A Jolt To Counter-Terrorism
Once again, Afghanistan is all set to become a safe haven for Regional Terrorism. There are mainly two reasons why the Taliban’s claim that Afghanistan now will be different from […]
The Threat Of An Exit?
The Iranian presidential takeover by conservative Sayyid Ebrahim Raisi could point out a resumption of hostilities by the Islamic Republic, all the more so as the Joe Biden Administration is […]
Sharing Responsibilities For Dip In Ties
Sayyid Ebrahim Raisi, the new President of Iran, has announced that his Government would try to take relations with India to new heights. Indian External Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, […]
Around The Durand Line…
The writing on the 800km-long Hindu Kush mountain range is quite clear. The Taliban has returned to power in Afghanistan, as the Deobandi Islamist Movement and military organisation has taken […]
Two Decades In Power: A Political Discourse
A decade following the beginning of the Civil War in Syria and the political fate of the nation increasingly tends to remain linked to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, […]
They Came To Baghdad
It seems that Saudi Arabia and Iran, considered as arch-rivals, are staging a détente in West Asia. Recent contacts between the Saudi and Iranian officials in the Iraqi capital of […]
Revolution, Evolution, Atavism!
In an article published in The Indian Express daily on June 30, 2021, Ramin Jahanbegloo stated that Ebrahim Raisi’s election as the President of Iran “represents a return to ideological […]
Cultural Diplomacy?
Does the Shiite Crescent, a term used to describe a geopolitical entity consisting of Iran, Bahrain, Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon, represent the mainstay of of Iran’s expansionist strategy in West […]
The Turning Point Of The Century?
Sayyid Ebrahim Raisol-Sadati, commonly known as Ebrahim Raisi, has recently been elected as the President of Iran. The 60-year-old Raisi – a Conservative and Principlist Politician, and a Jurist – […]
Boundless Ocean Of Politics 