Was Maduro’s capture a ‘negotiated exit’? Trump says ‘no’ but little resistance from Venezuela raises questions

The opposition in Venezuela claimed that the peaceful capture of president Nicolas Maduro and his wife by the US military could be nothing but a negotiated exit strategy, Sky News reported. The claim was made immediately after the US confirmed striking Venezuela and Maduro was reported missing. Later, the US confirmed that their military took […]

$50 for $100? How this Indian-origin executive negotiated with a knife-wielding mugger on his first day in US

When Sharran Srivatsaa, an 18-year-old Indian immigrant, landed in America, he was met with an unexpected challenge: a mugger brandishing a knife. Rather than panic, he tapped into his negotiation skills, proposing to hand over $100 in exchange for a safe passage to school with $50 still in his pocket. Indian-origin executive Sharran Srivatsaa shared […]

From Treaty of Cow to Vienna Convention: What if history negotiated Gaza – under Donald Trump of course

The world witnessed Donald Trump making his “8th” peace deal in the Middle East, where he urged leaders to set aside “old feuds” with a US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, discussing the future of the largely destroyed Gaza Strip.Against this contemporary backdrop, one can’t help but imagine history’s most unusual peace deals applied to […]

Trump’s letter of support to Ukraine : Calls for ‘negotiated settlement’; Zelenskyy vows ‘will not lose’ the war

Donald Trump (left), Volodymyr Zelenskyy (AP) US President Donald Trump joined global leaders on Sunday in sending messages of support to Ukraine as the country marked its 34th Independence Day amid continued conflict with Russia and little movement on peace talks.In a letter shared by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on X, Trump praised Ukraine’s “unbreakable […]