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Opinion | Will Iran Actually Use Its Catastrophic 'Strait Of Hormuz' Card Against US?
Should the US launch any attacks on Iran - and every indication is that it means to very soon - it will be to implement a regime change. In which case, Iran could be forced to adopt extraordinary measures.
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Opinion | Khalistan Meet, Then 'Kashmir' Event: Azerbaijan's Anti-India Jabs Are Growing
Recently, a group in Azerbaijan held a conference that had in attendance representatives of various Khalistani organisations, who openly called for international support for their 'movement'.
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Opinion | Pak Blames India For 'Losing' Afghanistan. Numbers Tell A Different Story
As relations between India and Afghanistan continue to be defined economically, it is Pakistan that will be the loser, perhaps an unintended consequence of its own inability to be a good neighbour.
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Opinion | 'Hijab' Policing, Work Diktats: How 'New' Bangladesh Is Failing Its Women
From being targeted over 'dress codes' to resistance to women's work, Bangladesh's political reset has opened the door to forces openly hostile to women.
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Opinion | Red Fort To Kashmir: Why Turkey Keeps Coming Up In India's Terror Probes
Over the past few years, Turkey has been surfacing frequently in matters inimical to India - whether in support for Pakistan against India, or fuelling Kashmiri separatist sentiment, or peddling narratives of Muslim victimhood in India.
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Opinion | Bagram Blues: All About The Air Base That Triggered A War Between Pak And Afghanistan
The recent Pakistan-Taliban clashes are not just about Afghanistan. They're about Trump, and a base from where America can watch the world.
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Opinion | The 'Real' Message To Trump And Pak In Taliban Minister's India Visit
To Trump, Taliban has made it clear that it is in no mood to rekindle American presence in Afghanistan. And to Pakistan, it seems to be signalling a newfound independence in its policies and activities.
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Opinion | The Real Reason World Is Suddenly Rushing To Recognise Palestine
In total, 153 of the UN's 193 member states now officially recognise Palestine. What has prompted this shift - guilt, or something else?
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Opinion | Israel Faces The Consequences Of Striking America's Friends
But, will anything change on the ground? If one were to read the Middle Eastern coffee cup right now, it might reveal that soon enough, things would go back to as they were before the strikes on Qatar happened.
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Opinion | Pakistan First? Then Azerbaijan Should Stop Complaining About India
Baku would do well to do some soul-searching as to why pursuing close relations with Pakistan should necessarily translate into antagonism towards India.
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Opinion | As Trump Shuts US Doors, Here Are 3 Places That Can Save India's Exports
From Eurasia to the Gulf to ASEAN, India's survival hinges on new trade partners. This is why Trump's tariffs should be seen as a new awakening and a new beginning.
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Opinion | Syria's Druze Community, Bombed By Israel, Has A Curious 'India' Link
The massacre of the Druze minority by Islamist and government forces provided Israel with an excuse to again start bombing Damascus. This time, Israel may have the overt consent of many countries, both in the region and beyond.
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Opinion | 'No More Double Standards': What India Really Meant At BRICS
Finally, after the debacle with the joint statement with the SCO just a few days ago, and with increasing domestic pressure regarding India's diplomatic outreach, the BRICS declaration strongly condemned the gruesome Pahalgam attacks.
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Opinion | No, Bangladesh's Islamist Descent Is Not Yunus' Doing Alone
The truth is that the shift has been underway in Bangladesh for a long time now, and was visible - even ignored - under the regime of Sheikh Hasina, India's 'great friend'.
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Opinion | Why Iranians Are Standing With Their Regime - Even When They Hate It
Tunisia, where the Arab Spring began, did not wait or depend on external forces to engineer a change. It was implemented by Tunisians themselves. Any Iranian Spring, too, must begin in Iran.
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Opinion | The Two Elements Of Surprise In The Iran-Israel Escalation
While the world, including Trump, has urged restraint on both sides, he does not seem to be in any particular hurry to bring the war to an end, pleading instead Russia's case at the G7 meeting in Canada.
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Opinion | There's A Country India Must Take More Seriously: Kazakhstan
Though India is a giant with a billion population and Kazakhstan is a nascent republic, only 34 years old with a population of about 20 million, there are many convergences in their foreign policies and positions on global issues.
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Opinion | Why Bangladesh Army Chief's Russia Tilt May Be Good For India
A Russian presence in Bangladesh, instead of resurrecting Cold War alignments, might just enable multipolarity in the Bay of Bengal region, balancing out the presence of extra-regional actors here.
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Opinion | The Story Of '3 Brothers' And Why Azerbaijan Is Cheering For Pakistan
One has heard of friends with benefits. But in India's case, there are also antagonists with benefits: Azerbaijan and Turkey, two countries whose role in the latest conflict between India and Pakistan has come into sharp focus.
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Opinion | Are US And Taliban Drawing Up A 'Secret' Deal?
Against the labyrinthine workings of Afghan politics, the Americans are demanding weapons handover or control over Bagram.
