What Iran’s election means for India
The threat of a military attack against Iran has grown ever more imminent. At the same time, the country is fast approaching a ninth parliamentary (Majles) election March 2, 2012. As the first...
View ArticleBadi Soch: France’s bid for relevance
The second Geneva round of the P5+1 talks with Iran that begins on November 20 comes with high hopes for a breakthrough deal. The U.S. and Iran have acknowledged the need for an agreement to end...
View ArticleIndia-Israel: A renewed confluence?
In February this year, Israeli defence minister Moshe Ya’alon visited India—a first since diplomatic ties between the two countries were established more than two decades ago. Ya’alon met Indian prime...
View ArticleWest Asia: Distortions Revealed
The Saudi Arabian bombing on Yemen last week has revealed clearly the distortions in the wars in West Asia, all of them proxy battles for supremacy between the Saudis and the Iranians. The Saudi air...
View ArticleArak nuclear reactor neutered
The March 2015 negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme have produced some positive outcomes, including on the long-pending issue of the Arak nuclear reactor. Arak had remained a cause of concern...
View ArticleU.S. military: Is Iran the next target?
The bad news from the global economy keeps coming. The Eurozone is still temporizing and hoping that the appointment of technocrats as Prime Ministers in Greece and Italy will ensure implementation of...
View ArticleWhy middle powers matter to India
By the time Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed his first year in power on May 26, he had spent an unprecedented 53 days outside India—or almost twice as many as Manmohan Singh’s 30 days overseas in...
View ArticleIndians At Herod’s Gate: A Jerusalem Tale
The holy city of Jerusalem has always been the most fought over city in world history, ever since King Solomon built the first Jewish Temple in 957 BCE.[1] Subsequent events, big and small, have...
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Turkey: Europe’s new gas hub?
Germany announced on July 8 that it will ‘temporarily’ restart 16 power plants that run on coal and oil and will extend operating permissions for 11 more[1]. This news comes days after the Nord Stream...
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