From little Sparta to Trojan horse
ahmed sabirBeware the US - Israel - UAE strategic agenda for the Arab region By Rami G. Khouri It certainly was dramatic, as US President Donald Trump announced in the White…
The changing dynamics of Iran-Israel conflict
By General Mirza Aslam Beg General Qasim Solemani of Iran was assassinated, blaming him and Iran for the death of many American soldiers. Soon after, American and Israeli forces deployed…
The tyranny of US – Iran disconnect
By General Mirza Aslam Beg The dialectics of the “opposing will” define the logic of a conflict and not the weapon of war, as the Post Diehl reports: “Israel has…
China arrays aerial firepower along Indian border
By Utkarsh Mishra Tensions between China and India along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), which boiled over into a deadly melee on June 15, have seen armies on both…
China to lend Bangladesh almost $1 Billion for Teesta River project
Bangladesh is to receive a loan of nearly US $1 billion from China for a project to maintain levels in the Teesta River during the drought season after efforts to…
South China Sea Chinese military told not to fire first shot in stand-off with US forces
By Wendy Wu China has told its service personnel “not to fire the first shot” as Beijing looks to de-escalate tensions with the United States in the South China Sea,…
How China turned the tables on India and converted 1993 agreement into a Land Grab
As is evident from the present Ladakh crisis, Indian diplomacy, to put it politely, has fallen short By Pravin Sawhney Describing China's approach to border disputes, a foreign diplomat who…
Better off with a Mod Quad
The US secretary of state Michael Pompeo publicly regretted President Richard Nixon's 1972 policy of cultivating China that the US followed ever since as a grave strategic error. Far from…
China warns India’s Rafale Fighters ‘have ho chance’ against Chinese Stealth Jets
Chinese and Indian fighters are engaging in vicious dogfights By Michael Peck Not in the air, but over the airwaves, where both nations are claiming that their newest jets are…
Playing into China’s hands in Ladakh
By Ajai Shukla In a statement posted on its website, which was withdrawn on Thursday afternoon, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) belatedly admitted what the government has stoutly denied so…