The arrest of British arms dealer and middleman Christian Michel continues to generate headlines even today. A UN panel report which has accused the Indian government of “arbitrarily detaining” Michel who has been in jail since 2018 along with renewed attempts by his family urging British prime minister Boris Johnson to push New Delhi for […]Read More
PALMYRA: Half of Syria’s children including our driver Amaar’s siblings, Adnan and Sima have grown up knowing nothing but war. After ten years of continuing conflict, UN Secretary General António Guterres has noted, “it is impossible to fully fathom the extent of the devastation”, warning, “Syria has fallen off the front page.” Adding to the […]Read More
NEW DELHI: When international travel finally opens up and we begin to emerge from our cloistered existences, which is that one place you would like to visit the most? If history, architecture, and the deep quiet of a vast desert—stories of an oasis at the crossroads of the ancient incense and silk routes—attract you, one […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Iran has welcomed India’s renewed interest and investment in the port of Chabahar but said other countries are also welcome. “The installations are evidently increasing at the port and Indians are fulfilling their commitments to equip, develop and operate Shahid Beheshti Port in Chabahar,” Mohammad Eslami, Minister for Roads & Urban Development was […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The game of brinkmanship between Tehran and the West continues as Iranian lawmakers overturned the recent agreement with the IAEA to continue inspections for a further three months at selected sites. If sanctions are not lifted by then, the inspections would be ended. The collapse of this agreement suggests that Tehran’s politicians are […]Read More
BENGALURU: India and Iran have always been good friends but there is greater potential now to expand upon our ties, said Iranian Defence Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami. In an exclusive interview with StratNews Global Editor-in-Chief Nitin Gokhale the minister emphasized that post the lifting of the UN arms embargo Iran and India were in […]Read More
NEW DELHI: “The digital landscape is growing very, very fast. Like the traditional domains we are used to protecting—borders, skies and seas—protecting this landscape takes a lot of effort. Just like protecting the body you need to deal with viruses. Countries need to understand where the threat is, they need to understand how serious the […]Read More
NEW DELHI: For Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS), the honeymoon with Donald Trump has ended. Is it now the nightmare of Joe Biden? It could be. Biden’s focus on human rights has resulted in a promise by Washington to declassify and release a US intelligence report which probes the Kingdom’s role in the […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Ahead of Joe Biden’s swearing-in as America’s 46th president, he was sent unwelcome reminders by two long time adversaries, Iran and North Korea. Both reminders were in the context of nuclear weapons with Tehran showcasing an underground missile base, while North Korea was more brash, promising expansion of its nuclear weapons program. Their […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On Tuesday, six oil and gas rich kingdoms of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC—Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar) will gather in Riyadh for a key summit that could see the lifting of the three-year long blockade of Qatar. The timing is interesting as it will coincide with the U.S. electoral […]Read More
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