In 'Target Tehran', Yonah Jeremy Bob and Ilan Evyatar tell the inside story of the tumultuous, and often bloody, history of how Israel has managed to outmanoeuvre Iran.
From outset, this was clear that prospect of acquiring weapon tech was at least part of reason for Iran’s interest in nuclear reactors even as the Shah denied it.
Though Israel focused on sabotaging enemy assets & countering proxies among others, the 7 October Hamas attacks changed its stance that the heads of enemy states were off-limits.
The militant group holds Israel’s spy agency responsible for assassinating its leaders and blowing up pagers & and walkie-talkies; the single missile was intercepted by Israel.
Witnesses said multiple explosions were seen across the country Wednesday, including at a funeral of three Hezbollah members and a child who were killed in Tuesday’s attack.
Michael Oren’s ‘Six Days of War’ portrays the former president of Israel, Levi Eshkol, as understated and under-appreciated. The man, however, ensured Israel won the war in just six days.
Zamir, who died this month, was Mossad's director between 1968 and 1974, a crucial period in its evolution. But he's best remembered for warnings of imminent attack ahead of Yom Kippur War.
It's easy to make fun of Gandhi & celebrate macho militarism. But we risk forgetting that the path he put us on has been successfully followed by many others all over the world.
Over millennia, men, social groups, and countries have fought over land, resources, women, even honour, but the arrival of Abrahamic monotheism brought in a...
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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