Inside Trump’s second-term military playbook: Strikes, raids and global interventions – The Times of India

Inside Trump’s second-term military playbook: Strikes, raids and global interventions – The Times of India

US President Donald Trump (AP photo) Though he campaigned against the foreign entanglements of past presidents, President Donald Trump has shown little hesitation in deploying American military power during his second term. Since returning to the White House in 2025, Trump has authorised a string of operations stretching from the Middle East and Africa to…

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Us-Israel Strikes In Iran: America First, Diplomacy Last: The Peace President who went to war – The Times of India

Us-Israel Strikes In Iran: America First, Diplomacy Last: The Peace President who went to war – The Times of India

TOI Correspondent from Washington: For nearly a decade, US President and MAGA supremo Donald Trump fashioned his political identity around a simple, potent pledge: end America’s “endless wars.” He derided the foreign policy establishment as reckless interventionists and insisted he alone could resist the military-industrial complex. “I am the most militaristic person there is, but…

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Pakistan, Venezuela & now Iran: Why Chinese-made weapons keep failing – The Times of India

Pakistan, Venezuela & now Iran: Why Chinese-made weapons keep failing – The Times of India

Chinese-manufactured weaponry — long touted as cheaper but equally powerful alternative to Western arsenals — has imploded spectacularly in recent conflicts.From India dismantling Pakistan‘s defenses during Operation Sindoor; America’s surgical raid snatching Venezuela’s Maduro; to US-Israeli strikes pulverising Iran’s shields, Beijing’s gear has proven inept. What was hyped as “battle-tested innovation” now reeks of shoddy…

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Inside ‘Op Absolute Resolve’: From CIA team to drone fleet – the planning before ‘flawless’ arrest of Venezuela president Nicolas Maduro – The Times of India

Inside ‘Op Absolute Resolve’: From CIA team to drone fleet – the planning before ‘flawless’ arrest of Venezuela president Nicolas Maduro – The Times of India

Months of clandestine intelligence-gathering by the CIA, followed by detailed military rehearsals and last-minute weather-related delays, preceded what US officials described as a “flawless” operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a high-risk pre-dawn raid on Saturday.The operation, named ‘Operation Absolute Resolve,’ culminated in Maduro being extracted from Venezuela by US special forces and…

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Trump says US to ‘run’ Venezuela, tap its crude reserves: Why it won’t matter much for India’s oil bill – The Times of India

Trump says US to ‘run’ Venezuela, tap its crude reserves: Why it won’t matter much for India’s oil bill – The Times of India

India is watching developments in Venezuela with a mix of caution and concern as geopolitical churn around the oil-rich nation raises questions about global supply, price volatility and long-term energy security.Driving the newsPresident Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States would take temporary control of Venezuela and tap its vast oil reserves for…

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