“The Chinese have lost a lot more than what they were trying to gain by capturing small tracts of territory”
China underestimated India’s political resolve and military capabilities to respond phenomenally
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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.
Iraqi leader says country still needs US help
Al-Kadhimi’s administration set a lofty agenda that included enacting economic reform, battling corruption, avenging protesters and bringing arms under the authority of the state.
“New hopes and expectations have been generated by removal of Art. 370”
The biggest achievement here is that the locals are not motivated any more to join these terrorist forces.
“We may see India facing a one and half front war”
Probal DasGupta is the author of Watershed 1967: India’s Forgotten Victory Over China. Probal is
“The challenge of the nation state in Arab Western Asia is the focus on sectarianism rather than on the nation state”
“Arabs need to develop a clear modus vivendi on how they want to deal with the non-Arab states of the Middle East – Turkey, Israel, and Iran”
“Our understanding of China is not adequate”
We must understand that Ladakh has a strategic value for the country considering it borders with Pakistan, Afghanistan and China.
“Chinese actions at the LAC are counter-productive”
While all its strategic contenders are still busy combating COVID-19. China has unfairly used it as an opportunity to assert itself on multiple fronts, including India China borders.
“Afghanistan is a dangerous place to live in but minorities are more vulnerable”
It is wrong to assume that Hindus and Sikhs are recent migrants to Afghanistan. Diwan Niranjan Das, an Afghan Hindu, negortiatedindependence of Afghanistan with the British government in India in 1920.
“Stability in the region and preservation of the nation state is UAE’s priority now”
Culture of tolerance is UAE’s real culture. We have 200 nationalities living in UAE; India is a rising power, and UAE is looking to India for balance for the security in the region