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Tuesday, May 19, 2026
TopicIran-Russia

Topic: Iran-Russia

How attack on UAE shows nuclear plants’ vulnerability in West Asia war

More than half a dozen nuclear facilities have come under attack over the last five years, starting with Russia seizing control of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia in 2022.

Why Putin’s Russia can’t openly support Iran after US attack on nuclear sites

Russia hasn’t committed military assistance and has only sent out strong rhetoric against Israel and the US. The Iranian leadership may view this as insufficient.

On Camera

Indians turned Cannes into Cartoon Network. It’s not a fancy-dress show

The current ‘cash and carry’ environment in Cannes is encouraging people who have nothing to contribute to cinema to show up in clownish “couture” to parade their insecurity.

Waiver or no waiver, Russian crude remains centrepiece of India’s oil imports strategy

With Washington issuing a third 30-day waiver for Russian crude cargoes at sea, India signals continuity in import strategy while ramping up purchases from Venezuela and other suppliers.

Drones no longer enablers, they’re replacing manned aircraft roles—CISC Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit

Speaking at IAF think-tank seminar, Air Marshal Dixit was backed by Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh, who said unmanned aerial systems are no longer just the eyes in the sky but ‘claws in the sky’.

Pakistan is tactically brilliant, strategically disastrous. It’s primed for repeated blunders

Pakistan has ended up losing every war against India but that hasn’t prevented it from claiming victory. We will go over the evidence to anticipate what to expect next.