There could not have been better moments for the families of Israelis and Palestinians to see their loved ones come home. And this is exactly what happened when those hostages …
Middle East
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NPR’s Marie Louise Kelly Reflects on Journalism, Family, and Resilience at IMF–World Bank Annual Meetings
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 5 minutes readMarie Louise Kelly, veteran radio journalist and National Security Correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR), shared insights from her career and personal journey during a conversation with Director of Corporate …
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Virginia 2025: GOP’s John Reid Talks Economic Growth, South Asian Outreach, and LGBTQ+ Rights
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 8 minutes readRepublican nominee John Reid, a former WRVA radio host and veteran broadcaster, is running to become Virginia’s first openly gay Lieutenant Governor. In this wide-ranging conversation with South Asian Herald, on …
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It is not just the Middle East, but the world at large is waiting with bated breath for what is unfolding in the Gaza. President Donald Trump is due to …
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Ceasefire and Corridor: Gaza Truce Revives the India–Middle East–Europe Plan
by Anand Patelby Anand Patel 7 minutes readFor two years, the Middle East has been a case study in how conflict unravels even promising economic ideas. The India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), announced with fanfare at the …
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A peace plan with all the accompanying fanfare has been rolled out in Washington, with key participants, U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stressing, and perhaps …
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ORF and India’s UN Mission Host High-Level Event on “Aid, Trade, and Technology” in New York
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 5 minutes readThe Observer Research Foundation (ORF), in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, the AI Impact Summit 2026, the United Nations in India, and the Reliance …
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The Axis of Autonomy: India’s Inadvertent Graduation to Global Provocateur
by Pratik Bhatnagar, Special to South Asian Herald 11 minutes readWhen my Gen Z teenager advised me to stop overthinking a career decision and just “go do some ‘main character stuff,” I initially dismissed it as social media vernacular. But …
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If there has been one international organization that has attracted so much attention in the recent past and one that has seen so much heat heaped on it from so …
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Opinion: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and New Calculations
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readGood times or luck would seem to be raining on Pakistan, its Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and Chief of Defense Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir. Out of nowhere, and from …