Mon. Dec 23rd, 2024

Year: 2019

A new security paradigm in the Gulf region

It is clear to analysts and observers of the region that after decades of depending and outsourcing its security concerns to its Western allies – primarily the US – the Gulf countries are having a rethink and coming into their own as far as international diplomacy and the security architecture of the region is concerned.

Photo: Twitter/Narendra Modi

Could India be next victim of US exceptionalism?

The Trump administration is seeking out ways to slow down China’s rise as it views it as a threat. India has often acquiesced to US pressures and this can be seen from New Delhi’s increasing reluctance to engage Huawei in ongoing 5G trials which has already upset Beijing.

Two faces of the Fatemiyun: Return of the male fighters

Over the last eight years, thousands of Afghan men and some boys have fought on the side of the Iran-supported Assad government in Syria as members of the Fatemiyun group. Although they are sent to Syria from Iran and supported by the Iranian government, Tehran describes the group as “self-motivated