Geopolitics

USA-India hails significant progress in Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA)

By Wyatt Mingji Lim | April 23, 2025 |

Here’s a focused summary of the latest developments between the U.S. and India during U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s four-day visit to India (April 21–24, 2025), emphasizing trade, energy, defense, and strategic ties, based on the most recent and reliable information available. The response integrates relevant details from web sources and X posts, with X…

[ Trade War SITREP: 13-16 April 2025 ] CHINA SIGNS 40 AGREEMENTS W VIETNAM; Trump to help car industry; decoupling continues…

By Wyatt Mingji Lim | April 16, 2025 |

KEYSTONE DEVELOPMENT US probes into imports of pharmaceuticals and semiconductors Federal Register filings reveal probes into imports of pharmaceuticals and semiconductors as part of a bid to impose tariffs on both sectors on grounds that extensive reliance on foreign production of medicine and chips is a national security threat. The filings announce 21-day public comment periods…

Trump raising China tariff to 125%; 75 countries that called Trump to negotiate, get 90 days tariff reprieve at 10%

By Wyatt Mingji Lim | April 10, 2025 |

Trump immediately counter attacked on China’s increase of retaliatory tariff to 84% with an immediate increase of tariff on China to 125%. While at the same time, Trump, upon achieving the goal of getting countries onto the negotiating table, the 75 countries that called USA to negotiate on the tariffs will now receive a 90…

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Why Singapore? For the Kim-Trump Summit

By Wyatt Mingji Lim | June 10, 2018

“Singapore is in the spotlight, as US President Donald J Trump and North Korean Leader, Kim Jong-Un descend upon the island city-state. For many people around the world, who do not know Singapore well, may be wondering: why Singapore? First and foremost, the most important reason is…   DIPLOMATICALLY PERFECT Singapore is being seen as…

Kim-Trump Summit: What if it fails

By Wyatt Mingji Lim | June 9, 2018

If you had read my previous article on Kim Jong-Un: The Age Of Kim Jong-Un And His Secret Agenda, I have put on a relatively strong case as to why this upcoming meeting between US President Donald J Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un, would be nothing but a raving success. But let’s take…

Malaysia tipping the power balance away from China in South East Asia

By Wyatt Mingji Lim | June 4, 2018

One of the most immediate impact of Malaysia’s General Election on the geopolitics on the world stage, is the tipping the balance of power away from China, in South East Asia. In recent years, China had been banking on Cambodia, Laos, and to a smaller extend Malaysia, to break up the unity within ASEAN (Association…

Thailand and The Secret War in Laos

By Suttichart Denpruektham | May 1, 2018

Thailand is famous as the site of American airbase during the Vietnam War. However, the story I am about to tell is a rare tales about this country involvement in the Secret War in Laos against the forces of the North Vietnamese Army, told by several veterans of the conflicts who share their priceless experiences in this online…

Contrast between 2 Dictators

By Wyatt Mingji Lim | April 19, 2018

The geopolitical world of recent weeks, 2 main “flashpoint” that is capturing everyone’s attention, is without doubt: North Korea and Syria. Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by KCNA/AFP/Getty Images, Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images. However the destiny and treatment from USA of this 2 states can’t be more different from one another. In East Asia, North Korea’s…

The Age of Kim Jong-Un and his Secret Agenda

By Wyatt Mingji Lim | March 18, 2018

North Korea finally met their match in US President Donald Trump, as their decades-old strategy of faking concession, threatening war, and giving false promises in exchange for valuable financial and material aids, failed to take off in dramatic fashion, as Trump went tit for tat for every single threat issued by North Korea – and…

The Turkish Pivot

By Wyatt Mingji Lim | January 28, 2018

On 24th November 2015, the Turkish air force shot down a Russian Su-24 over the Turkish-Syrian border, in what the world would have considered the boldest act commited by any side in the entire conflict – only ISIS’ decision to actually hold ground and somewhat rule over their conquered territory; and that long train of…

Most of the world unites against USA’s Jerusalem embassy move

By Wyatt Mingji Lim | December 22, 2017

The world unites and railed against US President Trump’s move of the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. As mentioned in the previous article (here), USA had issued threats to all the countries that are receiving foreign aids from the USA to not vote against United States. While the 128 favour vs 9 against sounds…

Trump promises vengeance against UN member voters

By Wyatt Mingji Lim | December 21, 2017

At the UN we're always asked to do more & give more. So, when we make a decision, at the will of the American ppl, abt where to locate OUR embassy, we don't expect those we've helped to target us. On Thurs there'll be a vote criticizing our choice. The US will be taking names.…

Do not worry, Israel – Malaysia is not going to war with you

By Wyatt Mingji Lim | December 14, 2017

On 9 December 2017, in reaction to the recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel by US President Donald J Trump, the Malaysian Defense Minister, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein shock the world by claiming that the Malaysian military is ready to set out to Jerusalem as soon as the order is received from the…

Jerusalem: The first step towards long term peace in Israel-Palestine

By Wyatt Mingji Lim | December 7, 2017

In my opinion, this is the right step forward towards resolving the long time conflict between Israel and Palestine. Denying the number 1 thing that Israel want, will only make it impossible the peace process to be successful. As prove to what I said above, Benjamin Netanyahu reacted to the announcement, calling Trump’s remarks a…

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