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US Presidential Election: VP debate doesn’t move the needle
US Domestic Politics Oct 09, 2020

US Presidential Election: VP debate doesn’t move the needle

The debate was a significant cultural and historic moment.

Understanding the centrality of women voters in the 2020 US election
Gender | US Domestic Politics Oct 09, 2020

Understanding the centrality of women voters in the 2020 US election

As Biden draws on the experience of the 2018 midterms to expand his appeal with women, Trump is prioritising mobilisation — and not persuasion, for a higher turnout of his 2016 women voter base

Trump’s fait accompli for Biden on Iran
US Foreign Policy | US Domestic Politics Sep 30, 2020

Trump’s fait accompli for Biden on Iran

As the Abraham Accord consolidates Iran’s centrality in the US' approach to the Middle East, Trump’s legacy of “maximum pressure” against Iran could prolong into a Biden presidency.

The Trump administration’s record on Southeast Asia
US Foreign Policy Sep 23, 2020

The Trump administration’s record on Southeast Asia

Regional perceptions of the US are shaped by perceptions of Trump — that of an unreliable leader and partner.

Understanding Trump and Biden’s courtship of the white voter 
US Domestic Politics Sep 17, 2020

Understanding Trump and Biden’s courtship of the white voter 

While Trump attempts to expand his base from blue-collar whites to suburban white voters, Biden’s courtship of that crucial voting block stands eclipsed by his focus on the progressives  

The Biden worldview and its implications for India
Indian Foreign Policy | US Foreign Policy | US Domestic Politics Sep 08, 2020

The Biden worldview and its implications for India

Although Biden has invoked Trump’s Indo-Pacific construct to promise continuity on US-India ties, the US Congress’ shift to a reformist — from its current preservationist, role could pose challenges

Eight months of COVID-19 in the US, through the lens of Anthony Fauci
Healthcare Aug 19, 2020

Eight months of COVID-19 in the US, through the lens of Anthony Fauci

As long as you have any member of society, any demographic group, who is not seriously trying to get to the endgame of suppressing this, it will continue to smoulder and smoulder and smoulder. And that will be the reason why we’ve plateaued at an ...

Trump takes (political) charge of COVID19 economic recovery
Healthcare | US Foreign Policy | US Domestic Politics Aug 14, 2020

Trump takes (political) charge of COVID19 economic recovery

The US President’s invocation of executive powers to continue unemployment benefits, is simply a smokescreen for his election-year politicking

US-UK actions on China and the skewed ‘special relationship’
Privacy & Data Protection Aug 06, 2020

US-UK actions on China and the skewed ‘special relationship’

Although London’s actions on Hong Kong and Huawei suggest a renewed US-UK alignment against China, it also exacerbates Washington’s asymmetric pull over the ‘special relationship’.

US government funds “sister” organisations of terror groups it fights
Terrorism Jul 28, 2020

US government funds “sister” organisations of terror groups it fights

The bewildering reality of running with the hare and hunting with the hounds has special pertinence for India given the well-organised attacks on Capitol Hill led by Islamist groups such as CAIR and ICNA.

Trump and the art of 5G war
US Foreign Policy | Media and Internet | Cyber and Technology Jul 25, 2020

Trump and the art of 5G war

The effectiveness of the American countercharge is built on 5 pillars: Clean communication, collaboration, Washington’s investment in the success of non-Chinese telecom companies and not just governments, igniting investor interest in do-ability and not punishing legacy networks who got wedded to Huawei and gang in ...

Economic nationalism takes centre stage in the 2020 US election
US Domestic Politics Jul 24, 2020

Economic nationalism takes centre stage in the 2020 US election

As Biden’s ‘Buy American’ plan echoes Trump’s ‘America First’ vision, the upcoming election will oversee the further consolidation of economic nationalism in American worldview

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