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Wednesday, November 12, 2025
TopicWest Asia

Topic: West Asia

EAM Jaishankar meets Blinken, follows up on QUAD, discusses events in Indo-Pacific & West Asia

Statement by US State Dept says the Indian external affairs minister & US Secretary of State Antony Blinken also discussed collaboration opportunities in tech & clean energy initiatives.

UK calls for immediate ceasefire amidst escalating violence in West Asia

UK Deputy Permanent Representative James Kariuki called for implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 to restore peace in the region.

Amid fears of military escalation, UK & Egypt ask airlines to avoid Lebanese, Iranian airspace

Airlines globally, including United Airlines & Singapore Airlines, have either suspended, delayed, or are revisiting flight schedules to West Asia after killing of Hamas, Hezbollah leaders.

US to send more warships, fighter jets to West Asia following threats from Hamas, Hezbollah

Bracing for Iran to make good on its vow to respond to killing of Hamas leader Haniyeh 2 days ago in Tehran, US increasing readiness to deploy more land-based ballistic missile defenses.

West Asia on edge as Israel vows retaliation against Hezbollah after strike kills 12 in Golan Heights 

World leaders are scrambling to prevent escalation between Tel Aviv and Iran-backed militia in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah’s military arm is said to be the most powerful non-state actor. 

Beirut flight schedules disrupted as tensions escalate between Israel and Hezbollah

Lebanon's Middle East Airlines and Lufthansa have suspended flights on certain air routes delaying others due to insurance risks amid fears of a fullscale war.

‘Optics, ideology, economics’ — why China’s playing mediator, from Palestine to Ukraine

Through its efforts towards negotiating peace from Ukraine to West Asia, Beijing is projecting itself as a real alternative to the US and its Western-led global order.

Iranian Army a ‘stabilising force’ in Persian Gulf, says India’s Military Intelligence chief

At a reception for the Army Day of Iran in New Delhi Monday, Iranian ambassador Iraj Elahi also emphasised Tehran’s role as the guardian of the world’s energy security in the Persian Gulf.

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

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BBC scandal: Britain’s elite establishment is rapidly sinking

The impact of all this upheaval is unmooring. We search for the BBC to confirm that Britain still exists and find it missing.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.