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Topic: Iraq

Trump blames Iran after Iraqi militia storms US embassy in Baghdad over airstrikes

Abbas Al Lawati -
US airstrikes on an Iranian proxy Sunday claimed the lives of 25 fighters. The assault came at a tense time and held the potential for escalation between US and Iran.

Islamic State is regrouping and getting stronger in Iraq again, claims report

Srijan Shukla -
According to a BBC report, the Islamic State has over 10,000 members in Iraq — including 4,000 to 5,000 fighters.

Corruption is not the root cause of the Arab world’s problems

Amr Adly -
To start with, Middle East and North Africa countries have problems in producing economic value for distribution.

Hong Kong to Haiti, Chile to Lebanon — what is common as world is up in arms against govts

Srijan Shukla -
A brief look at the mass protests in several countries over the last few months, the common thread and the transnational trends at play.

Violent protests in Iraq leave one-year-old Mahdi govt in lurch

Srijan Shukla -
According to reports, 31 people have been killed after the government resorted to brute force to curb protests.

Iraq and Kuwait are beginning a beautiful friendship

Bobby Ghosh -
Iraq, currently dealing with a faceoff between US and Iran in the Gulf and another between Saudi Arabia and the Tehran regime, sees Kuwait as a safe harbour.

Saudi Arabia makes friends with an old enemy in fight with Iran

Abbas Al Lawati -
Saudi delegation visited Iraq last month and came away with a pledge to invest $1 billion in development projects and open a consulate in Baghdad.

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the IS leader known for barbaric executions & love for football

Nayanima Basu -
In 2010, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi became the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq. Next year, he led a revolt in Syria leading to the germination of ISIS.

Sri Lanka blasts: A dangerous resurgence of the ISIS

Srijan Shukla -
Intelligence sources say two suicide bombers might be a Sri Lankan millionaire’s sons

World can’t help Iraq when its PM is obviously not interested

Bobby Ghosh -
PM Adel Abdul Mahdi govt's desultory reconstruction efforts are evident as large parts of Iraq’s second-largest city remains in ruins even 2 years after its liberation from ISIS.
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Opinion

Trump’s unpredictability is not the absence of strategy—it works on everyone but China

Swasti Rao -
The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.

Mamdani must face blind spots of his Muslim identity—and the wrongs done in its name

SIR drive isn’t NRC-CAA—it can exclude millions of genuine voters, not just Muslims

Economy

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

+TFP Debdutta Chakraborty -
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

Defence

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

Keshav Padmanabhan -
At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

National Interest

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Shekhar Gupta -
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.

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