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 …
Middle East
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Capital Latitude: Where the Gulf Meets the Ocean
by Rasita Vishnuram 6 minutes read“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 …
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Opinion: Missiles, Markets and Madness
by Sridhar Krishnaswami 5 minutes readA 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 …
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Between Sanctions and Supply: India’s Strategic Autonomy Tested in Oil Markets
by R. Suryamurthy 8 minutes readA temporary waiver issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury permitting limited transactions involving Russian oil shipments to India has triggered fresh uncertainty across global energy markets, raising deeper …
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War Clouds Over the Gulf Put Dubai’s $250 Billion Property Market on Watch
by R. Suryamurthy 6 minutes readDubai’s real estate boom — one of the most dramatic post-pandemic property rallies globally — is facing a fresh geopolitical stress test as tensions involving Iran ripple across the Gulf. …
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Oil, Inflation and the Rupee: The Economic Fallout of the West Asia Conflict
by R. Suryamurthy 7 minutes readAs 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 …
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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 …
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Over 1,100 Indian Sailors Trapped as War Chokes the World’s Oil Lifeline
by R. Suryamurthy 6 minutes readSomewhere 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 …
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IMF’s Dan Katz Warns Middle East Escalation Could Impact Global Economy, While AI and Shifting Trade Links Shape 2026 Outlook
by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman 10 minutes readThe recent escalation in the Middle East could significantly influence the global economy, although the scale of the impact remains uncertain, International Monetary Fund (IMF) First Deputy Managing Director Dan …
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A Region at War, A World on Edge: The Expanding Iran Conflict
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 6 minutes readThe 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 …