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No Leverage, No Authority — Why Pakistan is Still The “Perfect Choice” to Mediate US-Iran Talks: OPED
There are quite a few improbable elements here. Firstly, Iran has not officially acknowledged that it is either speaking with the US or even...
Americas
Iranian Sailors Trapped in Sri Lanka: Tehran Demands Return, US Pressure Mounts — Can Colombo Stay Neutral?
"You can't be neutral on a moving train," is the title of US historian and activist Howard Zinn's 1994 autobiography.
The world (or the 'train'),...
South Asia
FCAS vs GCAP: After Mystère, Mirage & Rafale, Will India Stick with France or Pivot to UK-Japan for 6th-Gen Jets?
While developing its much-awaited fifth-generation aircraft, AMCA, India is also considering joining one of two European sixth-generation fighter programs.
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD)...
Middle East
India & China “Bypass” Iran’s Near-Blockade of Strait of Hormuz; Secure Exceptions as Oil Traffic Drops By 95%
Under fire from the United States and Israel, Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic, choking the energy supply and sending energy...
Americas
Pakistan Joins Iran & North Korea as “Major Nuclear Threats” to U.S.; DNI Warns Its ICBMs Could Reach USA
For the last two decades, the US has faced a strategic dilemma with Pakistan.
During its two-decade-long war in Afghanistan (2001-2021), Washington could never determine...
