Dealing with the undesirables
Protests of the undesirables are in the spotlight in the land of the pure, whose purity has been seriously tarnished by these national villains. While the list is long, two…
The mirage of safe water
The right to safe drinking water has been recognised as a universal human right. The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) also endorse this right through political commitment at country level…
Threats and diplomacy: Iran’s dual strategy on Israel
Awaiting Israel’s promised retaliation for a missile attack earlier this month, Iran has balanced threats of a fierce response to any Israeli attack with diplomatic efforts to prevent escalation into…
Skills shortage hobbles India’s clean energy aspirations
India’s ambitious plan to expand domestic manufacturing is coming up short in the solar industry which is grappling with inadequate government funding and a skills shortage, potentially jeopardising its clean…
Iran treads carefully, backing Hezbollah while avoiding war
As violence between Israel and Hezbollah escalates, Iran is walking a tightrope by supporting Hezbollah without being dragged into a full-blown conflict and playing into its enemy’s hands. With a…
Finding inspiration
IN a country where the young have hardly anything to look forward to, where ministers and advisers on youth affairs are not really in their ‘youth’, and where the state…
Iran’s refusal to back down
THE deputy commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Gen Ali Fadavi, has said his country’s “response to the Zionist aggression is definite”, in remarks reported by the New York…
Iran ‘news’ sites, hackers target Trump ahead of US election?
Iran is ramping up efforts to interfere with the US election with fake “news” websites and hackers targeting Donald Trump, American officials and researchers say, as the Republican nominee reported…
Iran withheld launchers for missiles sent to Russia, sources say
Iran did not include mobile launchers with the close-range ballistic missiles that Washington last week accused Tehran of delivering to Russia for use against Ukraine, according to three sources with…
Iran braces for Trump victory, fearing more Israeli strikes, Western sanctions
Iran’s leadership and allies are bracing for what they would regard as a dreadful outcome of the imminent US presidential election: A return to power of Donald Trump. Opinion polls…
