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Economic Times
a day ago
- Business
- Economic Times
'Nominate Trump for Nobel Twice': Former US NSA John Bolton offers India a sarcastic fix to end trade dispute
John Bolton has criticised Donald Trump's India policy, particularly the steep tariffs imposed on New Delhi, deeming them a "mistake." He suggested Modi could humorously nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize twice, referencing Pakistan's similar approach. Bolton warned that repairing the damage to the bilateral relationship would be a lengthy process, highlighting the long-term consequences of Trump's actions. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Trump defends tariff decision China spared from similar action Media criticism and Putin meeting Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Bolton warns of long-term damage Remarks on Pakistan and Nobel Peace Prize Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton has taken a swipe at Donald Trump 's approach to India, suggesting Prime Minister Narendra Modi could 'offer to nominate Trump twice for a Nobel Peace Prize .' The remark came while he criticised the steep US tariffs imposed on New Delhi, calling them 'a mistake in the bilateral relationship.'In an interview with NDTV , Bolton criticised Donald Trump for imposing steep tariffs on India, calling the move 'a mistake in the bilateral relationship' and warning it could take time to repair the damage. His remarks came after Trump announced a 50% overall tariff hike on New Delhi, including a 25% penalty for buying Russian said the action was necessary because India was helping Russia continue its war in Ukraine. 'India is not only buying massive amounts of Russian Oil, they are then, for much of the Oil purchased, selling it on the Open Market for big profits. They don't care how many people in Ukraine are being killed by the Russian War Machine,' he posted on Truth China also imports Russian oil, Bolton pointed out that Beijing was not hit with the same tariffs or secondary sanctions. 'India is the one government to have suffered from Trump's effort to get a ceasefire in Ukraine,' he said. Trump earlier engaged in a tariff dispute with China, imposing rates of up to 145% in April, but has avoided further escalation with Trump accused media outlets of unfair coverage ahead of his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. He said the press would still criticise him 'even if he got Moscow and Leningrad free' as part of a deal with Russia. He also targeted former officials who have become critics, calling Bolton 'dumb' after the ex-adviser labelled the planned summit as a 'great victory for Putin.'Bolton cautioned that repairing the diplomatic fallout would take time. 'When you make a mistake as big as the way the White House has ended up treating India over the past 30 days, it takes a long time to restore trust and confidence,' he also referred to Pakistan's approach towards Trump, noting that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's government and Army chief Asim Munir are 'figuring out a better way to play Trump.' He added, 'My only suggestion to PM Modi is he could offer to nominate Trump twice for a Nobel peace prize.' In June, Pakistan announced it would formally recommend Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for his 'decisive diplomatic intervention' in the recent India-Pakistan conflict.
Time of India
18-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Trump's changing stance on Israel-Iran war hints Netanyahu's plans for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is costing Jerusalem dearly
Following a surprise Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear facilities, the conflict has escalated into a war of attrition, prompting President Trump to demand Iran's unconditional surrender. Iran has responded with missile barrages, straining Israel's defense systems and finances. With costs mounting and defensive capabilities potentially limited, the US intervention may be necessary to subdue Iran and its nuclear ambitions. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Why is Trump keen to send the US to another war Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Cost of war for Israel and Iran Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads US President Donald Trump has in the last couple of days taken an increasing hawkish stand on the Israel-Iran war and threatened to send in American military assets into the conflict. What started as a surprise Israeli attack on Iranian military and nuclear facilities on June 12 has almost a week later slowly turned into another war of attrition, forcing Trump on June 17 to call for the Islamic nation's 'UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!" in a post on Truth Israel hit the Iranian military leadership and the top echelons of nuclear scientists hard, eliminating several of them in the first few days, the regime of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran responded quickly by launching a barrage of missiles and Iranian missiles and drones penetrated the much-vaunted Israeli multi-layered defence and targets like a Mossad training facility in Herzliya, Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, the 'technological backbone' of Israel's security sector, and a few others. One Iranian missile landed near the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) headquarters in Tel Aviv and another scored a direct on the Haifa oil assertion that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons and his strong statements indicating the use of US military to help Jerusalem destroy Tehran's nuclear facilities, and also effect a regime change indicate the war is not going according to Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's has vowed to annihilate Iran's nuclear weapons ambition which he claims was just weeks away from developing a bomb. The Khamenei regime has categorically denied Netanyahu's change and even the US intelligence agencies have stated that Iran was years away from getting its hands on a nuclear the two sides continue to fire missiles and drones at each other with Israel claiming to have established air superiority over Iran. Israeli Air Force jets have pounded Iran after refuelling over Syria, hit many of its missile bases and destroyed several launchers, indicating that Netanyahu and IDF claims are true to a large missile barrage has become much smaller than it was on the first couple of days of the conflict. This could mean the IDF has indeed degraded the Iranian Army and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ' offensive defensive umbrella has been firing interceptors after interceptors whenever an Iranian missile is over its skies. The cost of operating the Iron Dome David's Sling , Arrows, Patriot and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) ( the last two supplied by the US) missile defense systems is massive and if Iran is not subjugated soon, the Israeli administration will need outside help to do the news portal The Marker calculated the cost involved in operating the country's defensive systems and stated that the country was spending 1 billion shekels ($285 million) every night in trying to neutralize Iranian number are also echoed by a former senior IDF officer Brigadier General (res.) Re'em Aminach. Speaking to Ynet News, Brig Gen (res.) Aminach calculated Israel was blowing up to $725 million per day to carry out the military operations against Iran. He added that IDF spent about 5.5 billion shekels (about $1.45 billion) in just the first two days of war with Iran. The cost included the amount spent on attacking targets in Iran as well as protecting the country from the counter the Iranian too do not have an endless supply of ballistic and hypersonic missiles. Its forces cannot keep on launching them for a longer period, and its military leadership has realised it's the cost factor that matters as firing a missile is much cheaper than intercepting it, and Israel may not be able to do so for much longer, a Washington Times report claims. The IDF may be able to sustain the current level of defensive posture for only about 10 or 12 days, and will need the US intervention if the war drags on longer, the report the US does not join the war, the IDF will have to start taking a call on which Iranian missiles to intercept if Tehran continues with its missile expert Tal Inbar claims that Arrow missiles cost $3 million each, and they are being deployed in large numbers to stop Iran's attacks. Inbar, affiliated with the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance in Virginia (US), pointed out that Iron Dome is not effective against ballistic or hypersonic missiles, and can only intercept smaller rockets fired by groups like Hamas and Netanyahu government claims Iran fired 400 missiles out of which only 35 made an impact, indicating a success rate of 90 per cent by its interceptors. With the IDF claiming to have hit several of Iran's missile production facilities, the country's success in replenishing its arsenal will also counter the slower rate of missile production and destruction of many of its launchers, Iran can also opt to keep testing Israel's defenses by launching a smaller number of projectiles. The lower number of missiles fired in the last couple of days (from 150 missiles on the first day to just 10-15 now) could point to this could also opt for its older and less accurate missiles to increase the cost on Israel as in most cases it takes three to five interceptors to stop one projectile from Iran. A single THAAD deployed by Israel costs $12 million dollars while Iran's most modern missile Fattah-1 costs about $200, flies at hypersonic speed and some videos of the war shows Israeli firing nearly a dozen THAADs to intercept one such missile. The cost - $200,000 for Iran and $144 million dollars for is where Trump's demand asking for Iran's "unconditional surrender" and statement 'I'm not too much in the mood to negotiate with Iran' aboard Air Force One on June 17 assume the US help in countering Iranian missiles and using its 30,000 pound Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) GBU-57A/B bunker busters to target the deep Fordow nuclear facility, Israel may not be able top bring the Ayatollah regime to its knees.
India Today
11-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
What India said on avoiding use of 'ceasefire' amid tensions with Pak
India refrained from using the term 'ceasefire' when referring to the understanding reached with Pakistan because Operation is still undergoing, government sources told India Today between both countries have been escalating since the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack and then Operation Sindoor, launched by India in response."Operation Sindoor is not over. We are in a new normal. That is why we are using the word understanding and stoppage of fire. The ceasefire has been repeatedly violated by Pakistan," government sources Days after over 100 terrorists were killed after India's strikes on terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, both countries reached an understanding late Saturday to halt all firings and military actions on land, air, and sea with immediate a media briefing on the matter, however, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri did not use the word "ceasefire", as was used by US President Donald Trump, who had announced that the ceasefire was achieved through US mediation. "...I am pleased to announce that India and Pakistan have agreed to a FULL AND IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE.", Trump said in a post on Truth Trump called the agreement that of a ceasefire, neither India nor Pakistan used the Misri, during the briefing on Saturday, said that the Director General of Military Operations of Pakistan called his Indian counterpart and both countries have reached an agreement to stop all firing and military was agreed between them that both sides would stop all firing and military action on land and in the air and sea with effect from 5 pm today," Misri hours after the announcement was made, heavy firing and shelling from Pakistan's side was reported along the Line of Control, violating the agreement with renewed aggression. Pakistan has previously violated ceasefire InMust Watch IN THIS STORY#Operation Sindoor
