West Asia
Crippled by sanctions, Iran is selling its soul to China and India’s Chabahar Port could be at risk
China is buying Iran and the Shia-majority country has been valued at $400 billion for the purpose. This should send...
Chabahar Port: India’s gateway to Central Asia with Russia’s full backing is going to save 20% costs
India and Russia are exploring new ways to cooperate more closely, and that too in the backdrop of the ongoing...
Israel-Palestine conflict headed for major change: For Israel it is now or never in West Bank
The Israel-Palestine conflict is headed for a major change, as Israel is about to legitimise its Jewish settlements in the...
It is UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia vs Turkey now: How the Libya War has divided the Muslim World into ‘Good Muslims’ and ‘Bad Muslims’
This article was first published on May 26, 2020, and has been edited on June 10. Egypt has recently come...
Arab world’s message to Pakistan is loud & clear – You can be Turkey’s lapdog, but also expect us to treat you like one
At a virtual meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) at the United Nations on May 19, Pakistan had...
Arab Spring 2.0: Authoritarian regimes in Arab world face existential threat in post-Corona world
The Arab world, with a population of around 43 crore and an economy of 2.8 trillion dollars- equal to India's-...
Tripled taxation and no welfare allowance: Saudi Arabia tries to save itself amid oil price rout
A few years ago, imposing taxes in oil rich Arab economies was unimaginable. Majority of these countries earned revenue to...
‘We’ll take them, don’t put restrictions on us,’ Pakistan swiftly takes back its citizens after UAE threat
After being given a shake-over by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities threatening to review the labour ties, the Islamic...
Soleimani meant enough to Iran for it to set the entire West Asia on fire
The tension between the USA and Iran almost reached a breaking point in 2019 with both the nations trying to...
Every PM saw the opportunity in the Gulf. But it was only PM Modi who turned it into reality
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi wraps up yet another successful foreign visit to Saudi Arabia, the latest developments certainly point...
Trump shot a badass letter to Erdogan. Erdogan tore it and tossed aside. Then Erdogan came back to his senses.
In recent developments coming for the unfolding geo-political drama in North-East Syria, United States and Turkey have agreed to a...
Uncanny similarities between Balochistan and Kurdistan; Why India must help them both
Kurdish and Balochi people are nations without a country. They have been one of the most prosecuted people in the...
