Will there be another Balakot?on March 6, 2019On February 14, 2019, a suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into a convoy of 78 buses carrying 3,000 Indian paramilitaries on the Jammu Srinagar National Highway in the Pulwama district of the occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The suicide bomber’s car was laden with 300 Kilograms of highly explosive RDX and ammonium nitrate. The impact resulted […]
America withdraws troops from Syriaon December 28, 2018On Wednesday December 19, 2018, the president of America ordered a complete withdrawal of all US troops from Syria. The announcement provoked an immediate outcry from within Trump’s own camp as well as his opponents. The rest of the world was left wondering exactly what is America’s short to medium term strategy in the Middle […]
Modi’s diminishing political strengthon December 21, 2018The myth of India’s incumbent prime minister Narendra Modi‘s absolute political strength was seriously damaged recently when his party lost the assembly election in three states. Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh collectively comprise of 65 seats in the parliament. The BJP previously held 62 out of those 65 seats. The recent defeat has not only […]
The fate of civilians trapped in Idlibon September 27, 2018Russia and Turkey reached an agreement on September 17, 2018 in the Black Sea resort of Sochi to create a demilitarised zone in Syria’s Idlib province. The joint Russo-Turkish declaration on the same day averted the carnage that, according to the United Nations, could have become the worst humanitarian catastrophe of the 21st century. The […]
The looming catastrophe in Idlibon September 15, 2018Russia and Syria have started carrying out air raids on the rebels entrenched within the northern province of Idlib. These aerial attacks are a precursor to the imminent ground assault by Syrian troops and its allied militias against the last remaining stronghold of the insurgents. Despite protests from the United Nations and various Western governments, […]
Putin’s growing problems in Syriaon April 22, 2018Russia intervened in the Syrian civil war in the year 2015 when the regime of President Bashar Al Assad seemed to be at the verge of collapse. Russian air power coupled with the firepower of the foreign militias assembled by the Iranian revolutionary guards and spearheaded by the Lebanese Hezbollah helped turn the tide in […]
Putin’s growing problems in Syria on April 21, 2018 Russia intervened in the Syrian civil war in 2015 at the behest of President Bashar Al Assad whose government seemed to be on the verge of collapse. Russian air power coupled with the firepower of the foreign militias assembled by the Iranian revolutionary guards and spearheaded by the Lebanese Hezbollah helped turn the tide […]
Guatemala’s pro Israel voteon December 31, 2017Trump and his reckless foreign policy were dealt a major blow at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) last Thursday. The vote stood at 128 to 9 against Trump’s decision to recognise the highly contested city of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital. Apart from Israel and the US, seven countries voted in favour of Trump’s […]
Saleh’s departure and peace in Yemenon December 21, 2017It is almost certain that very few Yeminis will be able to forget the date of 4 December, 2017 for many years to come. This was the day when Ali Abdullah Saleh — the man who had ruled over them for 33 years — was taken out by a Houthi sniper during a firefight in […]
The reason behind Trump’s Jerusalem decisionon December 11, 2017Ignoring the warnings received during the past few days from European and Arab leaders, Donald Trump officially recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on Wednesday, and ordered to begin preparations for moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to the holy city. Regardless of the reaction that this seemingly insane decision will garner in […]