All stories by Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar
Beware The American Deep State
Rediff.com3 days agoDo not underestimate the ingenuity of the Deep State in America to have its way. Keeping the guard down will be a catastrophic mistake on the part of the Delhi establishment. We could get hit when least expected. That's what happened in Bangladesh and Syria, warns Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
India-Canada Rift: US Is The Only Winner
Rediff.com18 Oct 2024'Are we to believe that coordinated moves by the Canadian and US authorities are no longer taking place?', asks Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
US-India: A Chicken And Egg Situation
Rediff.com20 Sep 2024Delhi's appeasement strategy may now translate as more mega arms deals with the US, generating substantial business and job creation in the American economy. Make no mistake, Americans will use it to pressure India, predicts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
India Rekindles Love Affair With Russia
Rediff.com6 Jan 2024EAM Jaishankar's mission is aimed at strengthening India's strategic autonomy in a complex international environment, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Is India Distancing Itself From Israel?
Rediff.com27 Dec 2023India's voting pattern in the United Nations with regard to the Israel-Palestine conflict is lately marked by a calibrated distancing from Israel, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Why Did Biden Spurn R-Day Invite?
Rediff.com15 Dec 2023Biden is not risking his reputation in a crucial election year, argues Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Israel's Gaza Offensive And The US Dilemma
Rediff.com13 Oct 2023Israel needs to come terms with the new reality that they are no longer invincible or the dominant power in the West Asian region, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Is Biden Using Trudeau To Get Back At Modi?
Rediff.com25 Sep 2023Once the Canadian investigation runs its course, Ottawa may put on the public domain further accusations passing for "evidence" -- and that could happen at some point closer to our general election. All in all, the big question is, what is it that the US is really up to, asks Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Who Gains From Prigozhin's Death?
Rediff.com25 Aug 2023There is a congruence of interests between Ukrainian intelligence and its Western mentors to destroy Wagner and eliminate it from the geopolitical chessboard altogether, argues Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Modi Breaks Fresh Ground In Foreign Policy
Rediff.com23 Mar 2022'The big power struggle in faraway Europe erupted at a most critical juncture when India has been increasingly sceptical about American policies and statesmanship,' argues Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Modi should not enter turf that angels fear to tread
Rediff.com27 Feb 2022'Frankly, India has no role to play.' 'This is a showdown between the US and NATO on one hand and Russia on the other.' 'That said, the outcome of this titanic struggle in Central Europe will remould the world order and affect India profoundly,' argues Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Why Did The Pope Visit The Russian Embassy?
Rediff.com26 Feb 2022It stands to reason that at the meeting on Friday, Pope Francis conveyed to the Kremlin, some message in regard of the developments in Ukraine. The long duration of the meeting in the Russian embassy flags that it was substantive. Indeed, it took place even as the first Russian tank column was sighted on the outskirts of Kyiv, notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Putin Offers Ukraine an Olive Branch
Rediff.com25 Feb 2022Russia's main gain will be that in geopolitical terms, Ukraine regains its sovereignty and ceases to be a de facto American colony, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Putin anticipates a new regime in Kyiv
Rediff.com24 Feb 2022Putin is looking beyond the current regime in Kyiv. Of course, if the Western military assistance to Kyiv continues in any form, Washington knows that Russia will regard it as a hostile act and there will be severe consequences, predicts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Ukraine Crisis: India On A Safe Wicket
Rediff.com22 Feb 2022American analysts and their camp followers in India are talking absolute rubbish when they try to establish that India is facing a Hobson's choice in regard of Donbass, called upon to take sides between Russia and the West, asserts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
What the Putin-XI Nexus Means for US
Rediff.com7 Feb 2022Russia and China have a broad consensus today on almost all core issues related to global strategic stability, which is unprecedented in modern history, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
US Wants To Be Friends With Taliban?
Rediff.com4 Feb 2022Regional States will be worried that the US's nascent engagement with the Taliban behind the fig leaf of humanitarian aid enables the return of US intelligence personnel to Afghanistan, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Ukraine Crisis: What's China's Game?
Rediff.com3 Feb 2022China is going to be an indispensable partner in Russia's ongoing crisis with the US, while on its part, China cannot remain indifferent if Russia gets crushed by the US, lest it loses 'strategic depth', observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
What is Biden trying to tell Modi?
Rediff.com31 Jan 2022The Modi government has been put on notice.'Will it buckle under such pressure? These are times when the moral fibre of the leadership makes all the difference, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Is The Taliban Breaking Away From Pakistan?
Rediff.com18 Jan 2022The Taliban's main challenge comes on the financial and economic front and there Pakistan doesn't have the capacity to be of any meaningful help, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.