानता है और वाशिंगटन ताइवान की आत्मरक्षा के लिए अपने लंबे समय से संतुलित समर्थन को बनाए रखता है, क्या व्यापार तनाव में आई नरमी एक स्थिर कूटनीतिक चरण का संकेत है, या यह एक गहरे रणनीतिक टकराव को छुपा रही है, जहां नीति या भाषा में छोटा सा बदलाव भी टकराव का जोखिम बढ़ा सकता है ?
With the Strait of Hormuz effectively a graveyard for global shipping and oil prices hitting four year highs, the Iran war has transformed from a regional conflict into a test of global systemic resilience. As the U.S. approaches its internal constitutional deadline under the War Powers Resolution and Iran prepares for the eventuality of a total war through activated air defenses, the situation has moved beyond simple diplomacy. The real pressure is no longer just about who has the bigger military, but which strategic reality will break first. What is the defining force steering this crisis into its next chapter ?