Aviation
South Asia Notes: The Indian Professional
India is today part of international news headlines. Not because of the economy doing well – no. It’s because of the tremendous bravery and grit shown by Captain Smit Machchhar,…
Middle East
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Aviation
Indian Pilot Foils Cockpit Attack on Dubai-Tel Aviv Flight
Dubai, UAE: Two hours into the routine three-hour hop from Dubai to Tel Aviv on September 30, the ultimate aviation nightmare breached the cockpit. It wasn’t a security failure from the…
Diaspora
India’s Foreign Minister Jaishankar Says Global Competition Is Reshaping Diplomacy and Alliances
India’s Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar said intensifying competition among major powers is colliding with deep economic interdependence, creating a more volatile international environment and forcing countries to rethink how they…
Diaspora
Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Urges UN Reform, Climate Justice and Debt Relief
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath has called for stronger international cooperation and the United Nations that responds more effectively to global challenges, saying conflicts, climate disasters, debt and technological…
Capitol Hill
US House Passes War Powers Resolution Directing Trump to Withdraw Forces from Iran
The US House of Representatives passed a war powers resolution directing President Donald Trump to remove American forces from hostilities with Iran, in the third such congressional effort to limit…
BRICS
BRICS Opens a Door to Gulf De-Escalation, But Stops Short of Mediation
Even as the BRICS summit in New Delhi is winding up, disturbing news that a ship has been hit by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, preceded…
Diplomacy
Opinion: A Dangerous Twist to an Ongoing Mess
The last thing Republicans seeking re-election on November 3 needed was the Iran war extending indefinitely. And this is precisely what has happened as the Houthis of Yemen have started…
Diaspora
Modi-Pezeshkian Meeting Raises Stakes for BRICS Declaration
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, coming barely a day before BRICS leaders are expected to negotiate a final summit declaration, has sharpened the central diplomatic…
Capitol Hill
Opinion: Wars Are Not Small Potatoes
A day after Vice President JD Vance argued that what was going on in Iran is “not war,” President Donald Trump got into the definition game essentially supporting his Number…
Capitol Hill
Opinion: Different Strokes for Different Folks
It is not a question of a war in different time zones of Washington and Tel Aviv. It is a conflict that is pegged to the political fortunes of two…
Economy
US Treasury Secretary Says Strait of Hormuz to Become Inconsequential Within Two Years
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on September 1 said that disruptions to energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz will become inconsequential within the next two years as Gulf states…
East Asia
Opinion: The Forgotten War in Ukraine
No one seems to be talking of a war that is in its fifth year, a scandalous “Special Military Operation” started by President Vladimir Putin in 2022 to take care…
Defense
Pakistan Expresses Optimism Over Renewed Proposal Between Iran and Oman for Reopening Strait of Hormuz
The Pakistani government voiced optimism Thursday about an emerging proposal from Iran and Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but stressed that ultimately the decision would rest with Tehran…