Syed Zubair Ahmed
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Opinion | Scripted Posts, Late-Night Calls: How A 'Rescue Op' Saved UK PM Starmer's Job
For now, Keir Starmer has bought time, but heads sans party loyalty. His authority rests on temporary endorsements and managed optics.
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Opinion: Trump's Greenland Fixation Exposes NATO's Faultlines
Many critics of NATO argue that it has outlived much of its original utility because it was designed for a world that no longer exists.
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Opinion | Air Bases To Ships, This Is How Iran May Really Respond If Trump Strikes
To understand why the Gulf is so nervous, it is worth spelling out what Iran is pointing at. The US maintains a dense military presence across the region. That is what may come under Iranian fire.
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Opinion | The $700-Billion-Big China Problem Behind Trump's Venezuela Blitz
Venezuela is only part of the story. China has assembled a formidable economic footprint across Latin America. Trade between China and the region crossed $518 billion in 2024, making Beijing the largest trading partner for much of South America.
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Opinion | US, UK Are Losing Their Professionals To A City They Once Mocked
Many are fully aware of what Dubai is not. But they are equally clear about what it offers.
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Opinion | After Bondi Beach Attack, Some Hard Questions For The Muslim World
The Muslim ummah needs to confront the anger, denial and victimhood narratives that create the environment in which extremists begin to believe their violence is righteous.
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Opinion | Why Big Tech Has Committed Almost $80 Billion To India In Two Months
India has attracted more than $80 billion in fresh tech pledges within weeks. And this is on top of India's already strong post-pandemic annual FDI inflow of more than $80 billion.
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Opinion | Why India, Which Sends Rice To 170 Nations, Must Ignore Trump's Basmati Blues
India exported over 20 million metric tonnes of rice in 2024 to more than 170 countries. It is easily the world's largest rice exporter, bigger than the next four countries combined. The US buys only a sliver of India's shipments.
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Opinion | The Anti-Putin 'Op-ed': Why Europe Must Stop Lecturing India Like It's 1905
Europe has had it easy for centuries. Today, two non-European powers - the US and Russia - are deciding its fate. What really stings the old continent today is this acute feeling of impotency, a sense of irrelevance.
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Opinion | 'PhD' Handlers To Faridabad 'Doctors', How 'White-Collar' Terrorism Isn't New
From ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who held a PhD, to Al-Qaeda's Ayman al-Zawahiri, a surgeon, and Laden, a civil engineering graduate - some of the world's most extremist leaders have come from classrooms, universities and privileged backgrounds.
