The sacrificial lambs Raksha Anirveda 27 Oct 2026 The Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, visited Tehran last week. Al Jazeera mentioned that the aim of the visit was to ‘discuss the war with the United States and efforts to end it.’ The Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, stated that talks with Lavrov focussed on regional developments including the US-Israel […]
Europe feels the strain of war in Ukraine The Statesman 27 Oct 2026 The continuing war in Ukraine is placing strain not only on Kiev but also Europe, especially since it assumed sole responsibility to fund Ukraine. Trump reduced financial support to Ukraine seeking to push Kiev into accepting a peace deal more suited to Russia than itself, which […]
Lessons for India as Trump dumps allies The Statesman 20 Oct 2026 Trump had stated on multiple occasions, ‘The Ukrainian conflict should never have happened, and would not have happened if I were President.’ He blamed Biden and Kamala Harris for the war. As per CNN, he mentioned 53 times that the war would end on ‘day one’ of […]
The Mecca pact and Houthis Myind.net 19 Oct 2026 The Mecca pact, inked between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan on 07 Aug this year, was activated on 05 Oct, following continuing attacks by the Houthis on Saudi Arabia as also its backed government in Yemen. Yemen and Saudi Arabia share a common border. The activation followed an emergency meeting […]
The US will re-evaluate its Middle East Presence The Statesman 13 Oct 2026 The US invaded Iran in Feb this year leading to a retaliation on its bases in the Middle East. It had expected the war to conclude in days with Iran facing an internal revolution, post elimination of its leadership, pushed by Israel’s MOSSAD. This was the […]
The era of youth MyInd.net 12 Oct 2026 Most parts of the world are witnessing some form of turmoil, internal or external. Irrespective of which form, the impact spreads beyond the region. West Asia and Europe have been consumed by conflicts which have dragged on with no end in sight. Negotiations have failed. These conflicts have hit the global […]
Why is Xi’s visit to US important to Trump Raksha Aniverda 21 Sep 2026 The White House has intimated that President Trump will personally receive Chinese President Xi Jinping at the airport when he arrives for his state visit on 23rd Sept. This is unprecedented as even Trump was not received by Xi when he visited China in May […]
The Houthis and the Mecca tri-lateral pact MyIndMakers 19 Sept 2026 The US launched Operation Rough Rider against the Houthis, also termed as Ansar Allah, from Mar-May 2025, which involved over a thousand strikes, resulting in the Houthis expending most of their munitions, in retaliation. The US had targeted the Houthis in response to attacks on their shipping in […]
India is in a unique position Raksha Anirveda 16 Sept 2026 India has been insisting that ongoing conflicts of Ukraine and Iran must end. It has been reiterating that these can only conclude by dialogue, refusing to take sides. In Kiev, answering questions on why India continues to procure Russian oil, Jaishankar mentioned, ‘It (the war) will not be […]
Wars are linked but will America act The Statesman 15 Sep 2026 The ongoing conflicts, Ukraine and Iran, may be distant from each other but both appear linked in some manner. Both have impacted the global economy, including enhancing costs of oil and grains. Refineries have given emphasis on refining crude for rather than for heavy fuel oil used […]