“The constant skirmishes in Kashmir between India and Pakistan, some of the Russian actions, Syria along with North Korea are some of the less probable but catastrophic scenarios globally” feels outgoing US National Security Advisor Susan Rice. “More worrying is the catastrophic scenario especially with nuclear powered India and Pakistan on stand-off position over Kashmir”. The outgoing Barack Obama regime in US has been able to maintain some semblances as far as two neighbouring countries were concerned. “The extent of concern is on the outbreak of larger conflicts from these small flashes. After the Iraqi experiment in its two Gulf Wars to annihilate the weapons of mass destructions and to cut the growing presence of Iraq on the Gulf oil map, America today must be wishing to escape from any such situation where they will be caught in the web of a war like in Afghanistan and even Iraq. And particularly if it were, God-forbid, to be combined with some form of weapon of mass destruction with a biological… especially WMD (weapons of mass destruction) and terrorism,” she said. Secondly, we need to be very concerned about the potential, deliberate or inadvertent, for Russia to miscalculate and provoke a conflict in the European theater because Russia’s actions have been increasingly aggressive. The longest American war in Afghanistan has ended in terms of combat. The Taliban is continuing to fight with residual terrorist threat. Obama carried forward the Gorge Bush Jr policy as far as middle-east, Afghanistan and Russia was concerned. Now the new regime headed by Donald Trump which will take charge in a day or so has already made its mind clear to go against terrorism especially Islamic one. Though being on a delicate ground what is to be seen is will the Trump regime go for a proactive role against terrorist or will it again be another vague tough talk for the public. This is what is to be seen in the coming days.