Aditi Bhaduri

India Ramps Up Support after Afghan Quake, Vying with China for Influence

Chinese and Indian support is crucial for the Taliban, which seized power after US-led NATO forces withdrew in 2021 but remains shunned by Western nations over restrictions on women and UN sanctions.

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Why Are Indian-Americans so Silent on US Visa Curbs?

From New Delhi’s perspective, the absence of one set of voices is a particular shock: Indian-Americans. The large, wealthy, and influential diaspora has been completely silent as the relationship between their country of origin and their adoptive home has collapsed.

Is A New Proxy War Unfolding in the Middle East?

Israel, which had continued to intermittently bomb Syria during Assad’s time, in a proxy war it had fought with Iran, continued these attacks as Al Sharaa took over. For the Jewish state both Iran and the Sunni Islamists now in charge in Syria constitute an identical threat.