Netanyahu Faces Backlash After Israeli Strike on Hamas Leaders in Doha
This time around, the Qataris—and by extension, other Arab and Islamic countries—are showing exceptional unity in confronting Israel directly, and, by implication, the US as well
Anil Trigunayat
Former Indian Ambassador to Jordan, Libya, and Malta; Distinguished Fellow and Head of the West Asia Experts Group at the Vivekananda International Foundation.
Europe as Israel’s Next Diplomatic Hurdle
The worrying part for Israel is the increasing condemnation and resultant diplomatic isolation and trade and arms embargoes by the European countries, hitherto mostly allies and sympathetic to the Jewish state
Turkiye’s Green Leap: Policy Lessons for India’s Sustainable Transition
Even as India-Turkiye ties face strain over Ankara’s role following the Pakistan-orchestrated attack in Pahalgam, it is worth examining Turkiye’s climate governance leap.
Bridging Continents:PM Modi’s Ghana-to-Brazil Tour and India’s Global South Vision
Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertook a five-nation tour starting with Africa and ending in Africa, with a significant focus on Africa throughout and the Global South as the overarching context. Speaking at the last leg of his tour at the Namibian Parliament, Prime Minister Modi reiterated his 10 guiding principles of India’s Africa policy, which he had first laid out in 2018 while addressing the Ugandan Parliament.
Beyond Sindoor: Terrorism, Tactics, and the Global Gaze
Post-Pahalgam, grey-zone warfare has been on full display, as Islamabad and Rawalpindi peddled fake narratives and carefully crafted a facade of innocence—attempting to mislead the world, especially the gullible Western audience—in the wake of heinous terrorist attacks and the killing of innocent tourists in Jammu and Kashmir by the Pakistan-based terrorist group, ‘The Resistance Front (TRF),’ an offshoot of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
The End of the Proxy Era: Entering West Asia’s Age of Direct Confrontation
The twelve-day war between Iran and Israel and the direct bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities by the US dramatically ended in a fragile ceasefire – as usual announced by President Donald Trump.