Mrutyuanjai Mishra

2 weeks ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Mrutyuanjai Mishra

There are huge implications of the French Court’s decision last week of sentencing Marie Le Pen to prison, and thereby preventing her from running for any public office for the next coming five years. This actually means that she will not be an eligible candidate for the coming presidential election to held in France in 2027. Every decade the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has passed judgements which have had wide-reaching consequences for the political and legal practices in Europe.

1 month ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Mrutyuanjai Mishra

It is impossible to untangle a geopolitical conundrum where the Western world seems to have split up in two major factions, the United States of America and the European Union. Both parties have strong opinions on the war in Ukraine and want the war to end, but the US wants peace here and now and Europe basically wants the war to continue by still supporting Zelensky. Trump’s intervention in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is a sine qua non for achieving a lasting peace.

2 months ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Mrutyuanjai Mishra

Europe is shocked and stunned at the turn of recent events. First it was J.D. Vance who lectured the European leaders and told them to respect free speech and allow all voters to have influence, and then Trump came out lambasting the Ukranian leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and called him a dictator. Trump admonished him for not acting fast as the battleground situation is getting worse in Ukraine. So, what is the Trump administration indicating to Europe.

2 months ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Mrutyuanjai Mishra

Donald Trump had first floated the idea of buying Greenland already in 2019. I had written an opinion piece, that the Danish government should put everything aside and prioritize Greenland. But then the war in Ukraine broke, and the Danish government forgot all about safeguarding their own treasure, Greenland, and started investing in the war in Ukraine. This was done in the blind faith that the United States will remain a staunch supporter of the Danish state and its integrity.

Dec 31, 2024 | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Mrutyuanjai Mishra

The American election, which rang out the old and rang in the new, is looking astonishingly positive for the India-US relations. The American voters voted pragmatically, emphasizing what Donald Trump does and did not focus on what he said. They trusted his ability to be prudent and did not get buffaloed by his verbal follies. The press did the opposite. President-elect Donald Trump seems to have ushered in an era of peace and understanding, even before he has assumed office.