Peace by decree works for Gulf autocracies, but it is no model for Pakistan’s raucous democracy. Normalization faces formidable obstacles – but from Muslim scholars…
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Normalization with Israel doesn’t mean relinquishing support for the Palestinians. But it would be the kind of political pragmatism that Pakistan, now more than ever,…
Trump has proven to be an unreliable, moody, short-sighted and overly transactional ally for India. On critical issues like China and Iran, trade and terrorism,…
For India, as for Israel, the split in the Muslim world is a strategic opportunity. It’s in Afghanistan that New Delhi needs Arab Gulf allies…
When Narendra Modi inaugurated a Hindu temple in Ayodhya recently, it marked a moment of weighty, if not alarming, transformation for both India and Hinduism:…
Faced with a rapacious China, India’s fence-sitting diplomacy has run its course. New Delhi must invest whole-heartedly in genuine strategic allies, like the U.S. and…
Boosted by binge viewing during India’s coronavirus lockdown, two international TV series have won fanatic fans. Behind the small screen is a geopolitical drama starring…
There may be pragmatic reasons for Bangladesh to consider ties with Israel. But having fought our own liberation war against a cruel occupier, we cling…
There may be pragmatic reasons for Bangladesh to consider ties with Israel. But having fought our own liberation war against a cruel occupier, we cling…
Israel offered to recognize newly-founded Bangladesh in 1972. Despite similar independence struggles, the logic of a strategic relationship, and the lack of direct hostilities, they…
The clouds of war were gathering fast before the coronavirus crisis began. Will the pandemic postpone conflict between the two nuclear-powered arch-rivals, centered on the…
Muslim extremists – from ISIS to Yemen’s Houthis – see COVID-19 as an unparalleled recruitment opportunity. From India to Iran to Saudi Arabia, they’re exploiting…
Hug or collision course? India and the U.S. have pivoted towards each other significantly, not least to confront China. Can the two leaders’ apparent rapport…
While the western liberal media, not least Israel’s, is full of the false ‘Modi is a fascist anti-Muslim’ narrative, the real leaders of western democracies…
India’s recent discriminatory citizenship law has triggered rare censure from Europe, a close economic and strategic ally. How far will India’s foreign relations suffer as…
Last year, as India celebrated Gandhi’s 150th anniversary, Modi reinvented Gandhi as the guru of toilets and solar energy. He didn’t mention the Mahatma’s non-violence:…
Last year, as India celebrated Gandhi’s 150th anniversary, Modi reinvented Gandhi as the guru of toilets and solar energy. He didn’t mention the Mahatma’s non-violence:…
Ignore the alarmist propaganda: The new Citizenship Act doesn’t mean Modi is creating a ‘Hindu Pakistan.’ And India isn’t now governed by Nazi-era Nuremberg laws …
Modi’s Hindutva populism, backed by naked threats against India’s Muslim minority and the suppression of dissent, is crashing India’s economy and its democracy Source: https://www.haaretz.com
Narendra Modi’s assault on India’s founding values through the Citizenship Amendment Act – fueled by hard right Hindu nationalism – is a watershed moment in…