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TopicQassem Soleimani

Topic: Qassem Soleimani

Potential by-product of Soleimani’s death — Islamic State’s revival

Qassem Soleimani’s killing challenges Iraqi sovereignty and risks embroiling the country, and the region, in the kind of instability that Islamic State has shown it can thrive from.

Modi govt’s major tool to save India from US-Iran conflict’s fallout – 2020 Budget

India, which enjoys cordial relations with both Iran and US, must delicately balance its stressed economy as global events spin out of control.

US and Iran appear to signal desire to avoid further conflict, but risks remain

In retaliation for the killing of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani by the US, Iran had launched missile strikes on US troops in Iraq.

Iran’s disinformation apparatus isn’t going into overdrive yet

Iran has been building the capacity to undertake significant disinformation campaigns for a decade and there’s a chance that such an effort will be part of its response to Soleimani's killing.

Trump’s Soleimani strike pays off for now after Iran backs away

Soleimani's assassination was a dramatic show of strength that, at least for now, reset the power dynamic between the US and Iran.

Iran’s retaliation is more conventional than expected

Some analysts acknowledge that Iran’s military has the capability to do a lot of damage but it is not going to be able to out-escalate the US.

Iran not for war, welcomes any Indian initiative that can help peace, says envoy

The comments come after Iran fired missiles at two US military bases in Iraq in retaliation to the killing of its top commander General Qassem Soleimani.

Iran attacks two Iraqi military bases housing US forces in response to Soleimani killing

More than a dozen missiles were fired at the Ain al-Asad base in Anbar and the base in Erbil but no casualties have been reported so far.

Trump’s killing of Soleimani only feeds Kim Jong Un’s biggest fear

The killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani last week reinforces the North Korean view that the U.S. only takes such actions against states that lack a credible nuclear deterrent.

On Camera

Why district judges almost never make it to India’s Supreme Court

Indian judiciary has a corrosive imbalance between the bar and the bench. Those who supervise the district judiciary do so without the lived experience that is essential for meaningful reform.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.