Paint it saffron?
Last month, India held state elections in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Mizoram and Rajasthan, and the results show that the BJP still enjoys majority in most parts of the country.…
Afghanistan: Aman ka Rasta
For two decades, Afghanistan was an arena where various powers, led by the US forces, jostled for control. But history and time was against them – the history of the…
Iran’s Guards seen economic winner from tougher Trump stance
Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a military force with political clout and an industrial empire, stands to benefit from heightened tension between Washington and Tehran, officials and analysts said.…
Great power rivalry’ fuels Pacific arms race frenzy
A quick barrage of missile tests and bumper defense deals in the Pacific have highlighted a regional arms race that is intensifying as the China-US rivalry grows. “There’s a little…
The Khorasan chapter threat
WITH the Afghan Taliban takeover of Kabul, the militant Islamic State group’s Khorasan chapter (IS-K) has also come under the global radar after its horrific recent bombing in the Afghan capital. Many…
The Tunisian axis
THE revolution may not be televised but the Tunisian coup is certainly being live-tweeted. As soon as Tunisian president Kais Saied, with the backing of the army and police forces,…
Murdering minorities
In a bold and defiant recent book, This Land Is Our Land: An Immigrant’s Manifesto (2019), Suketu Mehta has written a deeply erudite defence of global migrants and refugees who…
Talking Turkey
WHEN the UAE-Israel deal was announced, the two Middle Eastern countries that most vociferously condemned it were Turkey and Iran. While Iran’s position is consistent with its policies, and informed by the…
Fait accompli
SAY there’s this couple who have been dating each other for years, but who have always denied any such relationship despite the fact that they’re always seen in cosy corners,…
Pakistan and the Afghan peace process
On December 2, the government of Afghanistan and the Taliban announced that they had made a breakthrough in the Intra-Afghan Dialogue. The two parties have concluded a written agreement that…
