Adieu Afghanistan
Ever since the quest to control Afghanistan began almost two centuries ago, the country has effectively stripped Britain, USSR and off late The United States Of America of the myth of invincibility. The Brits...
Category: United States
China v/s the USSR and How it will affect India
The election of Joe Biden as the President of the United States of America erupted a sense of victory across the globe. It brought with it, a hope that the era of ‘trumpism’ will...
Iran blames Israel for Natanz nuclear plant outage, vows revenge
Iran blames regional arch-foe Israel for a sabotage incident at its key Natanz nuclear site and will exact revenge, state TV quoted its foreign minister as saying, in what appeared to be latest episode...
Domestic and Regional Fissures Collide in Jordan
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Jordanian former Crown Prince Hamzah bin Hussein has papered over a rare public dispute in the country’s ruling family in a move that is unlikely to resolve longstanding fissures in society and among Jordan’s elite and that...
Rioters in Northern Ireland ignore pleas for calm
Britain on Friday renewed appeals for calm after police in Northern Ireland faced another barrage of petrol bombs and rocks overnight in an ongoing week of violence. The worst unrest of recent years in...
US ‘increasingly concerned’ over Russian troop build up at Ukraine border
The US on Thursday said it was increasingly concerned over Russian militarisation along Ukraine’s border, as Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky travelled to the eastern frontline. The number of Russian troops at the border with...
‘A biological Fukushima’: Brazil COVID-19 deaths on track to pass worst of U.S. wave
Brazil’s brutal surge in COVID-19 deaths will soon surpass the worst of a record January wave in the United States, scientists forecast, with fatalities climbing for the first time above 4,000 in a day...
Taiwan says India helped Paraguay get vaccines after Chinese pressure
Taiwan worked with other democracies to help its diplomatic ally Paraguay get COVID-19 vaccines after China put pressure on the South American country to ditch Taipei in exchange for shots, and India stepped in...
Moscow and Washington in contact over Russia’s climate summit participation: RIA
Moscow and Washington are in contact over whether Russia will attend a climate summit after U.S. President Joe Biden invited his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, RIA cited Russia’s foreign ministry as saying on Wednesday....
“Together for Ideas”, Together for Action?: Key Takeaways from the Islamabad Security Dialogue
The Islamabad Security Dialogue (March 17-18, 2021), with the theme “Together for Ideas”, was convened at an interesting juncture in international politics. As its arch-rival India moves closer to its former ally, the United States...
