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When the Gulf Burns, South Asian Homes Count the Cost
In a quiet village outside Kozhikode in India’s Kerala state, the first week of every month usually brings a small moment of relief. A notification pings on a mobile phone…
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Opinion: No Light at the End of the Tunnel
Nearing its second week, the conflict in the Middle East appears to have only one direction: from bad to worse by the day. The dizzying speed at which the war…
India
West Asia War Triggers South Asia’s Energy Shock
South Asia’s fragile energy balance is beginning to crack under the weight of a widening conflict in West Asia, exposing the region’s deep dependence on imported fossil fuels and triggering…
South Asia
War in Tehran and the Limits of China’s Middle East Strategy
The widening confrontation between Israel, the United States and Iran has plunged the Middle East into a moment of dangerous uncertainty. Airstrikes, retaliatory missile attacks and the apparent unraveling of…
India
Capital Latitude: Where the Gulf Meets the Ocean
“Foreign policy is a matter of costs and benefits, not theology.” — Fareed Zakaria Just days ago, news broke that the United States and Israel had struck Iran, aiming to…
Opinion
Opinion: Missiles, Markets and Madness
A full week into a conflict where principal policy makers are yet to make up their minds on whether it is a “war” or simply an “operation.” There is no…
India
Oil, Inflation and the Rupee: The Economic Fallout of the West Asia Conflict
As military tensions escalate across West Asia, economists and market strategists are warning that the real shock may be economic rather than military. A sustained disruption to oil flows through…
Middle East
Opinion: Searching for the Endgame
Forget President Donald J Trump for a minute. Even his trusted advisors seemed not to have a clue about the endgame in the ongoing war with Iran and generally a…
India
Over 1,100 Indian Sailors Trapped as War Chokes the World’s Oil Lifeline
Somewhere in the grey waters of the Persian Gulf, a young Indian engineer begins another watch on the deck of a crude oil tanker. The sea is calm. The engines…
Middle East
A Region at War, A World on Edge: The Expanding Iran Conflict
The Middle East has entered its most dangerous military confrontation in decades, after a coordinated U.S.–Israeli assault on Iran — dubbed Operation Epic Fury — killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah…
Films
Wiser Counsel Prevails for Toxic, Thanks to Middle-Eastern Tensions
KVN Productions and Monster Mind Creations have today announced a “strategic rescheduling of the global theatrical release for the highly-anticipated action-drama, Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups. Originally slated for a…
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U.S. State Department Assists Over 9,000 Americans Departing Middle East, Expands Charter and Commercial Travel Support
The U.S. Department of State has announced what it described as “historic” measures to assist American citizens seeking to depart the Middle East and return to the United States. In…
South Asia
Calls Home in the Dark: Families Wait as Evacuations Gather Pace
The first explosion sounded, they say, like a door slamming somewhere in the sky. Then came the sirens. In the early hours after coordinated strikes by the United States and…
Energy
Iran War Raises Energy, Trade and Inflation Risks for India and South Asia
A fast-escalating war in West Asia—now involving direct military confrontation between the United States, Israel and Iran—has emerged as the most serious geopolitical shock to the global economy since the…
United Nations
UN Chief António Guterres Urges De-Escalation After U.S., Israel Strikes on Iran, Warns of ‘Grave Threat’ to Global Peace
Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres has called for strict adherence to international law and an immediate halt to hostilities following military strikes by the United States and Israel…
Middle East
President Trump Says Khamenei Is ‘Dead’; Kamala Harris Warns of an Unwanted War with Iran
President Donald Trump announced on February 28, that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, whom he described as “one of the most evil people” in History, is “dead.” “This is not…