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Items by Dr Zakir Hussain
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Israel-US and Iran War: A geostrategic transformation
After the 12-day war in May last year, it was clear that both sides would be face-to-face soon. They restarted on 28th February 2026. Israel-US adopted the same pattern of targeting the top brass, including the Grand Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on the very first day, thinking that in the…
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Iran is not Venezuela: Gen-Z would fail to defeat diehard ayatollahs
President Donald Trump has once again assured the US “intervention” to rescue protesters in Iran. The world is watching the so-called Gen-Z protests with caution, while a large segment of global opinion, largely shaped by Western media, portrays the Islamic Republic as fragile and perhaps collapsing, much like Venezuela. US…
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PM Modi’s Jordan visit: Is he wiring New Delhi, Amman, and Brussels?
Prime Minister Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister to undertake a full-fledged state visit to the Kingdom of Jordan on 15–16 December 2025, at the invitation of King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein. The visit coincided with the celebration of the 75th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations between the…
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The UAE’s reverse trajectory: From riches to rags
One of the most enduring and widely quoted dialogues in Indian cinema is: “Do not throw stones at others’ houses when your own house is made of glass.” Unfortunately, this wisdom appears to be lost on the United Arab Emirates. Instead of exercising restraint and responsibility, the UAE has increasingly…
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Why India and Taliban broke their diplomatic Ice
Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi visited India from 9 to 16 October 2025. This was the first high-level visit by a Taliban minister since the group took power after the US withdrawal in 2021. During his weeklong stay in New Delhi, the minister met key Indian officials, including the…
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Iran and Saudi Arabia: From rivalry to realism
Today, Iran and Saudi Arabia need to bury their old grudges. They should not waste the rapprochement mediated by China, which had not only surprised the world but also reshaped regional geopolitics that thrived on the belief that, without Israel, the Shiites and Sunnis would keep fighting like “cat and…
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India’s changing Middle East policy
For decades, India’s West Asia policy rested on three simple principles: equi-distance, non-prescriptive, and non-interference. These reflected New Delhi’s belief that its stakes in the region were too high to risk taking sides. The stakes speak for themselves—over nine million Indian workers live and work in the Gulf, sending home…