Karishma Vaswani

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Karishma Vaswani

Can India and Pakistan step back from the brink? (Bloomberg Opinion) -- For two nations that say they want to avoid escalation, India and Pakistan seem trapped in a dangerously spiraling conflict. India’s strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-controlled Kashmir Wednesday were clearly telegraphed — a fitting answer, it believes, for last month’s terror attack in Kashmir. In response, Islamabad claims it has shot down five of New Delhi’s aircraft. Civilians are now dead on both sides.

1 week ago | taipeitimes.com | Karishma Vaswani

By Karishma Vaswani / Bloomberg Opinion Singapore’s ruling party was always going to win this election, but in a world rocked by the unpredictability of the US, the trade-dependent nation reached for security. The People’s Action Party (PAP), which has been in power since before the city-state became independent in 1965, won a resounding mandate. It is a sign of how insecure voters are feeling about the future. The party would be wise to pay attention to them.

1 week ago | taipeitimes.com | Karishma Vaswani

By Karishma Vaswani / Bloomberg Opinion It is easy to be direct with an adversary — far less so with an ally. Australia’s new government faces a greater strategic challenge from Washington than from Beijing. US foreign policy has become increasingly unpredictable, just as China is growing more forceful. Voters have returned Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with a strong mandate, reaching for continuity rather than change.

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Karishma Vaswani

Security ally throws up an unusual paradox. (Bloomberg Opinion) -- It's easy to be direct with an adversary — far less so with an ally. Australia's new government faces a greater strategic challenge from Washington than from Beijing. US foreign policy has become increasingly unpredictable, just as China is growing more forceful. Voters have returned Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with a strong mandate, reaching for continuity rather than change.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Karishma Vaswani

6 hours ago"The Last Word" host excoriated the president Monday in a segment spanning 26 minutes. MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell torched President Donald Trump on Monday for his “stupid” theories on international trade, the precarious tariffs he imposed on U.S. imports and all the contradictory answers he gave …