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Opinion: Pakistan Is The Crisis Flying Under The Radar

James Stavridis, The Washington Post | Wednesday January 25, 2017

The set of foreign-policy challenges headed like a freight train at the Trump administration is obvious: the Islamic State and the associated tragedy of Syria; a bubbling North Korea led by an unpredictable dictator with a fistful of nuclear weapons; an angry China hypersensitive about Taiwan and the South China Sea; and Russian cyber-activity roiling domestic politic...

Opinion: Silicon Valley Should Learn From India's Moves Toward Less-Cash

Vivek Wadhwa, The Washington Post | Tuesday January 24, 2017

India may have leapfrogged the U.S. technology industry with simple and practical innovations and massive grunt work. It has built a digital infrastructure that will soon process billions more transactions than bitcoin ever has.

Opinion: Melania Trump Refuses To Act Like A First Lady. Good For Her.

Lauren A. Wright, The Washington Post | Friday January 20, 2017

In her apparent refusal to adhere to a path first ladies have followed for decades, she may lessen the burden placed on future presidential spouses.

Opinion: Trump Should Read India's Playbook On Taunting China: Foreign Media

Jeff M. Smith, The Washington Post | Wednesday December 21, 2016

Donald Trump's decision to break protocol and become the first president-elect in decades to speak by phone with a Taiwanese president was either a colossal blunder or a shrewd strategic coup, depending on which Beltway insider you ask.

Opinion: The Case For Ivanka Trump As First Lady

Alyssa Rosenberg, The Washington Post | Wednesday December 14, 2016

It's a measure of just how hilariously awful Donald Trump's choices to fill his administration have been so far that when the idea began to circulate last week that his daughter Ivanka Trump might end up serving as his de facto first lady.

Opinion: What Stephen Hawking Gets Right And Wrong About 'The Most Dangerous Time For Our Planet'

Vivek Wadhwa, The Washington Post | Thursday December 08, 2016

Stephen Hawking made a bold headline last week: "This is the most dangerous time for our planet."

Opinion: One Thing That Could Save The Global Economy: Robots

Ruchir Sharma, The Washington Post | Monday December 05, 2016

Across the world, the labor pool isn't growing fast enough to support our needs.

Opinion: What TV Journalists Did Wrong - And The New York Times Did Right - In Meeting With Trump

Margaret Sullivan, The Washington Post | Wednesday November 23, 2016

On Monday, some of the biggest names in TV news trooped into Trump Tower for an off-the-record meeting with the president-elect.

Opinion: How President Trump Could Use The White House To Enrich Himself And His Family

Trevor Potter, The Washington Post | Saturday November 19, 2016

Failing to set up a blind trust is a colossal mistake.

Opinion: 'White-lash.' Being A Muslim In Trump's America Is Frightening

Arsalan Iftikhar, The Washington Post | Thursday November 10, 2016

In the seismic aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, there is only silver lining for millions of women, African Americans, Hispanics, people with disabilities and 7 million American Muslims like me.

Opinion: Why Most Indian American Hindus Do Not Support Trump

Kanchan Chandra, The Washington Post | Friday October 21, 2016

"If I am elected president," said Donald Trump, speaking on Saturday to a gathering in Edison, N.J., organized by the Republican Hindu Coalition, "the Indian and Hindu community will have a big friend in the White House." In that speech, Trump tried to appeal to Hindus among Indian Americans in three ways:

Opinion: Why Doesn't Anyone Want To Buy Twitter?

Hayley Tsukayama, The Washington Post | Wednesday October 19, 2016

I, like, many Twitter users, watched with interest as the social network's shares fell off a cliff last week when Salesforce - believed to be Twitter's most enthusiastic suitor in its latest round of bids - said the social site was "not the right fit" for the firm.

Opinion: Don't Worry, Millennial Underachievers: It's Always Been Tough To Figure Out Your Life

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