When the Culture Ministry honored a Nazi sympathizer who mocked democracy and called for the forced subjugation of the Muslim minority, it was a chilling…
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Pakistan’s opposition hosts Hamas at mass rallies against a ‘Jewish-Indian plot’: Illegal funding for Prime Minister Imran Khan’s army-backed party, in exchange for normalizing relations…
Modi’s relentless endorsement of Trump earned India few tangible benefits. And now he faces the mother of all political hangovers with a U.S. administration headed…
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…
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:…