The Israel-US war on Iran is Escalating Dangerously; Can India Take any Initiative for Peace in the Region?
By Aditi Bhaduri It is day 24 of the Israel-US war on Iran. Thisis a
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Indian foreign minister hails talks with Iran to open Strait of Hormuz, FT reports
US President Trump, in a post on his Truth Social, said he hoped China, France, Japan, South Korea, Britain and others would send ships to help protect the vital, narrow passage through which about a fifth of global oil passes.
A Dark Truth: Why Iran, Ukraine Get Bombed, But Pak, Israel, N Korea Don’t
With the Iran blitz, the message to smaller and military states is shaping up to be this: ‘build the damn bomb – if not legally, then the way Pakistan did in the 1970s’.
Azerbaijan Accuses Iran Of Nakhichevan Airport Drone Strike; Orders Full Combat Readiness
Iran later denied any involvement, with Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi telling Tasnim news agency, “The Islamic Republic of Iran has not targeted the Republic of Azerbaijan. We do not target our neighbouring countries.”
Why Has Pakistan Reignited Conflict With Afghanistan Now?
The growing alignment between Kabul and Delhi is a redline for Islamabad.
How PM Mark Carney’s India Visit Is Rewiring Middle-Powers’ Reassertion
Prime Minister Carney’s visit to India, therefore, is not merely an exercise in diplomatic repair but marks a transformative structural reset with consequences well beyond their bilateral relations
Who Are the Baloch Republican Guards (BRG) Behind the Repeated Train Attacks?
carried out their first known operation in 2013. Initially, the group was active in Sibi and Naseer Abad.
India and US Reach Framework for Trade Agreement
The United States of America and India have released a statement announcing a framework for
No Boat, No Mandate in Bangladesh
Sheikh Hasina’s legitimacy does not rest on rhetoric alone; it rests on law, history, and the expressed will of the electorate. Until the people, through a free and fair vote, decide otherwise, any alternative claim to power remains provisional at best, illegitimate at worst.
An Untethered Trump Is Expanding Xi’s Sphere of Influence
By hollowing out the rules-based order, the US president is pushing middle powers to hedge, and giving Beijing an opening it didn’t have before.