A battle for influence between two monarchies
Yasir Malik | Qatar, a tiny oil-rich nation, an ally of the USA and European powers having a wealth fund of $335 billion is the largest...
Gulf crisis and the future of Middle East
Ahsan Hamid Durrani | An energy-rich part of the world engulfed in perpetual turbulence, political instability, violent extremism, economic debilitation, sectarian divide characterized by ruthless...
The Kurds Are Ethnically Cleansing Arabs From Raqqa, And The World Is Silent
Andrew Korybko | The global media -- to their credit – are focusing on the brutality of the US-backed Raqqa campaign, though they’re avoiding any serious...
Kurdish aspirations in the wake of changing US foreign policy
America-Russia reconciliation will change the dynamics of American foreign policy especially regarding NATO and the Middle East. There are two possible outcomes of this...
Growing regional cooperation: Will the USA be driven out of South Asia?
Anam Sheikh | The twenty-first-century international relations are going to be multi-polar, where not one but many actors will be shaping the world order. The...
NSG membership: Will Russia “convince” China to vote in India’s favor?
M. K. Bhadrakumar | The External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj seldom if ever would say a bloomer. Therefore, her remark on June 6 seems odd,...
Modi flatters Putin and appreciates the sacrifices his family made for Russia’s glory
Russian President Vladimir Putin assured India that trusted-based ties with it would not be weakened by Moscow’s ties with Pakistan or any other country. Putin...
Modi’s upcoming visit to Moscow: Will it save a fraying relationship?
News Analysis | Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on his 4-nation tour ostensibly aimed at bolstering India’s economic engagements. The glaring part will...
US-Iran ties: Has the US kicked the hornet’s nest?
M. K. Bhadrakumar | I have in my personal collection a riveting document relating to the great plunder of the state resources of post-Soviet Russia...
The Afghan Quagmire: Kabul is not the only victim!
Saad Yousaf | Over the last few weeks, the unwieldy Unity government in Kabul has been facing multifaceted challenges. Afghan Taliban’s gains in Northern Afghanistan...
Indian media tantalizes Russia over NSG membership: A wave of poor relations?
M. K. Bhadrakumar | An exclusive story in today’s Times of India claims that India has made Russian projects to construct more nuclear power plants in India...
How Putin intends to jump on the OBOR bandwagon
M. K. Bhadrakumar | Russia has not been a significant beneficiary so far of the Chinese honeypot known as Belt and Road Initiative – although...