After Khamenei: War, Succession, and India’s Strategic Calculus in West Asia
The assassination of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on 28 February 2026 marks an abrupt and seismic rupture in the 47-year trajectory…
Why China and Russia Cannot Rescue Iran During U.S. Strikes
When the United States and Israel launched sweeping military strikes against Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and promising…
Qatar’s Quiet Diplomacy in a Region on Edge
DOHA: As tensions between Iran and Western powers rise once again, Qatar has stepped into a familiar but increasingly delicate…
India-West Asia 2025: Strategic Consolidation Through Turbulence
NEW DELHI: At the culmination of 2025, West Asia emerged as a crucible of contemporary geopolitics, where overlapping conflicts, energy…
Israel recognition of Somaliland unsettles the Horn of Africa
JERUSALEM/HARGEISA: Reports that Israel is moving toward formal recognition of Somaliland have triggered sharp diplomatic resistance from Egypt and a…
Saudi Arabia accused of launching airstrikes in Yemen
Separatist forces in southern Yemen accused Saudi Arabia on Friday of carrying out airstrikes against their positions in the eastern…
New Energy Geometry of Russia, India and the UAE
NEW DELHI/MOSCOW: Since 2022, the energy relationship between India and Russia has evolved from a limited bilateral arrangement into one…
Modi’s visit to Oman, India’s projection into the Gulf
MUSCAT: Each year, the monsoon winds traverse the Arabian Sea with a reliability that predates modern cartography, carrying not only…
India and Jordan at 75: from civilisational links to IMEC
Seventy-five years after the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1950, the December 2025 visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
The India-Israel relationship pivotal for global security
NEW DELHI/TEL AVIV: In a year when West Asia is marked by hostage negotiations, drone warfare and relentless diplomatic brinkmanship,…
