New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) India has adopted a nuanced and carefully calibrated approach in West Asia, strengthening its partnerships with Gulf nations while maintaining limited but significant engagement with Iran amid the ongoing regional conflict, according to an article.New Delhi’s response to the current US-Israel-Iran tensions reflects its broader doctrine of “multi-alignment”, aimed at protecting core national interests without becoming entangled in regional rivalries, the article by Ba…
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Tehran, April 11 (IANS) A symbolic image from aboard an aircraft carrying Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf to Islamabad, showing portraits of children killed in the Minab school attack placed on aeroplane seats alongside backpacks and roses. During the flight to Islamabad, Ghalibaf used the high-stakes journey to present a striking visual message. Inside the aircraft, several empty seats were arranged with photographs and personal belongings of victims of the Minab school strike, many…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Debt-ridden Pakistan is facing a grim financial situation as it has to repay $3.5 billion to the United Arab Emirates this month. The repayment, confirmed by a senior cabinet minister during a press briefing, as reported by Pakistan’s Express Tribune, comes at a time when Islamabad’s foreign exchange reserves have fallen to abysmally low levels, raising concerns about the country’s capacity to fulfil its external debt obligations.This financial burden has been int…
Washington, April 7 (IANS) President Donald Trump has said the United States could take control of Iranian oil resources as part of the outcome of the ongoing conflict, framing it as a potential economic return for military action. “If I had my choice… yeah, because I’m a businessman first,” Trump said when asked about securing Iran’s oil. He pointed to past U.S. actions elsewhere to justify the idea.Drawing a parallel with Venezuela, Trump said U.S. involvement there had already…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) China has stepped up efforts as a global peace broker with initiatives on a possible stop to the United States-Iran war and the Afghan-Pakistan armed conflict, even as Islamabad’s offer to host players involved in the West Asian theatre gains ground, raising questions over current relations between the “all-weather friends.” It was perhaps not a coincidence that Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar rushed to Beijing two days after b…
Washington, March 25 (IANS) Top American lawmakers and experts have warned that the country’s heavy reliance on foreign critical minerals, especially those from China, poses a direct threat to national security, and called for urgent steps to build resilient domestic supply chains.At a House subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, Congressman Paul Gosar said the “very security of our nation relies heavily on a steady input” of minerals essential for defence systems, electronics and advanced techn…
Bengaluru, March 23 (IANS) Industry leaders and global experts on Monday expressed concern over the ongoing geopolitical tensions, saying they hope the conflict does not escalate further and is resolved soon, as its impact is already being felt on the economy and common people.Speaking at the Indiaspora AI Summit here, Kris Gopalakrishnan, former CEO of Infosys, said the ongoing tensions are not just affecting the technology sector but are having a wider impact on everyday life.“Shortages of L…
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has weighed in on the ongoing West Asia crisis, offering a nuanced defence of India’s diplomatic restraint and pushing back against critics who have described the government’s silence on the US-Israeli war on Iran as a moral failure, instead terming New Delhi’s approach as “responsible statecraft”.In an opinion piece published in The Indian Express, Tharoor argued that while the conflict may violate international law, India’s fore…
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) While the Donald Trump administration has announced plans for funding mining projects in the resource-rich but restive Balochistan province of Pakistan, the US cannot ignore the fact that security will be a major issue if it has to go through with the investment in the strife-torn region.“The potential of minerals in Pakistan can be immense, yet mineral wealth does not drift. It needs roads, electric power, usury, environmental permits and above all some semblance of…
Washington, March 9 (IANS) Former US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said that the Trump administration’s war with Iran risks drifting without a clear strategic objective, even as American military operations demonstrate significant tactical success.Speaking on CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS, Sullivan said the US military’s operational performance had been “remarkable” but questioned the clarity of the war’s ultimate goals.“On the encouraging side, the US military is just simply …