Exit from OPEC, seen as a tectonic geopolitical shift, laid bare the growing faultlines between Abu Dhabi and Riyadh against the backdop of UAE’s evolving ties with Israel.
Britain’s failure to secure the oil of Arabia in the 1950s was no misjudgement. The sun was setting on the Empire, and a new hegemon had emerged. Is another anarchy on the rise now?
Over one-fifth of global oil and LNG exports transit the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran has threatened to sink any ‘enemy-linked’ vessels passing through the chokepoint.
In Episode 1810 of Cut The Clutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at rivalries between Gulf countries that prevented an alternative to the Strait...
Like Turkey and Egypt, Pakistan is one of a handful of powers with the human resources and infrastructure to help secure the Persian Gulf as Trump’s America draws down its military presence.
Iran's IRGC Navy Saturday seized MSC Aries, which was on its way to Navi Mumbai. India is in touch with Iranian authorities to ensure security & early release of Indians, it is learnt.
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., the Israeli company that made the missile, will open a production line in the US with a Massachusetts-based defense contractor, said a Haaretz report.
In the bizarre Viral Spiral that is North India’s “gareeb ki pehchan” reels, enjoying coffee, dreaming of studying in Germany, and owning an iPhone 13 are all markers of poverty.
At a discussion on civil-military relations, ex-Navy chief Arun Prakash & Lt Gen (Retd) DS Hooda flag structural gaps in defence planning, procurement & coordination.
An oil shock, monsoon fears, rampant unemployment, and the seeming inevitability of inflation are common to both eras. Indira Gandhi’s self-destructive responses are instructive today.
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