South Asia and Beyond

Ashwin Ahmad

Traveller, bibliophile and wordsmith with a yen for international relations. A journalist and budding author of short fiction, life is a daily struggle to uncover the latest breaking story while attempting to be Hemingway in the self-same time. Focussed especially on Europe and West Asia, discussing Brexit, the Iran crisis and all matters related is a passion that endures to this day. Believes firmly that life without the written word is a life best not lived. That’s me, Ashwin Ahmad.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Seizes Israel-Linked Ship In Strait Of Hormuz

“Iran will bear the consequences for choosing to escalate the situation any further,” said Israel Defense Force (IDF) spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari. The statement came after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) naval forces seized an Israeli-owned cargo ship earlier on Saturday. The ship, which operates under the flag of Portugal, is connected to […]Read More

Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra Discusses India-US Ties During US Visit

A review of India-US ties was undertaken as foreign secretary Vinay Kwatra arrived in Washington for a two-day official visit from April 10-12. According to a release from the Indian embassy in Washington, the foreign secretary had during his visit held discussions  with his counterparts from the State Department, Deputy Secretary Richard Verma and Deputy […]Read More

Biden Offers ‘Ironclad’ Commitments To Japan, Philippines To Defend Them In South China Sea

President Biden has offered an “ironclad” commitment that the US would support the Philippines and Japan from any attack in the South China Sea. Biden said this at a joint summit with Philippines president Ferdinand Marcos and Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida. “The United States’ defence commitments to Japan and to the Philippines are ironclad,” […]Read More

Mali Bans Political Party Activities As Calls For Elections Grow

Mali’s junta have issued a decree banning political party activities and it has also issued a ban on all media coverage of the same. The country’s communication ministry issued a statement on Thursday “all media (radio, television, written press and online) to halt broadcast and publication of the activities of political parties and the activities […]Read More

FBI Chief Warns Of Possible Coordinated Terror Attack In US

FBI Director Christopher Wray believes that an organised terror attack on the US, similar to the Moscow terror attack in a concert hall, is a very real possibility. This is what he plans to tell a House of Representatives panel on Thursday. According to a Reuters report the FBI is concerned about the possibility of […]Read More