Prakash Nanda

Had one not gone by the pollsters and the relentless projection by the mainstream American and European media over the last year, there should not have been any surprise over Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States, getting elected again to become the country's 47th occupant of the White House.

With Donald Trump regaining the Presidency and all set to assume the role of the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. armed forces on January 20, 2025, Pentagon officials are reportedly holding informal discussions about how the Department of Defense (DoD) will function under him, given the “troubled” relationship he had with the senior military leadership during his first term between 2016 and 2020.

With Russia threatening to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, China adding more nuclear weapons to its stockpile, and North Korea modernizing its nukes with alleged Russian help, one of the critical decisions that Donald Trump will have to take after assuming office next January is how to deal with the nuclear threats facing the United States.

In choosing Tulsi Gabbard for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, President-elect Donald Trump seems to have prioritized his election promise of “demolishing” what he calls the “Deep State,” a conspiratorial term for the American federal bureaucracy in general and in particular for the military and spy agencies, who allegedly leak information against the government or compel the elected leaders to do what they advise or dictate.

Though President-elect Donald Trump remains committed to continuing the Biden Administration’s policy of attaching high priority to peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific, of all the US allies and friends in the region, the Republic of Korea (South Korea) seems most worried and nervous about his return to office. And that is because of Trump’s […]

Among the so-called controversial nominations for the top positions in his second Administration that will commence on January 20, 2025, one happens to be former Army National Guard major and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for the Secretary of Defense. Hegseth is a decorated veteran who served as an Army […]

Among the so-called controversial nominations for the top positions in his second Administration that will commence on January 20, 2025, one happens to be former Army National Guard major and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice for the Secretary of Defense.

There seems to be a global consensus among the strategic elites that the overthrow of the Assad regime in a huge jolt to Iran and Russia, whose military support, along with that of Hezbollah of neighboring Lebanon, the Syrian strongman was critically dependent upon ever since the outbreak of the civil war in 2011 in the country.

Usually, at the beginning or end of a year, various organizations and experts indulge in the exercise of “global ranking” of the countries. These rankings differ from one another as the metrics of their respective rankings vary. One such ranking has been just released on who will be “The Eight Great Powers of 2025.” Here, […]

Though China has been expanding its influence in the Indo-Pacific, India’s Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, says that “The Indian Navy remains combat ready, credible, cohesive, and future-ready force committed to ensuring safe seas and secure maritime environment in consonance with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Security And Growth for All […]