Former diplomat Navtej Sarna says sentiment on Gaza conflict has turned; writer Pankaj Mishra asserts India lost moral authority by not unequivocally supporting Palestinian cause.
National interest always trumps pan-Islamism. Their shared strategic threat is Iran, its Shia base. The so-called Muslim world has stopped seeing Palestine as an Islamic issue.
Many forums have been spreading awareness about war in Gaza. ‘We (Indians) should look at their (Palestinians) fight the way we looked at our own (for freedom),’ said one artist.
Unlike major BRICS players like Brazil, Russia and China, New Delhi has not adopted an explicit ‘anti-Israel stand’ as it continues its balancing act amid the Israel-Hamas war, say experts.
The draft resolution, put forth by UAE, saw support of 143 of 193 member states while 9 countries, including US & Israel, voted against it, and 25 abstained.
Party leader Salman Khurshid said ‘the UN is helpless as people are slaughtered’, a day after Priyanka Vadra termed Gaza violence as ‘genocide being carried out with impunity’.
Adnan Abu Al Haija expressed hope that India plays 'a bigger role in peace process'. Meanwhile, analysts say the case is exposing cracks in international law.
Two months into Israel-Hamas conflict, EAM Jaishankar said he spoke to Palestinian PM Mohammad Shtayyeh Saturday & ‘reiterated India’s long-standing position on Palestine’.
Besides Chabahar port, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra also discussed expanding India-Iran cooperation within SCO, BRICS and UN with Iranian diplomats, during 2-day visit to Tehran.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?
Everyone knows the credentials and deeds (or rather misdeeds) of Mr. Pankaj Mishra.
He has been an avowed anti-Hindu crusader. For the record though, he has never been heard saying a word about Islamic fanaticism and fundamentalism. Organizations such as ISIS, Taliban, Al Qaeda and others are never the subject of his tongue lashings. However, he is an expert at excoriating the RSS, VHP and BJP.
By inviting such people, the JLF does itself a disservice.
Everyone knows the credentials and deeds (or rather misdeeds) of Mr. Pankaj Mishra.
He has been an avowed anti-Hindu crusader. For the record though, he has never been heard saying a word about Islamic fanaticism and fundamentalism. Organizations such as ISIS, Taliban, Al Qaeda and others are never the subject of his tongue lashings. However, he is an expert at excoriating the RSS, VHP and BJP.
By inviting such people, the JLF does itself a disservice.