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                                                   ‘TRUMP TARIFF’ GAMBIT CARRIES THE TRADE WAR INTO BRICS CAMP “ In classic strategy, attacking the weakest link of the enemy is the opening gambit of choice. ‘Trump Tariffs’ have applied this classical manoeuvre in targeting India and Brazil, the weakest duo of the Big Four of BRICS. ” – Col RS Sidhu Context The choke hold on the international trading, banking, and finance (ITBF) system by the US led economic grouping, the G7, is at the core of the US geopolitical supremacy . This pre-eminence is under challenge by BRICS, a geoeconomic bloc of eleven countries and expanding; founded by Russia, China, India, Brazil, and South Africa; that aims at developing an alternative ITBF system . The BRICS is also facilitating intra Bloc bilateral trade in local currency, that sidelines the US Dollar . This...
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  Velapanti Diaries 4 CONTEMPLATING THE STARS “ The most oft quoted iconic phrase in scientific circles, ‘ absence of evidence is not evidence of absence ’, and the ‘ Fermi Paradox ’, together acknowledge ‘ Velapanti ’ contributions not only towards art but also to serious ‘ science ’ as well .” – Vela Sidhu The Extraterrestrial Intelligence (ETI) The deepening understandings of modern science owes a lot to ‘ Velapanti ’. Archimedes discovered his principle of buoyancy in 246 BCE while dallying in his bath. Newton discerned the existence of gravity in 1867 CE while idling under a tree observing the fall of an apple. In 1998, ‘ Viagra ’, the famous erectile dysfunction medication, was discovered by scientists at Pfizer, while attempting to develop medication for ‘ Angina ’, a heart related ailment; the two organs being at the opposite spectrum of the human body.     In a similar vein, the ‘ Fermi Paradox ’ arose from a casual remark, “ where is everybody? ”...
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                                                          Armed Drone Strikes On Indian Insurgent Groups In Myanmar A Volatile Mix Of Geoeconomics Over Geopolitics “ The quest for dominance drives commerce; so, to discern the future follow the trade, as it’s Geoeconomics that dictates the course of the   Great Game .” – Col RS Sidhu   Backdrop In the early hours of 13 th of July 2025 armed drone swarms struck Indian separatist insurgent group camps in Myanmar killing several top insurgent leaders. The United Liberation Front of Assam (Independent) (ULFA – I) and Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) of Manipur, in separate press releases, accused India of launching drone strikes on four of their camps located near Taga in Sagaing region of neighbouring Myanmar. They accused India of using swarm of 150 armed drones to attack the...
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                                   THE ‘ GREAT GAME ’ THROUGH THE PRISM OF   ‘ BRAHMAND ’ & ‘ AKHAND BHARAT ’ “ The terrestrial geopolitical ‘ Great Game’ is modelled on the duality inherent in the ‘ Brahmand ’; wherein random redistribution of mass is epidemic, yet the centre of gravity is constant; there are rules alongside inbuilt streaks of chaos; and despite this orderly disorder the overall balance is retained .” – Col RS Sidhu   Backdrop The evocative phrase ‘ The Great Game ’ was coined in the first half of the 19 th century CE by the British adventurer and intelligence operative Captain Arthur Conolly, a captain from the 6th Bengal Light Cavalry, in the service of the British East India Company. The phrase was articulated with reference to the geopolitical power play in the vast voids extending from the endless steppes of Central Asia to the frozen heights ...
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