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TopicOman

Topic: Oman

By choosing a successor, Qaboos has both blessed and cursed Oman’s new sultan

No Omani royalist will question the new ruler, Haitham bin Tariq's right to rule, but from here on, he will be judged by his performance.

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi to lead delegation to Oman following death of Sultan Qaboos

Minority Affairs minister Naqvi will convey India's condolences over the demise of Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said, one of the longest-serving rulers in the Gulf region.

Longest running Arab monarch, Sultan Qaboos, dies after years of battling illness

The Sultan of Oman was responsible for turning an isolated Middle Eastern country torn by civil war into a stable oil exporter and an ally to both the U.S. and Iran.

Modi has transformed India’s relations with the Arab world in 5 years as PM

PM Modi, who has been awarded UAE’s highest civilian honour the Zayed Medal, has been able to ramp up India’s ties with UAE, Saudi Arabia & Oman.

The deaths of these 4 leaders could change the Middle East forever

When the leaders of Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Oman pass away, their regimes could fade with them.

Trailing China, a new defence deal with France gives India a foothold in Indian Ocean

Indian ships and naval assets can now move across from the Pacific to Singapore, Andamans, Diego Garcia, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Djibouti, onwards to Oman.

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Pakistan helped Afghans defeat superpowers — only to lose them to their nationalism

Pakistan failed to understand the fiercely independent psyche of the Afghans and Pashtun nationalism, which has dominated politics in Afghanistan since its emergence in 1747.

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.