New Delhi, Jan. 22 -- US President Donald Trump's speech at Davos was meant to be a bellwether for the trans-Atlantic relationship, particularly Nato, with his handling of Greenland closely watched.

After the speech, it appears Nato has survived, but barely. Mint examines the implications.

What is Nato?

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) was created in 1949 as a bulwark against Soviet expansion and the spread of communism. It had 12 founding members: the US, Canada, the UK, Belgium, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, and Portugal. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989, Nato expanded steadily, with Finland (2023) and Sweden (2024) among its latest members, prompted by Russia's attac...