Ian Hall
@drianhall.bsky.social
Professor of International Relations at Griffith University, India’s foreign policy, Indo-Pacific stuff, snakes when I find one. Usual caveats.
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Mr. Xi reached out to Mr. Trump because a Japanese leader is taking her country’s strongest stance since World War II to assert that Taiwan’s security is also Japan’s security www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
China and Japan Are in a Showdown, With Trump in the Middle
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November 26, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Mr. Xi reached out to Mr. Trump because a Japanese leader is taking her country’s strongest stance since World War II to assert that Taiwan’s security is also Japan’s security www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
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'The 28-point peace plan to end the war in Ukraine drew from a Russian-authored paper submitted to the Trump administration in October, according to three sources familiar with the matter. The Russians shared the paper with senior U.S. officials in mid-October' www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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November 26, 2025 at 7:29 AM
'The 28-point peace plan to end the war in Ukraine drew from a Russian-authored paper submitted to the Trump administration in October, according to three sources familiar with the matter. The Russians shared the paper with senior U.S. officials in mid-October' www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Oh good. I need to refresh my corporate fraud and corruption training. Should come in useful in this new age of grift, unchecked power, and the rules-don’t-apply.
November 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Oh good. I need to refresh my corporate fraud and corruption training. Should come in useful in this new age of grift, unchecked power, and the rules-don’t-apply.
I’m going to be thinking about this all day now.
When Tony Blair came to power in 1997, the UK economy was bigger than China and India combined.
November 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I’m going to be thinking about this all day now.
On Russia, is JD Vance the one to really worry about? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Surprise envoy pushing Ukraine ‘peace’ plan belies Vance influence on US policy
Army secretary Daniel Driscoll presented a Russian wishlist, highlighting differences with the administration
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
On Russia, is JD Vance the one to really worry about? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
Another big attack in Pakistan. www.dawn.com/news/1957041...
Federal Constabulary headquarters in Peshawar under attack: police
Area being cordoned off, says Peshawar CCPO.
www.dawn.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Another big attack in Pakistan. www.dawn.com/news/1957041...
I’m not sure what they have put in the water at DFAT recently, but whatever they have done has stimulated the writing of a lot of new diplomatic memoirs. Looking forward to reading this one from Lachlan Strahan…all 550-odd pages!
November 24, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I’m not sure what they have put in the water at DFAT recently, but whatever they have done has stimulated the writing of a lot of new diplomatic memoirs. Looking forward to reading this one from Lachlan Strahan…all 550-odd pages!
Americans and their food. I will never understand these abominations.
November 23, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Americans and their food. I will never understand these abominations.
Trump threatens to sanction Russia, Russia offers to talk, convinces Witkoff to sell something patently unacceptable to Trump, Ukraine rejects, Europe gets jumpy, Trump backs down, Putin wins again - still no sanctions, no peace deal, no US commitment to Kyiv; even more trans-Atlantic mistrust.
November 23, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Trump threatens to sanction Russia, Russia offers to talk, convinces Witkoff to sell something patently unacceptable to Trump, Ukraine rejects, Europe gets jumpy, Trump backs down, Putin wins again - still no sanctions, no peace deal, no US commitment to Kyiv; even more trans-Atlantic mistrust.
Globalisation is *so* back.
🤦♂️ Vance advises Ukrainians and Russians to "trade and travel" instead of "killing each other"
Vance advises Ukrainians and Russians to "trade and travel" instead of "killing each other"
US Vice President JD Vance has said he believes that Ukraine and Russia should trade and engage in "cultural exchanges" instead of fighting.
www.pravda.com.ua
November 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Globalisation is *so* back.
Finally, some public protests about the horrendous pollution in northern India. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/d...
Delhi brings out biohazard masks, cylinders to air its disgust | Delhi News - The Times of India
New Delhi: Mehani, a 25-year-old research scholar, stood at Jantar Mantar coughing vigorously while clutching on to a poster that read, \"I am here for.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Finally, some public protests about the horrendous pollution in northern India. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/d...
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Consciousness of gilt
November 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Consciousness of gilt
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Millions across northern India have spent weeks living under a toxic blanket of smog. The air is choked with particulates from the seasonal burning of rice-paddy stubble on nearby farms, mixed with industrial and vehicular emissions. See more photos:
Photos: India’s Polluted Skies
Millions across northern India have spent recent weeks living under a toxic blanket of smog. The air is choked with particulates from the seasonal burning of rice-paddy stubble on nearby farms, mixed with industrial and vehicular emissions.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Millions across northern India have spent weeks living under a toxic blanket of smog. The air is choked with particulates from the seasonal burning of rice-paddy stubble on nearby farms, mixed with industrial and vehicular emissions. See more photos:
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'The fact that Indian intelligence agencies had discovered the broader plot before the bombing may reduce the pressure on the Indian government to respond with overt force,' writes Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan.
Delhi terror attack heightens India-Pakistan tension | The Strategist
A powerful car bombing near Delhi’s Red Fort Metro Station has ratcheted up existing tensions between Delhi and Islamabad. While a motive for the 10 November attack is yet to be specified, the perpetr...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:07 PM
'The fact that Indian intelligence agencies had discovered the broader plot before the bombing may reduce the pressure on the Indian government to respond with overt force,' writes Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan.
By 2035.
If Dassault can built them that fast (they’re really, really slow).
If Dassault can built them that fast (they’re really, really slow).
100 Rafale jets for Ukraine.
Probably.
Maybe.
If someone finds the money for it.
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
Probably.
Maybe.
If someone finds the money for it.
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
La promesse de vente de Rafale à l’Ukraine, une annonce forte au financement très incertain
Comme toutes les lettres d’intention, celle signée par Emmanuel Macron et Volodymyr Zelensky, lundi, n’est pas un contrat en bonne et due forme, mais la simple formalisation de négociations en cours.
www.lemonde.fr
November 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
By 2035.
If Dassault can built them that fast (they’re really, really slow).
If Dassault can built them that fast (they’re really, really slow).
Bangladesh’s former leader, in exile in India, sentenced to death for her crackdown on anti-government protests. www.bbc.com/news/live/cp...
Ex-Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death over brutal protests crackdown - follow live
The former prime minister, who is living in exile in India, was tried in her absence over a deadly crackdown on protests last year.
www.bbc.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Bangladesh’s former leader, in exile in India, sentenced to death for her crackdown on anti-government protests. www.bbc.com/news/live/cp...
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"Powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o model by default...tests repeatedly showed that the AI toy dropped its guardrails the longer a conversation went on, until hitting rock bottom on incredibly disturbing topics."
AI-Powered Stuffed Animal Pulled From Market After Disturbing Interactions With Children
FoloToy says it's suspended sales of its AI-powered teddy bear after researchers found it gave wildly inappropriate and dangerous answers.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:00 AM
"Powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o model by default...tests repeatedly showed that the AI toy dropped its guardrails the longer a conversation went on, until hitting rock bottom on incredibly disturbing topics."
An interesting piece on why political “start-ups” fail in India, even when led by savvy operators like Prashant Kishor. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Prashant Kishor: Why India's political start-ups rarely succeed
Prashant Kishor’s new party, Jan Suraaj, created a media splash but flopped, winning no seats in Bihar.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:37 AM
An interesting piece on why political “start-ups” fail in India, even when led by savvy operators like Prashant Kishor. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Where’s Sergei, Australian edition. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
He was Putin's top ally on the world stage. And then, he was gone
For more than two decades, Sergey Lavrov has been Russia's top foreign diplomat, representing the Kremlin's regime around the world, but late last month, he disappeared.
www.abc.net.au
November 16, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Where’s Sergei, Australian edition. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Tributary system with American characteristics.
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Tributary system with American characteristics.
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Can I quietly ask we stop talking about what "AI" *could* do in education and identify instead what's actually happening with AI in education? I'll start...
November 15, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Can I quietly ask we stop talking about what "AI" *could* do in education and identify instead what's actually happening with AI in education? I'll start...
Not a bombing. Probably worth putting that in the headline. The police had a pile of confiscated explosives, apparently.
Seven killed, 27 injured in explosion at police station in India's Kashmir, NDTV reports reut.rs/4rg4UtI
Seven killed, 27 injured in explosion at police station in India's Kashmir, NDTV reports
At least seven people were killed and 27 injured when a large pile of confiscated explosives in a police station in India's Kashmir detonated late on Friday, broadcaster NDTV reported, citing sources.
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November 15, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Not a bombing. Probably worth putting that in the headline. The police had a pile of confiscated explosives, apparently.
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Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
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"What is certain, and felt instinctively by almost everybody, is that things cannot go on in their present way" – The Times, May 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
November 14, 2025 at 9:13 AM
"What is certain, and felt instinctively by almost everybody, is that things cannot go on in their present way" – The Times, May 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975