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Jan 4, 2025 | 
deccanchronicle.com | Pranay Sharma
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s memoir’ Freedom timed its release well. Launched in 30 languages in November, it comes when Europe is facing its most uncertain time. It coincides with the collapse of the ruling coalition in Germany, the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, and American President-elect Donald Trump’s stringent proposals for fresh trade tariff for Europe and additional financial burden for the Nato members.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
thefederal.com | Pranay Sharma
How India manages its ties with Bangladesh is being seen by foreign diplomats as a test of New Delhi’s ability to maintain control and influence over South AsiaThe ongoing controversy over the arrest of Chinmoy Das, formerly of the ISKCON, in Bangladesh and the strains it has brought in India-Bangladesh relations, have become an area of growing interest for the diplomatic corps in New Delhi.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
deccanchronicle.com | Pranay Sharma
The verdict on Alexei Navalny, the most vocal critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his “corrupt” regime, is split. He died in February in a remote Arctic prison colony after prolonged imprisonment. Detractors believe he was a victim of slow poisoning by Putin’s men. In the West, Navalny was seen as a bold and fearless crusader who wanted a corruption-free Russia. The Kremlin saw him as a CIA stooge who wanted a regime change and turn Moscow into a pliant US vassal state.
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
thefederal.com | Pranay Sharma
A trial against Hasina and other Awami League leaders will ensure they are away from the country and cannot engage in political activities to regain lost groundThe Mohammed Yunus-led caretaker government in Dhaka seems to be in a hurry to complete the trial of ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to restrain her from political activities.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
thefederal.com | Pranay Sharma
Analysts feel that with Trump’s win, more party members are likely to rally behind Trudeau as Canada braces to face a challenge from the USDonald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election seems to have provided Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a political reprieve amid rising pressure in his party asking him to step down.
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
thefederal.com | Pranay Sharma
There is fear among sections that if ties are not handled properly, it could pave the way for the return of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the countryThe victory of Donald Trump in the American Presidential election this week has caused widespread uncertainty and concern in Bangladesh on how future relations between Dhaka and Washington are likely to pan out.
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Oct 19, 2024 | 
thefederal.com | Pranay Sharma
Trudeau is facing a tough time rallying support for a third term in 2025; the Sikh-dominated New Democratic Party has withdrawn support, increasing his concernIndia-Canada relations have steadily nosedived since September last year, when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first made the explosive allegation that Indian government agents were involved in the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, an Indian born Canadian Sikh, inside Canada.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
thefederal.com | Pranay Sharma
For India, West Asia is a key source of energy, and trade and investment with the Gulf have shot up in recent years. Also, over nine million Indians work thereThe possibility of Israel’s Gaza war spiralling into a much broader conflict in the region is causing serious concern to India and other countries. External affairs minister S Jaishankar said recently that India is "very much" concerned at the possibility of the broadening of the conflict in the Middle East.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
thefederal.com | Pranay Sharma
The departure of Biden has given rise to speculation about Quad’s future, though Biden maintained that “challenges will come, the world will change, but the Quad is here to stay.”The Quad Summit, which ended last week in the United States, expressed hope that it would last beyond Joe Biden’s presidency and raised serious concern about the situation in the East and South China Seas, where China’s assertive rise has caused major disruption to the regional status quo.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
thefederal.com | Pranay Sharma
A baffled India reacted sharply to Ayatollah's comment on 'suffering' of Indian Muslims. Experts pondered on what could have possibly triggered that 'unacceptable' remark? India’s attempt to tiptoe through the diplomatic minefield of West Asia in maintaining ties with Tehran suffered a jolt when, in a surprising social media post on Monday, the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei clubbed India with Myanmar and Gaza as areas where Muslims are suffering.
