M.J. Akbar

[M.J. Akbar @mjakbar]

PM Modi’s Indo-Brahmos-Pacific Alliance...
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#WATCH | Mapusa, Goa: Former MoS MEA, MJ Akbar says, "President Trump's sudden announcement of a 20% tariff on shipping through the Hormuz will end up as a very major self-goal because he has inadvertently legitimised Iran's demand for its own toll on ships going through the Hormuz. The principle of preventing Iran from charging a toll was the principle of free passage on international waters. If America can ask for a tax, America can ask for a toll, so can Iran..."

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#WATCH | Mapusa, Goa: Former MoS MEA, MJ Akbar says, "The economic situation of Iran was bad before the war, and I cannot believe that the price that has been paid by the Iranian government and by the people can have improved its economy. So perhaps it is true that inflation has gone up... Inflation is rising in America, and that is President Trump's greatest concern... Iran has already inflicted severe damage upon America's military assets in the region....CENTCOM, which is America's regional command, has officially admitted that over 400 Americans have been wounded... The Iranians have made it clear that they are not going to bend..."

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#WATCH | Mapusa, Goa: Former MoS MEA, MJ Akbar says, "The new Nepali government has the goodwill of all its friends in the neighbourhood and its many supporters in its own country... Those given power and responsibility after such a popular upsurge have a greater responsibility than conventional governments because expectations have been raised. If these expectations are not met, then the reaction can be as severe as the action that created this government... They must deliver for the young people who gave them the office."

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Cobras in British Delhi, FIFA's peace pretensions, and why Trump should get a Nobel Truce Prize

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वरिष्ठ पत्रकार, लेखक एवं भारत के पूर्व विदेश राज्य मंत्री @mjakbar से एक लंबी, दिलचस्प और विचारोत्तेजक बातचीत हुई। उन्होंने After Me, Chaos: Astrology in the Mughal Empire नामक एक किताब लिखी है। इस किताब में उन्होंने बताया है कि मुगल शासकों को भारतीय ज्योतिष पर गहरा विश्वास था और इसकी उन्हें अच्छी जानकारी भी थी।

ज्योतिष से शुरू हुई यह बातचीत भारतीय संस्कृति और धर्म के पारस्परिक संबंधों तक पहुंची। इसके अलावा भारत की विदेश नीति, खासकर ट्रंप के इस दौर में, और ऑपरेशन सिंदूर के समय चले नैरेटिव वॉर पर भी विस्तार से चर्चा हुई।

पूरी बातचीत इस लिंक पर उपलब्ध है।

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A must view/listen interview by the incomparable @mjakbar
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'Middle East peace talks haven't succeded in 75 years, unlikely to be solved in 75 days': Ex MoS MEA MJ Akbar

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#MiddleEast #US #Iran

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#WATCH | Delhi: On US renaming Indo-Pacific Command to US Pacific Command, former MoS MEA, MJ Akbar says, "... The Indo-Pacific is a historical reality which cannot be erased by a Pentagon pencil. We don't know whether it is on the instructions of the War Secretary or not? But irrespective of that, this is a decision of the American government that has been taken. I think America is being unwise. What we are witnessing today across the world. While war may seem a land activity, we are also witnessing a war for water and a war for water routes..."

[M.J. Akbar @mjakbar]

India has always been known as the land south of the mountains. Today it has also become the land north of the waters. The ANC naval base has become a powerful guardian of our interests on Malacca. Our southern security frontier stretches from Malacca to the edge of Red Sea

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Our Constitution gave us invaluable, irreplaceable rights like freedom of speech, vote, faith. PM Modi made freedom from hunger and deprivation a fundamental right of people. For the first time every Indian mother is certain that her child has not gone to bed hungry

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PM Modi understood that a nation is strong when both its hands are powerful: an economy which serves the high tech aspirations of youth, and a security architecture which protects the people and destroys the aggressor.

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PM Modi will be remembered for the liberation of India from hunger through PM Garib Kalyan and the massive tech and financial empowerment of the historically deprived through visionary policies like Jandhan which laid the foundations of Viksit Bharat and another Renaissance

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The last 12 years will be recognized as the first 12 years of the history of modern India. That will be history's tribute to Prime Minister Modi, the true architect of India's advance to the forefront of world affairs as a Decisive Power of the 21st century

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Diplomat and author BK Nehru was brought up by his granduncle Motilal as a part of the joint family. Nice guys finish second is a classic history of a niche elite within the North Indian gentry of the 20th century, writes @mjakbar https://t.co/OM70tNlRlB

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Plain speaking by former Minister and well known author @mjakbar on India's #strategicautonomy at #NatStrat discussion in @IIC_Delhi on April 28, 2026 @PankajSaran11 @indiandiplomats #IndiaUSrelations #IranWar‌ #WorldwideWars #IndiaPakistan

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OPEN Dialogues | What’s Really Happening in West Bengal? M.J. Akbar Explains

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West Bengal Verdict 2026: The Wrath of Mothers

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The Bay of Bengal is fast emerging as a critical strategic space.
Honoured to have M. J. Akbar grace us with his presence as Commemorative Speaker at Samudramanthan.

A timely dialogue on policy, power, and regional futures.

📍 New Delhi | 📅 May 14, 2026

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