Bangladesh: Remembering the August bloodbath
On August 21st in 2004, Sheikh Hasina survived a brutal attack on the Awami League leadership
Aditi Bhaduri
New Directions for the India-Russia Strategic Partnership
While India and Russia have identified ways to overcome the existing gaps in their domestic structures to enable greater bilateral cooperation, the biggest external obstacle faced by their partnership today is from the growing confrontation between the United States and China.
Widely supported UAE-Israel peace accord will bolster Palestinian cause: Yousef Al Otaiba
Al Otaiba stressed that the UAE will continue to remain a strong supporter of the Palestinian people – for their dignity, their rights and their own sovereign state.
Saudi Aramco suspend $10 billion Investments for Chinese refinery
By IAR Review Saudi Arabia’s state oil company has suspended a deal to build a
Abraham Accord: Why Israel and the UAE have reached a deal
As the US footprint retreats from West Asia and new players like China enter the fray, Israel and the Gulf monarchies have the perfect opportunity to carve out a regional security architecture
Why China should apologize to Bangladesh
China was among the last countries to recognize independent Bangladesh – on 31 August 1975, four years after it’s birth
As Trump meets Iraq’s Kadhimi, US troops withdrawal, oil deals loom large on the horizon
Five U.S. firms, including Chevron Corp (CVX.N), signed agreements on Wednesday with the Iraqi government aimed at boosting Iraq’s energy independence from Iran.
Syria constitutional reform talks, hold promise for new social contract
Constitutional reform talks between Syria’s Government and opposition leaders are due next week in Geneva
Jump in Iraqi activist killings
Activist Reham Yacoub was gunned down in the southern Iraqi province of Basra on Wednesday by unidentified gunmen, a security official and human rights watcher said, marking the second such killing in the span of a week
China, Pakistan foreign ministers to hold two-day strategic dialogue from Thursday
The foreign ministers of China and Pakistan will hold the second annual strategic dialogue at the island resort of Hainan on Thursday during which they are likely to discuss the bilateral cooperation in various fields including the phase II of the ambitious China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project.