On Thursday, Donald Trump will walk into the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, shake Xi Jinping's hand, and declare it a great meeting. There will be announcements. There will be numbers — billions of dollars in Chinese purchase commitments, a new bilateral mechanism with an important-sounding name, possibly a joint statement on Iran. Trump will post on Truth Social. Markets will rally briefly. Pundits will argue about who won. None of that will tell you what actually happened. What is actually happening in Beijing this week is something more consequential and more uncomfortable than the summit theatre will reveal: two leaders of two deeply mutually dependent superpowers, both of whom need this meeting to succeed for entirely different reasons, sitting across a table in a world that has already moved past the assumptions that defined their last nine months of negotiations. The Iran war changed the equations. The rare earth gambit changed the power balance. Taiwan is sitting in...
Another video produced in South India has gone viral. Thanks to people sharing it on Facebook and Twitter. This song which was uploaded on Nov 16, 2011 has already crossed 4 million views. The song is song by Tamil Film actor Dhanush for the upcoming flick "3", directed by his wife Aishwarya Dhanush, megastar Rajnikanth's daughter. Rajnikanth being the highest paid actor in India. The song captures a mood and has a laid back attitude. With the actor asking 'Why This Kolaveri Di' which when translated means 'Why this murderous rage babe'. The Tamil-English song has a laid back attitude and captures the mood of today's youth, in a way that is very special. The Song has been produced by Anirudh - a new comer in the industry. Compared to all the intense music coming out of the west - the attitude of this song is totally chill and cool. Simple asking the girl why all this murderous rage. The tune is very catchy and is a must listen. If you don't unders...