US President Donald Trump announced the lifting of sanctions on Turkey and signalled openness to restoring Ankara‘s access to the top-end fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets, which had been denied after Turkey acquired the Russian S-400 air defence system. Also, the US may clear engines for Turkey‘s homegrown KAAN fighter aircraft. Turkey is reportedly seeking anContinue reading “USA Wooing Islamic Friends: Pakistan and Turkey – F-35 For Turkey & Mediation for Pakistan- Implications”
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PM Modi Visits Japan – Strategic Congruence of Two Major Asian Countries
PM Modi will travel to Japan on August 30, where he will participate in the 17th annual India-Japan Summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. It will be PM Modi’s 8th visit to this strategically important friend of India. The only countries he has made a large number of visits to are the USA (10),Continue reading “PM Modi Visits Japan – Strategic Congruence of Two Major Asian Countries”
Trump-Putin Evolving Peace Plan as Ukraine War nears four Years – Lessons India
The Trump administration is secretly working with Russia on a peace plan to end the Ukraine war. The 28-point plan will deal with peace in Ukraine, security guarantees, security in Europe, and future US relations with Russia and Ukraine. Russia, too, seems to be optimistic. Trump’s envoy Witkoff and Russian envoy Kirill Dmitrieve, along withContinue reading “Trump-Putin Evolving Peace Plan as Ukraine War nears four Years – Lessons India”