Will West Asian crises escalate The Statesman 14 Jan 20

Will West Asian crises escalate The Statesman 14 Jan 20

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2509299/Kolkata-The-Statesman/14TH-JANUARY-2020#page/7/2 Will West Asian crises escalate 14 Jan 20 The drone strike which assassinated Soleimani led to widespread anger within Iran. The nation called for revenge, while Trump threatened them with war, if they retaliated. The world waited with bated breath for Iranian retaliation and US response. Major powers sought peace and backed Iran, aware that its response would destabilize […]

Prognosis grim for Pakistan in 2020 The Statesman 07 Jan 20

Prognosis grim for Pakistan in 2020 The Statesman 07 Jan 20

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2499021/Kolkata-The-Statesman/7TH-JANUARY-2020#page/7/2 Prognosis grim for Pakistan in 2020 07 Jan 20 The last few months of 2019 gave a foreboding on what the present year would hold for Pak. The decisions of the supreme court, against General Bajwa and Musharraf, broke the jinx of the all-powerful Pak army. While, it may be just a display of bravado by the judges, aware […]

Impact of elimination of General Soleimani CENJOWS 06 Jan 19

Impact of elimination of General Soleimani CENJOWS 06 Jan 19

https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=233 Impact of elimination of General Soleimani CENJOWS 06 Jan 19 In a drone strike last Friday, the US eliminated General Qassem Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s elite Quds force, at Baghdad airport, just as he was deplaning. General Soleimani was the second most powerful figure in Iran, after Ayatollah Khamenei. He was the architect of Iran’s policy in Iraq, […]