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Xi in Europe: How Chinese President posed as ‘ruler of world’ while Europeans 'begged' a solution for Ukraine
Observers could see that France was fascinated by China when President Xi Jinping of China paid a three-day visit to France; he was lavishly received by his French counterpart, President Emmanuel Macron. What is strange is that at a time when President Vladimir Putin of Russia is considered to be the supreme villain in France (and in Europe in...
French President’s warning to Europe against falling Into Thucidydes Trap
Is Emmanuel Macron a Juperatian President Famous British magazine The Economist cited French President Emmanuel Macron as a Jupetarian President thinking about his legacy. World History Encyclopedia has termed Jupiter, the supreme god. He was Jupiter Elicius – one who brings forth. By the rise of the Republic, Jupiter’s identity as the greatest...
Nepal’s flimsy claims on Kali River will not change ground realities, but India must be vigilant
Nepal’s flimsy claims on Kali River will not change ground realities, but India must be vigilant Kathmandu seems to have forgotten that the location of the Kali river on the maps of the Sino-Nepali treaty matches with the Indian stand: Kalapani is on Indian territory. Image: Wikimedia Commons A recent visit to the border areas of the Central...
What is Critical Global Geopolitics?
For overwhelming number of Western political analysts, journalists, scientists, etc., the disappearance of the USSR in 1990/91 was symbolized overdramatically by the physical destruction of the Berlin Wall followed by the removal/destruction of statues/monuments devoted to the communist leaders and communist ideology. This geopolitical change...
Rawalpindi’s Deteriorating Public Image: Who’s to Blame?
The top brass of Pakistan army regularly congregate at the military’s General Headquarters [GHQ] in Rawalpindi to discuss various defence related issues in a confab referred to as Corps Commanders’ Conferences. On conclusion of these deliberations, the Pakistan army’s media wing, Inter Services Public Relations [ISPR], issues a press...