Like Turkey and Egypt, Pakistan is one of a handful of powers with the human resources and infrastructure to help secure the Persian Gulf as Trump’s America draws down its military presence.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
Ambassador Talmiz Ahmed’s suggestion that India should use its influence / good offices to reduce tensions between Sunni KSA and Shia Iran needs to be taken forward. Heightened tensions between the two, verging on war, are already hurting India. 2. Given the state of the Indian economy and the corporate sector, difficult to see India Inc making serious investments abroad for at least the next five years.
Ambassador Talmiz Ahmed’s suggestion that India should use its influence / good offices to reduce tensions between Sunni KSA and Shia Iran needs to be taken forward. Heightened tensions between the two, verging on war, are already hurting India. 2. Given the state of the Indian economy and the corporate sector, difficult to see India Inc making serious investments abroad for at least the next five years.