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Topic: Middle East

Pakistan’s Middle East balancing act–Why choosing between Saudi Arabia, Iran won’t be easy

Saudi Arabia isn't just a source of money for Pakistan. It's the peg to stay close to Western strategic bloc led by the US.

Israeli strikes hit Iran’s airbase near central Isfahan, Tehran activates air defence

Israel’s response was reportedly to avenge Iranian regime’s attack days prior, though the majority of the incoming 300 drones and missiles were intercepted by its air defence systems.

Story of Israel-Iran friendship shows the latest conflict is neither inevitable nor permanent

The story teaches us what happens when ideology and hubris overtake calm, rational decision-making based on national interests.

Iran launches ballistic missile strike on Israel, says ops concluded but tensions rise

Tehran retaliates to 1 April airstrike in Syria that killed two of its commanders, for which it blames Tel Aviv. Attacks condemned by UK, France, Germany, the European Union etc.

Iran launches drone attack at Israel, expected to unfold ‘over hours’

By Dan Williams and Parisa Hafezi JERUSALEM/DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said it launched dozens of drones and missiles at Israel on Saturday, an attack that may trigger

Lufthansa suspends flights to Tehran amid fear of Iranian retaliation for embassy attack

The region is on high alert anticipating an attack by Iran following the bombing of the Iranian embassy in Syria allegedly by Israeli warplanes on 1 April.

Afghan envoy hails Hazratbal inauguration by Modi, experts say signal for Indian Muslims, Arab world

Modi inaugurated Hazratbal shrine project during 1st visit to Kashmir since abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019, which was met with 'muted' response by many in Arab world.

IMEC a project of ‘peace’, Greece is India’s doorstep to Europe, says Greek foreign minister

The economic corridor announced last September is a project that will reshape trading routes between Europe, West Asia and the Indian subcontinent. 

With Modi at the helm, India and the Arab world have become closer than ever. Here’s why

India has leveraged its economic & strategic interests to deepen its ties with the Arab world at a time when the region itself is undergoing changes.

Middle East is changing and Modi wants India to be at the heart of that change

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Russian-style socialism dominated Nehru’s imagination. It was disastrous

It is necessary to break the spell of socialist dogma on the imagination of those attracted by its Utopia as the only scientific way of progress, wrote MA Venkatarao in 1963.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

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.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

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.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.