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India concerned over situation in West Asia; emphasises dialogue, diplomacy

The two sides also discussed issues of bilateral interest and reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral endeavours. They also exchanged views on the situation in the Indo-Pacific

India foreign secretary Vikram Misri with Yaakov Blitshtein with Israel’s foreign secretary Vikram Misri during foreign office consultations in New Delhi (X/@ReuvenAzar)
Updated on Aug 28, 2024 07:54 PM IST

Why Israel versus Iran is a lose-lose situation

As the world braces for the next salvo in the series of violent tit-for-tat attacks between traditional rivals Iran and Israel, a sobering fact bears reminding. There are no clear winners in this blood feud that has defined geopolitical fault lines in West Asia for over four decades.

FILE - In this photo taken and released by the semiofficial Fars News Agency, a Noor missile is launched from the coast to the sea during Iranian naval maneuvers in the Oman Sea, near the port town of Bandar Jask, Iran on May 11, 2010. (Hossein Zohrevand/Fars News Agency, File) (AP)
Published on Aug 21, 2024 09:05 PM IST

West Asia on the brink, West needs to step in

Israel has torpedoed whatever feeble chances there were of a ceasefire in West Asia, by killing Hamas politburo chief, Ismail Haniyeh

People protest following the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran, near the Israeli embassy in Amman, Jordan July 31, 2024. REUTERS/Alaa Al Sukhni (REUTERS)
Published on Aug 01, 2024 09:09 PM IST
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Raisi’s death complicates political road map of extremist faction: Vali Nasr

Top Iran expert Vali Nasr said that contrary to widely held perceptions that saw it as just a totalitarian dictatorship, the Iranian polity was complex

Ebrahim Raisi was a part of the Iranian establishment that made foreign policy decisions but he didn’t influence it in any major way (via REUTERS FILE)
Updated on May 20, 2024 09:26 PM IST

Anchoring ties in Chabahar waters

The port agreement suggests how India and Iran are keen to exercise strategic autonomy

The Chabahar port agreement figured in discussions during shipping and waterways minister Sarbananda Sonowal’s visit to Iran last month. (File)
Published on May 15, 2024 01:24 AM IST
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